Rameez Raja

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Rameez Raja Pakistan (Pak)
Batting style	Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling type	Right-handed legbreak
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	57	198
Runs scored	2833	5841
Batting average	31.83	32.09
100s/50s	2/22	9/31
Top score	122	119*
Overs bowled	-	1
Wickets	-	0
Bowling average	-	-
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	N/A
Best bowling	-	0/10
Catches/stumpings	34/0	33/0
As of 31 January 2006 Source: Cricinfo.com

Rameez Hasan Raja (born August 14, 1962 in Lyallpur (now Faisalabad), Pakistan) was a Pakistani cricketer. He is an active commentator for cricket matches around the cricketing world. He has also served as chief Executive for Pakistan Cricket Board successfully managing a highly awaited Pakistan India Series in 2004. He studied at the famous Pakistani institutions, like Sadiq Public School Bahawalpur and Aitchison College Lahore. He also holds a degree of Masters in Business Administration. He captained Pakistan when Pakistan needed honest leadership after a match fixing slur on the team. He won his first game against Sri Lanka with an innings margin. He had highly successful World Cups for Pakistan maintaining an average of more than fifty hitting 3 hundreds. He is also famous back home for taking the last catch of the 92 World Cup that Pakistan won against England at the famous Melbourne Cricket Ground. He is considered an authentic voice on Cricket on the mike and respected world over.

For the 2006 England Test series against Pakistan, he was a commentator on Test Match Special and Sky Sports. His brother, Wasim Raja, also played Test cricket.