Akram Raza
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Mohammad Akram Raza (born November 22, 1964, Lahore
, Punjab
) is a former Pakistan
i cricket
er who played in 9 Tests
and 49 ODIs from 1989 to 1995.
He played most of his matches under the captaincy of Salim Malik. In that era Pakistan were winning most of their matches that is why he remained a part of this team. The high number of matches are due to Pakistan team playing a lot of matches during the year in those days.
Raza was implicated in the 2000 report by Malik Mohammad Qayyum, this resulted in Raza being heavily fined along with Wasim Akram
, the captain under which Raza played most of his matches Salim Malik was handed a life ban from International cricket. Raza then became an umpire on the Pakistan domestic scene.
matches, police recovered telephones, computers, televisions and a large amount of money during the raid, all seven-men were charged later on Sunday
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
, Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
) is a former Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played in 9 Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
and 49 ODIs from 1989 to 1995.
He played most of his matches under the captaincy of Salim Malik. In that era Pakistan were winning most of their matches that is why he remained a part of this team. The high number of matches are due to Pakistan team playing a lot of matches during the year in those days.
Raza was implicated in the 2000 report by Malik Mohammad Qayyum, this resulted in Raza being heavily fined along with Wasim Akram
Wasim Akram
Wasim Akram is a former Pakistani left arm fast bowler and left-handed batsman in cricketer and model. who represented the Pakistan national cricket team in Test cricket and One Day International matches....
, the captain under which Raza played most of his matches Salim Malik was handed a life ban from International cricket. Raza then became an umpire on the Pakistan domestic scene.
2011: Arrest for illegal betting
On Sunday 15th May 2011 a raid was carried out by Punjab Police in a Lahore shopping mall, there Raza along with six other men were arrested for betting on Indian Premier LeagueIndian Premier League
The Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...
matches, police recovered telephones, computers, televisions and a large amount of money during the raid, all seven-men were charged later on Sunday