Saleem Akhtar

Saleem Akhtar
Personal information
Full name
Raja Saleem Akhtar
Born(1923-09-08)8 September 1923
Gujranwala, Punjab, British India
Died22 April 2004(2004-04-22) (aged 80)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLegbreak, googly
Relations
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1958/59–1959/60Multan
1961/62–1962/63Sargodha
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 10
Runs scored 187
Batting average 10.38
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 63
Balls bowled 586
Wickets 17
Bowling average 18.29
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/34
Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 April 2018

Raja Saleem Akhtar (Punjabi, Urdu: راجہ سلیم اختر) (8 September 1923 – 22 April 2004) was a Pakistani cricketer who played first-class cricket for Multan and Sargodha. His two sons Wasim Raja and Ramiz Raja played for the Pakistan cricket team, while another son 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Saleem Akhtar". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Rameez and Wasim Raja's father dies at 81". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "'Ramiz Raja was at slips because his father was a commissioner': Wasim Akram's startling claims about PCB chairman". Hindustan Times. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2023.