Meet Ramiz Raja’s ‘mad’ brother who defamed cricket with one shocking behaviour after scoring his maiden century

Former Pakistan captain and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja’s elder brother Wasim Raja was once among the mercurial cricketers in his times. He was once among the few batters, who fearless took on the likes of West Indies great p.c. bowlers like Andy Roberts, Joel Garner and Malcolm Marshall. He turned out in fifty seven Tests for Pakistan and scored 2,821 runs with four hundreds and 18 fifties.

His maiden Test hundred came against the fiery West Indies back in 1975 in the 2nd Test at Karachi. On the opposite hand, the match is better remembered for his shocking behaviour on the field which no longer simplest shamed cricketers but also stunned his nation.

In a drawn Test in Karachi in 1975, Wasim Raja scored 107 no longer out in Pakistan’s total of 406 for eight declared with opening Majid Khan also chipping in with a hundred. In reply, West Indies scored 493 with Alvin Kallicharan and Bernard Julien scoring centuries.

Within the course of the course of their fielding effort, Wasim Raja reportedly stunned the Karachi crowd together with his behavior on the field. The mercurial Pakistan batter, while fielding on the boundary, turned towards the crowd and opened his trouser’s zip which left the Karachi crowd stunned per Pakistan’s Break of day newspaper.

Today is death anniversary of a cricketer who was once real Raja of the sport. “Wasim Hassan Raja. Passed away in 2006.
Brother of @iramizraja
Flamboyant, fearless & big-hitting batsman & very useful leg-spinner.
Beautiful 60* vs

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