Ramiz Raja was one of the finest opening batsman to play for Pakistan. A true gentlemen, Ramiz is the younger brother of another former Pakistan Star, Wasim Raja. Since 1993, Ramiz was in and out of the Pakistan side because of the chemistry between the current Pakistan opening pair, Saeed Anwar and Aamir Sohail. Anwar and Sohail clicked as an opening pair, and turned out to be one of the best of all time. That left Ramiz out in the cold, so to speak!! Nevertheless, he came back to play for Pakistan at the Number 3 position, and did a fine job as Pakistan Captain during the tour to India for the Independence Cup. Pakistan got to the final, after which they lost consecutive matches. There were calls for Raja's head once the team landed back in Pakistan, and from that point on, Ramiz has been out of the national team. However, he has played an important role for Pakistan cricket over the years. Till, the opening pair of Anwar and Sohail came along, Ramiz was the sole surviving Pakistan Opener. His contribution in the 92 World Cup was well documented as he scored two hundreds in the competition for Pakistan. Today, Ramiz is the Senior Vice President at Allied Bank, and has led his team to their second Wills Cup win. Ramiz has also taken up cricket commentary for television networks and plans on being a regular in the commentary bouth in the near future! Ramiz may not be remembered as one of the all time greats, but he will surely be remembered as a true gentlemen, and a player who always tried his very best for his country and his team. Another fine Pakistan Cricketing Legend..Ramiz Raja.
Rameez Hasan Raja Born : 14 August 1962, Lyallpur Major Teams: Pakistan, Pakistan National Shipping Corporation, Allied Bank(Captain), Lahore. Batting Style: Right Hand Batsman Bowling Style: Leg Break Test Debut: Pakistan v England at Karachi, 1st Test, 1983/84 Latest Test: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), 2nd Test, 1996/97 TESTS M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Batting 57 94 5 2833 122 31.83 2 22 34 - O M R W Ave Best 5 10 SR Econ Bowling 0 - - - - - - - - -
One Day International Record. ODI Debut : Pakistan v New Zealand at Christchurch, 3rd ODI, 1984/85 Latest ODI: Pakistan v India at Toronto, Sahara Cup, 1997 M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Batting 198 197 15 5841 119* 32.09 9 31 33 - O M R W Ave Best 4w 5w SR Econ Bowling 1 0 10 0 - - - - - 10.00