Ramiz Raja

Ramiz Raja
Raja in 2022
35th Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board
In office
13 September 2021 – 21 December 2022
Appointed byImran Khan
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Shehbaz Sharif
Preceded byEhsan Mani
Succeeded byNajam Sethi
Personal details
BornRamiz Hasan Raja
(1962-08-14) 14 August 1962
Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Education
Alma materGovernment College, Lahore
OccupationFormer Pakistani cricketer
Cricket career
Personal information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLegbreak
RoleBatter
Relations
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 99)2 March 1984 v England
Last Test26 April 1997 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 56)6 February 1985 v New Zealand
Last ODI21 September 1997 v India
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 57 198 183 298
Runs scored 2,833 5,841 10,392 9,490
Batting average 31.83 32.09 36.59 35.34
100s/50s 2/22 9/31 17/63 15/56
Top score 122 119* 300 131
Balls bowled 6 509 145
Wickets 0 6 6
Bowling average 57.16 18.33
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/2 4/43
Catches/stumpings 34/0 33/0 103/0 62/0
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Pakistan
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner 1992 Australia and New Zealand
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 31 January 2006
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Ramiz Hasan Raja (Urdu: رمیز حسن راجہ; born 14 August 1962) is a Pakistani cricket sports commentator, former cricketer and former chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (2021-2022).

He played international cricket for the Pakistan national cricket team from 1984 to 1997, appearing in 57 Test matches and 198 One Day Internationals (ODIs), and was part of the team that won the 1992 Cricket World Cup. Raja was occasionally appointed captain and scored over 8,000 runs across formats during his international career.

After retiring from professional cricket, he transitioned into commentary and analysis, becoming one of the most recognized voices in the cricketing world. He also hosts a popular YouTube channel, Ramiz Speaks, where he discusses cricket-related topics.