Ramiz Raja

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769 appearances 7 recordings 1 series first heard Aug 2026 last heard 12 Sep

Ramiz Raja’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 7 in all, peaking in Sep 2026 with 6.

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Test Match Special · TMS Top 10: Pakistan players · 7 Sep 2026 podcast

He says, no. voice-verified

So what he would do is with tennis ball, he'll start practicing the pull shot and he'd be like a kid. voice-verified

And he'd talk about the game all the time, which was astonishing. voice-verified

And we were being fed with stories and, you know, with technique and how to take on the opposition. voice-verified

I remember once we were playing in New Zealand and it was a three-day game. voice-verified

Richard Hadley was still bowling quite quick and I opened. voice-verified

And he took me to a site, he says, you know, he doesn't like being hit. voice-verified

And he doesn't bowl a lot of bounces. voice-verified

So if he bowls you a bouncer, pull him and not bowl a bouncer again to you. voice-verified

I got a 70 odd, he bowled me one bouncer, I played the pull shot for four, never got another short pitch delivery from him. voice-verified

So that kind of education and reading the opposition. voice-verified

influential. voice-verified

So he'll put himself in a very, very tough situation and then, you know, voice-verified

both with the bat and ball. voice-verified

He wasn't a natural. voice-verified

I mentioned that earlier. voice-verified

You know, he had to work extremely hard to be a good all-round cricketer. voice-verified

Then he became a great all-round cricketer. voice-verified

But, you know, if he was off cricket for 15 days and when he was having nets after 15 days, it appeared as if he was a number 11 batsman. voice-verified

He would not time anything. voice-verified

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