Ramiz pays tribute to elder brother with birthday tweet

Former Pakistan opener Ramiz Raja, who is renowned for his witty statements during his commentary stints, paid a tribute to his elder brother Wasim on the day of his birthday.

On his official Twitter account, the cricket commentator posted a picture of Wasim Raja, who played for Pakistan from 1973 to 1985, wishing him for what would have been his 64th birthday.

"The looks, the talent and the original swagger..Happy birthday bhai..not a day that I don't miss you.." he tweeted.

The looks the talent and the original swagger.. Happy birthday Bhai.. not a day that I don't miss u... pic.twitter.com/RU3XcfYQHD

— Ramiz Raja (@iramizraja) July 2, 2016

Wasim represented Pakistan in 57 Tests and 54 ODIs, where he played as a middle-order left-handed batsman, as well as right-arm wrist spin bowler with which he claimed 51 Test wickets.

He also coached Pakistan under-19 team, and was employed as match referee by International Cricket Council match in 15 Tests and 34 ODIs from 2002 to 2004. He passed away in August 2006 due to a heart attack, while playing cricket for the Surrey over-50s side.

#OnThisDay in 1952, Pakistan's Wasim Raja was born. In 57 Tests he scored 2821 runs at an average of 36.16 pic.twitter.com/evVQbuKlX5

— ICC (@ICC) July 3, 2016

Here are a few selected strokes from Wasim Raja’s career:


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