The PCB CEO accused the ICC of adopting double standards in interpretation of rules.\n\n
'I was spending Diwali Holidays in Jaipur, where I fortunately met Mr Rameez Raja in Aamer Fort,' writes Prateek.
Reports said the Pakistan Cricket Board CEO is likely to be replaced by a retired bureaucrat.
Former Pakistan Test captain Rameez Raja has backed the decision to remove Mohsin Khan as the chief coach of the national team and made some scathing remarks about him on his twitter page.
Shahid Afridi may have realised a long-cherished dream to captain Pakistan in all formats of cricket but he would have a tough time dealing with the pressure that the job brings with it, feels former skipper Rameez Raja.
Raja has been a target of criticism on account of his holding multiple posts as the PCB chief executive, a television commentator and director of a bank.
You don't just play here -- you must dare to play here because the sound from the stands crashes onto the field, and often the cheer comes back to the players like waves.
'He is a permanent fixture when it comes to the Indian team. He has been match referee 90 times in India's matches.'
'The trick for Sourav is to get runs under his belt and the rest will fall into place,' says Rameez Raja.
Malik and Mohammad Hafeez apparently took offence to a recent interview where Rameez advised the two senior cricketers to retire gracefully for International cricket.
Former Pakistan captain Rameez Raja has advised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to accept the working proposal on restructuring of world cricket by India, Australia and England at the ICC meeting in Dubai.
Former Pakistan captain Rameez Raja feels the country's cricketers are trying hard to regain their credibility that has been shaken by the spot-fixing scandal by trying hard to win each and every match they play.
Pakistan's former captain Rameez Raja feels the ICC should do away with the concept of having neutral umpires and advocated the need to rotate the on-field officials during Test matches.
Shahid Afridi is not the only one who thinks that all teams tamper with the ball. Pakistan's World Cup winning former captain Imran Khan and another ex-skipper Rameez Raja also feel the same.
Former Pakistan captain Rameez Raja feels the bilateral series with India would not be possible in December and said in these circumstances PCB should try to host the Pakistan Super League on schedule.
These cricketing legends gathered as part of MCC's World Cricket Committee, a body that meets twice a year to address issues in the game.
'Mohsin Kamal is a respected coach in Pakistan and has a good background,' said Rameez Raja.
Rameez Raja will discuss resumption of cricketing ties with India when he attends the ICC Cricket Committee Management meeting between Spetember 17-20.
Former PCB chief Tauqir Zia says had Raja paid full attention to his job as CEO recent controversies in Pakistan cricket may not have arisen.
With Australia no longer the awe-inspiring side they used to be, Rameez Raja feels Pakistan have a golden opportunity to beat the world champions in their own backyard in an upcoming Test and ODI series later his month.
'Once when I went to someone's room, they had the match playing on television and said that they watch it every day.'
Former Pakistan cricketers Mohammad Yousuf and Ramiz Raja were involved in an ugly war of words during a live debate on a news channel when both were called upon to give their views on return of tainted Mohammad Amir.
Pakistani presenter Zainab Abbas, part of the ICC digital team covering the ODI World Cup, on Monday left India after facing backlash on social media over her alleged anti-India posts in the past.
'Unless a vaccine can be created, we can only defeat it through social distancing and precautionary'
Throughout his playing career, we got used to the Sultan of Swing coming in to bowl his deadly zingers, his long hair swerving in the wind.
Former Pakistan skipper Rameez Raja feels India will be under greater pressure when they take on Pakistan in their Twenty20 World Cup league match in Dhaka on March 21, as they would be keen to avenge their Asia Cup defeat.
Former Pakistan skipper Ramiz Raja feels that time has come for Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni to quit Twenty20 captaincy after his side's string of losses so that some young player learns the ropes of leadership.
It has been a while since teenaged batsman Sanju Samson was touted as India's next big star and the latest to have spotted his "serious potential" is former Pakistan captain Rameez Raja.
Former Pakistan captain Rameez Raja has described Indian opener Virender Sehwag as the most destructive and entertaining batsman in modern cricket.
Pakistan's cricketing resurgence owes a lot to the controversial signing of Bob Woolmer as coach, according to former captain Rameez Raja.
Cricket fans went down the memory lane when a number of former players from India and Pakistan were felicitated to mark the 25 years of Indo-Pak ODI matches.
The legendary Sunil Gavaskar said it's possible that Lahore receives some snowfall but a bilateral series between India and Pakistan is unlikely to take place in the present circumstances. Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar had proposed a made-for-television three-match ODI series between India and Pakistan to raise funds for the fight against the pandemic in both the countries.
Yusuf Pathan became the first batsman in the Twenty20 history, and sixth overall, to be adjudged out for obstructing the field.
Former Test cricketer Rameez Raja, one of the hosts for the event, asked the premier if his government, which has faced "many bouncers and yorkers", would be able to hit a six off the last ball of the innings like batsman Javed Miandad.
The Australian bowling coach will work as an advisor for Pakistan's new National Cricket Academy in Lahore.\n\n\n\n
The PCB would replace the old slogan - 'Proud to be a Pakistani' - with the \n\nnew one and market it aggressively.
Some former players say allowing bowlers to alter the state of the ball will give them a chance in a game that has been slanted towards the batsmen over the last 20 years. What's do you feel? Tell us
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