Top hilarious Rameez Raja comments on air

Rameez Raja the legend

Rameez Raja the cricketer was an entertainer, but with the mic in his hand, we have all learnt to ‘enjoy’ his commentary more. Never the one to put it mildly, here are some of his most entertaining quotes, made during matches and interviews during his highly successful career as an international commentator.

Today also happens to be Rameez Raja’s 51st birthday. We all wish him many, many more!

Rameez Raja on Kamran Akmal, getting his chance to bat:

“Well, I don’t think Kamran Akmal is Misbah’s choice, he’s not padded up, he’s not even in his trousers, well he’s wearing shorts I think… well I hope he is.”

- Rameez Raja’s train of thought can’t seem to find a stop.

Rameez Raja on Misbah-ul-Haq:

“Misbah looked cool from exterior, don’t know about interior.”

- Thinking out aloud, again.

Rameez Raja on a the slow-motion replay:

“That slow motion replay doesn’t show how fast the ball was travelling.”

- The benefits of technology are sometimes lost on the Pakistani legend.

Rameez Raja on Martin Guptill:

“Martin Guptill is in silky touch!”

Rameez Raja on Mark Boucher:

“It’s up to Boucher to start a relationship with De Villiers.”

- Because connection on an emotional level gets the team more runs!

Rameez Raja on Pakistan in the slog overs:

“Pakistan have set up a launching pad for an assault at the rear end.”

- Umm, not sure if that’s what the doctor ordered!

Rameez Raja on seeing Sachin Tendulkar, without a cap on:

“It must be one of his modelling assignments because you hardly see him without a cap, either he’s wearing a helmet or he’s wearing a cap when he’s fielding.”

- To wear a cap or not wear a cap, that is the question.

Rameez Raja to Shoaib Akhtar:

“I saw your actual strength in the dance clubs.”

- You know, shaking legs and all.

Crowd holds up a poster of Rameez:

The poster says Ramiz looks sexy today. Rameez’s reaction “you’ve got to be kidding me”

- True story.

Rameez Raja on the Pakistani batsmen”

“These two showed how to do it safely! This partnership is an example of how to do it safely.”

- Educational stuff from Rameez bhai, but not entirely sure what exactly was he watching!

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