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 had a very awkward grip, which was... And he had a... voice-verified

Three pound, five ounces. voice-verified

It was so heavy. voice-verified

But somehow, you know, whenever there was a situation, he would get in there and get things sorted out. voice-verified

You know, he'll be battered, bruised. voice-verified

One thing he had mentioned very clearly that he'll only play those players who are brave hearted, who have got ticker. voice-verified

fronting up to the task by the tail-enders was as important as someone opening the innings. voice-verified

Because it sent a message to the opposition that, you know, from 1 to 11, we're not scared of you. voice-verified

So little things made us a great team in the end. voice-verified

And that series against the Western Leagues in 88, which I believe, and according to a website also, probably the best three-test match series ever played. voice-verified

And I... voice-verified

Say it quite frankly, had West Indies not cheated in the last test match, we would have beaten them because it ended up to be a 1-1 draw game. voice-verified

And in those days, West Indies were like untouchables. voice-verified

I mean, they had Marshall and they had, you know, Ambrose and all those. voice-verified

And you could bowl six bounces in an over. voice-verified

during that period, but it was because of Imran, because he had set such high goals for his side and for himself that he said, look, we want to become the best and to become the best, we've got to beat the best team. voice-verified

I mean, he's just a crazy individual that way, just, I mean, very educated from cricket point of view and generally a great leader. voice-verified

Yeah, yeah, yeah. voice-verified

So in those days, I mean, you know, when we came over, we felt that, you know, scratching the ball is a normal thing because voice-verified

We, to survive back home in Pakistan, you had to do it. voice-verified

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