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Random facts about birthday boy Rameez/Ramiz Raja.
Rameez was member of the 1992 World Cup winning side. He scored 349 runs at 58.16.
He became the first cricketer in history to hold a catch to end a World Cup.
Darren Lehmann is the only other person to have done this.
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Rameez was member of the 1992 World Cup winning side. He scored 349 runs at 58.16.
He became the first cricketer in history to hold a catch to end a World Cup.
Darren Lehmann is the only other person to have done this.
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Rameez was the second batsman to score three World Cup hundreds, after Viv Richards.
It took him 13 matches to get there. Viv had needed 19.
(Note: This does not imply anything.)
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It took him 13 matches to get there. Viv had needed 19.
(Note: This does not imply anything.)
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Rameez played 57 Tests without bowling a single ball.
Among non-wicketkeepers, only Stephen Fleming (111), Andrew Strauss (100), Misbah-ul-Haq (75), Peter May (66), Ajinkya Rahane (65), and Graeme Wood (59) are the only ones to have played more Tests without bowling.
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Among non-wicketkeepers, only Stephen Fleming (111), Andrew Strauss (100), Misbah-ul-Haq (75), Peter May (66), Ajinkya Rahane (65), and Graeme Wood (59) are the only ones to have played more Tests without bowling.
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In 1986-87, he was caught by Bill Athey off Mike Gatting.
He started walking, but Tony Crafter had already signalled a no-ball.
Meanwhile, Athey threw the ball to Jack Richards, who removed the bails. Upon consultation, the umpires ruled him out – wrongly, as per Law 38(2).
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He started walking, but Tony Crafter had already signalled a no-ball.
Meanwhile, Athey threw the ball to Jack Richards, who removed the bails. Upon consultation, the umpires ruled him out – wrongly, as per Law 38(2).
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But it does not end there. Rameez walked off again, this time in the 1992 World Cup final, when he hit a no-ball from Chris Lewis to Graeme Hick at backward point.
Hick threw and missed the stumps.
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Hick threw and missed the stumps.
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In 1987 he became the first to be given out obstructing the field in ODIs (on 99, off the last ball of the match).
Inzamam-ul-Haq was out obstructing the field against India in 2005-06.
Host at the presentation ceremony, Rameez asked Inzamam who the first victim had been.
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Inzamam-ul-Haq was out obstructing the field against India in 2005-06.
Host at the presentation ceremony, Rameez asked Inzamam who the first victim had been.
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And finally, Rambo seems to be someone whose advice even Shahid Afridi takes seriously. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=32&v=MUKYzPQTki0&feature=emb_logo
