Saleem Akhtar Explained

Saleem Akhtar
Country:Pakistan
Fullname:Raja Saleem Akhtar
Birth Date:8 September 1930
Birth Place:Gujranwala, Punjab, British India
Death Place:Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Legbreak. googly
Club1:Multan
Club2:Sargodha
Year2:1961/62–1962/63
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:10
Runs1:187
Bat Avg1:10.38
100S/50S1:0/1
Top Score1:63
Deliveries1:586
Wickets1:17
Bowl Avg1:18.29
Fivefor1:1
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:5/34
Catches/Stumpings1:5/–
Date:15 April
Year:2018
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/42977.html ESPNcricinfo

Raja Saleem Akhtar (Punjabi, Urdu:) (8 September 1930 – 22 April 2004) was a Pakistani cricketer who played for Multan and Sargodha.[1] His sons Wasim Raja and Ramiz Raja played for the Pakistan cricket team, while Zaeem Raja played first-class cricket.

Raja was born in a Punjabi Muslim family. He worked as a civil servant and was a police commissioner.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saleem Akhtar . 15 April 2018 . ESPNcricinfo.com.
  2. Web site: Rameez and Wasim Raja's father dies at 74. ESPNcricinfo.com. 18 November 2021.
  3. Web site: 2022-11-29 . 'Ramiz Raja was at slips because his father was a commissioner': Wasim Akram's startling claims about PCB chairman . 2023-07-26 . Hindustan Times . en.