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Rudi hater said:
I would never listen to people like Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis even Bazid they are so boring at least with Rameez he could crack a joke or two. Rameez is miles above any commentators I heard from Pakistan. Waqar/Wasim struggle in English at times and embarrass themseleves.
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InziRules said:
Rameez is exciting at least. He says some absolute nonsense but he's still miles ahead of the others who can't even speak English properly. Rameez makes gaffes but he has confidence in the way he speaks.

Meanwhile Waqar used to concentrate most on his accent and while Bazid and co know English, they have no confidence and so can't speak fluently.
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Maher96 said:
Ramiz Raja deserves a lot more credit than he ever gets. We all have our own accents etc he obviously isn’t the smartest guys out there either but what he does very well is gets a good atmosphere going which becomes dull when the actions quite but he is pure entertainment when there is some good action going.

So many of our victories I remember Ramiz being on mic every single time in my life so far.

the guy has never missed a occasion in Pakistan cricket he deserves every single bit of credit our ramiz does.

But he is catching up with age, never has he got any statistic or name right.
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Spot on.

Some people just hate for the sake of it.

We have to get rid of actual pathetic commentators like Waqar, Wasim, Bazid, Urooj.

Rameez Raja is the best we have.
 
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Gone one step ahead and taken Alex Hales' name as the one afflicted with covid-19 when he had no business doing that.
 
He said nothing wrong.

All he said was that Hales has symptoms, that's why they are being tested too.
 
Abdullah719 said:
No one else mentioned Hales' name until he let it out. PCB were trying to keep the name under wraps.
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Which is usually the case in such cases where its left to the individual to decide if he wants that attention.
 
Abdullah719 said:
No one else mentioned Hales' name until he let it out. PCB were trying to keep the name under wraps.
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He should be reprimanded.

No tact, no sense, totally ridiculous to blurt this out.
 
Why didn't Ramiz Raja commentate in the 2009 World T20?

Was he unpicked?
Or personal reasons?

Commentators for the final were:
Nasser
Bumble
Bishop
Ian Chappell
Wasim Akram
Ranjit Fernando

The one "World Cup" type event Pak have won after 1992 and he wasn't there. Yet they went back to him for the 2010 edition onwards.
 
Sometimes the host broadcaster will want a big name like Wasim or Waqar than Ramiz.

Wasim was chosen over Ramiz for our 2018 tour of England.
 
Surprising thread, i am sure he did commentate from my memory. He was also giving interviews to Geo after the days play
 
Markhor said:
Sometimes the host broadcaster will want a big name like Wasim or Waqar than Ramiz.

Wasim was chosen over Ramiz for our 2018 tour of England.
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Kind of sad really.

The commentator who has been at the receiving end at a lot of big tournament defeats should have had the opportunity to call a winning final.
 
freelance_cricketer said:
Kind of sad really.

The commentator who has been at the receiving end at a lot of big tournament defeats should have had the opportunity to call a winning final.
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He’s a rubbish commentator who is lazy and doesn’t prepare for his assignments. He should consider himself lucky that he gets any opportunities.
 
Ramiz Raja - All talk, but nothing useful

A few days ago Rameez Raja's comments on the recently concluded test series appeared in Hindustan Times. In his analysis Raja raised many relevant points such as, "what is the role of senior players? Will they keep on failing and will we keep playing them?"

Before I dissect Raja's words let me begin by rejecting the standard of journalism in Hindustan Times. In their article(most likely a transcript of Raja's Youtube Show, HT referred to Raja as a "Pakistan Batting Legend." We live in an era of compromised journalism but this must be the nadir. Rameez Raja, the "batting legend" averaged 31.83 in 57 Test Matches. He played 198 ODIs finishing with an average of 32.09. Yes, this is the stuff of legends! In comparison, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Azhar Ali, and Asad Shafiq are legends. Rameez on the other hand has good command of the English language. Kudos to his parents!!! With that said, let me move on to dissecting his quotes.

What is the role of senior players? Will they keep on failing and will we still keep playing them?

Before we can get into the "role of senior players" shouldn't we first define what a senior player is. When Misbah and Younis retired from International Cricket, Asad Shafiq and Azhar Ali in their 30s at the time were expected to take the mantle. Even then having played 50 Test Matches and close to 10 years of international cricket they were considered Junior Players. Unfortunately, cricket is not a sport blessed with the best and the brightest. As a result we end up hearing meaningless cliches every time someone grabs a microphone.

In response to the second sentence, Pakistan in its history has never had a coherent Team Building Strategy. No one knows why player X plays over player Y. Why player X gets more rope than player Y? The mentality and approach is not dissimilar to operating a club team. Decisions are full of biases. Mainly recency bias, anchoring bias, and confirmation bias. Rather than asking, "Will they keep on failing and will we still keep playing them?" Raja should define failure. He should outline a methodology for Building Teams, Identifying Talent, Analyzing Talent, Developing Talent, Integrating Talent Etc.....

"Decision-Making has to be strong? Experimentation and ruthless strong decisions are the only way up."

Decision-Making is strong. Despite clear evidence to the contrary, Shan Masood, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Yasir Shah, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, and Shoaib Malik remain undroppable. Is this a consequence of weak decision-making? I would contend that it takes a certain level of stubbornness and fearlessness to select players that are projected to fail. Rather than focusing on strong decision-making, we should focus on building decision-making frameworks and processes that lead to better decisions.

We hear the term experimentation a lot in cricket. It's a common refrain in Pakistan but really the entire cricket community. For those not paying attention "experimentation" is code for "don't blame me when we lose." Sell hope and cash your paycheck. This ploy is certainly far easier than doing In-Depth Research, Critical Thinking, and Analytical Reasoning. No Sports Team anywhere in the world should ever have to Experiment. For me, it's a red flag that indicates a lack of strategy and vision. To be fair I wouldn't limit this to Pakistan. England is also guilty after they asked an average Joe Denly to play 15 tests using faulty data.

Rameez like so many talking heads on YouTube just talk. Rarely do they ever say anything that makes sense or drives meaningful conversation. Hence, like journalism Pakistan Cricket is at its nadir in terms of intellectual curiosity and critical thinking.
 
So Ramiz cashing in on IPL - apparently doing an online chat for Day 1 of IPL with his "fans"!

Guess money to be made here but should he have some shame?
 
MenInG said:
So Ramiz cashing in on IPL - apparently doing an online chat for Day 1 of IPL with his "fans"!

Guess money to be made here but should he have some shame?
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Nothing wrong in this - dont see the shame angle. :/
 
Ramiz has to earn his rozi roti, he wasn't invited to commentate in England, he has to find a way to cash in on the IPL
 
MenInG said:
My view - his nation's players are not allowed to play in this league but he is happy to jump in to make a quick buck.

Purely my view.
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I understand your POV Mening but no harm in what Ramiz is doing in my perspective. He’s merely catering to his fan base which unsurprisingly has many Indians. Believe me, they definitely want to hear him talk!
 
MenInG said:
My view - his nation's players are not allowed to play in this league but he is happy to jump in to make a quick buck.

Purely my view.
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Lol Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Shoaib Akhtar have no issues working in India. They probably got paid huge amounts which they could never have earned in Pakistan either
 
Rameez speaking skills are better than all Pakistani umpires. Waseem is boring.

Rameez only problem is his lack of knowledge of the current scenes in domestic cricket.
 
Savak said:
Lol Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Shoaib Akhtar have no issues working in India. They probably got paid huge amounts which they could never have earned in Pakistan either
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aleem dar aswell, whats your point?
 
How Boring is Cricket without Rameez Raja on commentary?

Say what you say about the guy’s lack of depth in cricket knowledge, cheesy lines and sometimes apparent bias against Pakistan on Live TV....but the guy has a really entertaining vibe about him.

I honestly am not enjoying watching cricket without him on the commentary box. A bit like a Jim Ross kind of guy for all types of cricket be it for Pakistan or other tournaments. He was clearly missing for entertainment value in the England v Pakistan series. Plus, I’m not afraid to say that the IPL seems a bit dull without him at the commentary box alongside Michael Slater and Danny Morrison, who are doing their best to entertain.

Why is this guy slowly losing his commentary gigs, when hes clearly one of the most entertaining?
 
Hes not entertaining Being a buffoon on air, getting words, names mixed up, having no knowledge on players, using made up words isnt entertaining

The sooner him and his ilk stop getting these gigs the better it is for intelligent viewers
 
Rana said:
Say what you say about the guy’s lack of depth in cricket knowledge, cheesy lines and sometimes apparent bias against Pakistan on Live TV....but the guy has a really entertaining vibe about him.

I honestly am not enjoying watching cricket without him on the commentary box. A bit like a Jim Ross kind of guy for all types of cricket be it for Pakistan or other tournaments. He was clearly missing for entertainment value in the England v Pakistan series. Plus, I’m not afraid to say that the IPL seems a bit dull without him at the commentary box alongside Michael Slater and Danny Morrison, who are doing their best to entertain.

Why is this guy slowly losing his commentary gigs, when hes clearly one of the most entertaining?
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Sky haven't picked him for the last few series. That tells you that they feel he's not good enough or very popular.
 
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Saj said:
Sky haven't picked him for the last few series. That tells you that they feel he's not good enough or very popular.
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What I feel is that Sky doesn't pick Ramiz because Sky wants a guy who can do a Masterclass session. They always pick Shane Warne from Australia simply because he does a Masterclass, otherwise there are tons of better Aussie commentators around.
 
shariqnoor said:
What I feel is that Sky doesn't pick Ramiz because Sky wants a guy who can do a Masterclass session. They always pick Shane Warne from Australia simply because he does a Masterclass, otherwise there are tons of better Aussie commentators around.
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Agreed, Wasim doesn’t know how to commentate but it’s fantastic PR to get a masterclass session done with the king of swing.

Wasim doesn’t even say anything really special, it’s usually just :wa lock the wrists, good seam position, use the crease well :wa
 
Rana said:
Say what you say about the guy’s lack of depth in cricket knowledge, cheesy lines and sometimes apparent bias against Pakistan on Live TV....but the guy has a really entertaining vibe about him.

I honestly am not enjoying watching cricket without him on the commentary box. A bit like a Jim Ross kind of guy for all types of cricket be it for Pakistan or other tournaments. He was clearly missing for entertainment value in the England v Pakistan series. Plus, I’m not afraid to say that the IPL seems a bit dull without him at the commentary box alongside Michael Slater and Danny Morrison, who are doing their best to entertain.

Why is this guy slowly losing his commentary gigs, when hes clearly one of the most entertaining?
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I've been watching the game for just over 20 years (since 1999 WC), Ramiz was a decent commentator in the early to mid 2000s.

I don't know what's happened to him in the last 10 years or so. He might be entertaining but he is a poor ambassador of Pakistan cricket and as a commie overall because of his incompetence.
 
topspin said:
I've been watching the game for just over 20 years (since 1999 WC), Ramiz was a decent commentator in the early to mid 2000s.

I don't know what's happened to him in the last 10 years or so. He might be entertaining but he is a poor ambassador of Pakistan cricket and as a commie overall because of his incompetence.
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Its coincided with the advent of the t20 leagues

Hes gone down the line of danny morrison and harsha bhogle and co who think buffoonry, general ramblings and loud behaviour on air will get them the t20 gigs

Hes catering to the lowest common denominator of people these days Its a shame
 
Ramiz actually tried to be good at his job till he became a regular on Indian television circa 2006-07, when he realized that the majority of the audience in the Indian subcontinent don't really care for analysis or general cricket knowledge, and that you can get away with general fluff, tomfoolery, banter, and random loud noises.

He has been phoning it in since, although on the occasions he has worked for sky or supersport, he has been more tolerable arguably because the producer didn't allow him to get carried away.
 
I have always maintained that Ramiz knows 23 words of English which he uses in any order he wants! That is the essence of his TV presence.
 
Zaz said:
Its coincided with the advent of the t20 leagues

Hes gone down the line of danny morrison and harsha bhogle and co who think buffoonry, general ramblings and loud behaviour on air will get them the t20 gigs

Hes catering to the lowest common denominator of people these days Its a shame
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Yep exactly that and unfortunately it's cringe to watch because it doesn't suit his natural demeanour, unlike Danny Morrison, who actually know hows to pull it off.

Ramiz Raja needs to go back to what worked for him in his earlier commentary days, which is simply being himself.

The reason why he is mispronouncing names and make all kinds of cock ups is because he's trying to be someone else but is struggling to improvise and act it out. The end result of all that are his brain fades.
 
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SensiblePakFan said:
That moment with malik imam and wahab was priceless lol
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He needs to go. He has not developed since he started in the 90's.

Wasim Akram may not be great but atleast he offers good analysis of bowlers.

Ramiz seems to have been reduced to catchphrases and idioms.
If you're going to commentate in English, then you need to have a good command of the language and engaging personality, neither of which can be attributed to Ramiz.

The guy is fine in Urdu, but im sorry, PCB need to address this going forward.

Watching on Sky, it's always watching Indian, Pakistani and SLankan commentators struggle speaking with their English counterparts.

It was a world apart watching Wasim Khan speak with the Sky Panel and actually say it how it is and not the usual generic mumbo jumbo.

I've said it before, that Aatif Nawaz guy on TMS during the England tour was good. He's probably cost alot less than Ramiz and would do a better job
 
He likes the sound of his own voice too much. I don’t think he has ever been very good and just has to say something for the sake of saying it, irrespective of whether it’s appropriate, factually correct or it makes sense (why some have called him “lazy” in this thread)

He can sound good but that’s if you don’t actually listen carefully to what comes out.

Didn’t actually mind him as a player, but as a commentator have never warmed to him, has come across as too insincere.
 
Titan24 said:
Ramiz Raja commentating in Sa vs Srl test.
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The GOAT commentator

But I’m not enjoying it because he isn’t nagging or complaining about anything like he usually does when Pakistan are playing
 
Ramiz Raja was not invited to England to commentate on the Pakistan England series and he was not invited to New Zealand to commentate on the Pakistan New Zealand series. He was always a guaranteed Pakistani commentator in these series in the past but it appears strange that he instead decided to go to commentate on the South African Sri Lankan series.

Has his stock fallen badly? He hasn't even posted or uploaded his video to discuss our performance in this test match
 
Savak said:
Ramiz Raja was not invited to England to commentate on the Pakistan England series and he was not invited to New Zealand to commentate on the Pakistan New Zealand series. He was always a guaranteed Pakistani commentator in these series in the past but it appears strange that he instead decided to go to commentate on the South African Sri Lankan series.

Has his stock fallen badly? He hasn't even posted or uploaded his video to discuss our performance in this test match
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I don't see the problem. He's finally being rated according to his caliber.
 
Ramiz Raja during Nauman Ali over "I think this leg slip is a wasted effort. Batsman is not going to play leg flick"

Two balls later leg slip fielder takes a catch :ds
 
“The approach of Bavuma is a good templement...temple....templement sorry template for other South African batsmen”

That was amazing.
 
Rameez Wasteman

Fawad Alam speaks English pretty well. Why is he changing the language of the post match presentation to Urdu just for him?
 
Savak said:
Ramiz Raja was not invited to England to commentate on the Pakistan England series and he was not invited to New Zealand to commentate on the Pakistan New Zealand series. He was always a guaranteed Pakistani commentator in these series in the past but it appears strange that he instead decided to go to commentate on the South African Sri Lankan series.

Has his stock fallen badly? He hasn't even posted or uploaded his video to discuss our performance in this test match
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Probably cause of covid.
 
I find Rameez ok, but I do I find his cliches on age really annoying. Thank God NS is not playing otherwise, this 17 year in every sentence is tiring to listen to.
 
SensiblePakFan said:
Probably cause of covid.
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Nowt to do with covid. Ramiz hasn't worked on Sky after 2016, and hasn't commentated in New Zealand since about 2011.

Although, he worked for the ABC and Channel 7 in Australia last year, in general his stock among international broadcasters has fallen quite a bit over the last 5 years.
 
unemployedgm said:
A few days ago Rameez Raja's comments on the recently concluded test series appeared in Hindustan Times. In his analysis Raja raised many relevant points such as, "what is the role of senior players? Will they keep on failing and will we keep playing them?"

Before I dissect Raja's words let me begin by rejecting the standard of journalism in Hindustan Times. In their article(most likely a transcript of Raja's Youtube Show, HT referred to Raja as a "Pakistan Batting Legend." We live in an era of compromised journalism but this must be the nadir. Rameez Raja, the "batting legend" averaged 31.83 in 57 Test Matches. He played 198 ODIs finishing with an average of 32.09. Yes, this is the stuff of legends! In comparison, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Azhar Ali, and Asad Shafiq are legends. Rameez on the other hand has good command of the English language. Kudos to his parents!!! With that said, let me move on to dissecting his quotes.

What is the role of senior players? Will they keep on failing and will we still keep playing them?

Before we can get into the "role of senior players" shouldn't we first define what a senior player is. When Misbah and Younis retired from International Cricket, Asad Shafiq and Azhar Ali in their 30s at the time were expected to take the mantle. Even then having played 50 Test Matches and close to 10 years of international cricket they were considered Junior Players. Unfortunately, cricket is not a sport blessed with the best and the brightest. As a result we end up hearing meaningless cliches every time someone grabs a microphone.

In response to the second sentence, Pakistan in its history has never had a coherent Team Building Strategy. No one knows why player X plays over player Y. Why player X gets more rope than player Y? The mentality and approach is not dissimilar to operating a club team. Decisions are full of biases. Mainly recency bias, anchoring bias, and confirmation bias. Rather than asking, "Will they keep on failing and will we still keep playing them?" Raja should define failure. He should outline a methodology for Building Teams, Identifying Talent, Analyzing Talent, Developing Talent, Integrating Talent Etc.....

"Decision-Making has to be strong? Experimentation and ruthless strong decisions are the only way up."

Decision-Making is strong. Despite clear evidence to the contrary, Shan Masood, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Yasir Shah, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, and Shoaib Malik remain undroppable. Is this a consequence of weak decision-making? I would contend that it takes a certain level of stubbornness and fearlessness to select players that are projected to fail. Rather than focusing on strong decision-making, we should focus on building decision-making frameworks and processes that lead to better decisions.

We hear the term experimentation a lot in cricket. It's a common refrain in Pakistan but really the entire cricket community. For those not paying attention "experimentation" is code for "don't blame me when we lose." Sell hope and cash your paycheck. This ploy is certainly far easier than doing In-Depth Research, Critical Thinking, and Analytical Reasoning. No Sports Team anywhere in the world should ever have to Experiment. For me, it's a red flag that indicates a lack of strategy and vision. To be fair I wouldn't limit this to Pakistan. England is also guilty after they asked an average Joe Denly to play 15 tests using faulty data.

Rameez like so many talking heads on YouTube just talk. Rarely do they ever say anything that makes sense or drives meaningful conversation. Hence, like journalism Pakistan Cricket is at its nadir in terms of intellectual curiosity and critical thinking.
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This is a very good post. Good analysis.
 
Kaddy said:
Ramiz Raja during Nauman Ali over "I think this leg slip is a wasted effort. Batsman is not going to play leg flick"

Two balls later leg slip fielder takes a catch :ds
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Ha ha. I was chuckling at this too. But to be fair it didn’t look like we were going to take a wicket all day until 4 came quite quickly.
 
Too much emphasis on Ramiz Raja, like him or loathe him, but it’s not like Pakistan have a long list of English speaking commentators. At one time he was about the only one available who could represent Pak.

English is not the first language of Pakistan but we are getting more and more commentators but fans will always look for flaws and never be satisfied.

I remember the old BBC days or Channel 9 days with no Pak commentators and having to listen to blatant biased commentators such as ray illingworth, Bob Willis etc.

Also, what’s Ramiz’s batting average or so called batting legend title got to do with anything? Many non cricketers commentators in past and present. (Actually for the era and opposition like Windies his average is acceptable but not legendary).
 
I don’t know if anyone remembers Muddassar Nazar commentating in 1999 World Cup. It was all mumbling and nobody could tell what he was saying. He was rightly dropped.
 
Ramiz is Pakistans greatest ever commentator. He makes mistakes here and there but still miles better than Amir Sohail, Wasim Akram etc.
 
Minnowbasher said:
Ramiz is Pakistans greatest ever commentator. He makes mistakes here and there but still miles better than Amir Sohail, Wasim Akram etc.
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He’s in the same category, he’s been lucky to be the only adequate English speaking commentator for pak in the 90s early 00s, wasim has now overtaken him when it comes to UK tours, seem the broadcasters prefer to work with him rather than rameez, also pcb dropping him in their first proper home series for how long, says how far his stock has dropped
 
He’s obviously bad at any form of analysis or sensible critique on the game. But I’d definitely much rather listen to him than Wasim, Waqar, and Bazid. Wish he would get invited for our overseas tours more often. But Sky always wants to show that one shot of Wasim in the comm box angling his wrist with the ball in hand to demonstrate how he used to swing the ball on Day 1 of the first test, so he keeps getting the invite instead of Ramiz.
 
Abid Z said:
Ha ha. I was chuckling at this too. But to be fair it didn’t look like we were going to take a wicket all day until 4 came quite quickly.
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To be even more fair, it wasn't leg flick either it was more of an inside edge.

But it was basically the timing of the comment, which made it hilarious. So, I was just having fun.:yk3
 
Kaddy said:
Ramiz Raja during Nauman Ali over "I think this leg slip is a wasted effort. Batsman is not going to play leg flick"

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I laughed my *** off when this happened.

Ramiz is a semi-literate buffoon, it really pains me to hear people term his English as good. He uses canned words that he rotates on a loop and that too with a very contrived half British half I don't know what accent. Probably something he picked up from watching cowboy westerns, loves saying "cap'm" instead of captain for instance (it makes me want to slap him every time he says it). I honestly feel he is constantly translating Urdu thoughts into English and that too with a very limited vocabulary (thus his parroted/canned word usage).
Then there is the personality/demeanor issue, he often comes across as arrogant, smug, pretentious, awkward, and just plain stupid. All this with a fading lion's mane of a flailing haircut. Pakistan, we can do better, I know we can do better, please, Ramiz is a national embarrassment.
Harsha Bhogle is probably the only other commentator that I despise as much if not more than Ramiz but for entirely different reasons. Anybody that can come up with an app or can provide a service that gives you an option to change to another commentator (instead of having to mute) is definitely going to get my money.
 
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I would say smog but Ramiz calls it "Fog"!
 
Good ol Rambo.

Asking the South African captain to come closer for the post match interview.

Then embarrassingly says Oh Covid Times
 
Another golden line from the main man Rambo:

"Yorker to end the over... sorry there's 2 more balls left" :)))
 
After the end of the third T20 against South Africa rizwan was receiving his amount of the series award.

Ramiz to Rizwan: "pressure tou ap dusron k de rhe hn"🤣🤣


Ramiz bhai...Aapkey sarey gunnah maaf 😆
 
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I'm sick to death of his commentary..
I have to turn the volume down when he's commentating.
It's absolutely cringeworthy
 
I lol when he said today why didnt the keeper go for the fakhar zaman catch today then said Oh its kamran akmal good job he didnt lol
 
He is awful. Absolutely embarrassing.

The only commentator i can think of worse than him is Sanjay Manjrekar.

I've said it again, again and again. Aatif Nawaz did fantastic for the Pakistan Coverage in the England Tour.

If you are going to commentate in English, get somebody who can speak English.

I'm amazed how little he has developed in the last 20 years as a commentator
 
cricket4all said:
Too much emphasis on Ramiz Raja, like him or loathe him, but it’s not like Pakistan have a long list of English speaking commentators. At one time he was about the only one available who could represent Pak.

English is not the first language of Pakistan but we are getting more and more commentators but fans will always look for flaws and never be satisfied.

I remember the old BBC days or Channel 9 days with no Pak commentators and having to listen to blatant biased commentators such as ray illingworth, Bob Willis etc.

Also, what’s Ramiz’s batting average or so called batting legend title got to do with anything? Many non cricketers commentators in past and present. (Actually for the era and opposition like Windies his average is acceptable but not legendary).
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There's over a million Pakistanis in the UK and US.

Many have media experience. Stop this small thinking. Ramiz Raja isn't just bad, he is shocking.

There is no difference between his commentary today and games he commentated in over 20 years ago
 
Lol say what you want, the guy is the Tony Greg of Pakistani commentary. He is the first one who gets picked to represent Pakistan in the commentary team. After Shoaib Akhtar, he has 1.5 million YouTube subscribers
 
Zaz said:
I lol when he said today why didnt the keeper go for the fakhar zaman catch today then said Oh its kamran akmal good job he didnt lol
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:)) oh I missed this one haha!!

I laughed yesterday when Braithwaite came onto bowl and after his first ball, Ramiz goes that's the end of the over...oh wait that was just the first ball :)))

He has as much match awareness as some of our current players hahaha!
 
Did anybody hear from rambo

"Wiese doesnt have the wiese to catch it"
 
I enjoy his commentary. Obviously he is nice to India and Indian cricketers so that goes a long way but he seems to be a very jovial guy, he fits well when he works with an actual analyst who can break down on field strategy and can add to the flavor. I would put him in the Ravi Shastri category. Make him the coach I say, after our coach’s success, never say never
 
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