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Saleem Akhtar

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Saleem Akhtar
Personal information
Full name
Raja Saleem Akhtar
Born(1930-09-08)8 September 1930
Gujranwala, Punjab, British India
Died22 April 2004(2004-04-22) (aged 73)
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 1930 – 22 April 2004) was a Pakistani cricketer who played first-class cricket for Multan and Sargodha.[1] 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.[2][3]

References

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  1. "Saleem Akhtar". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. "Rameez and Wasim Raja's father dies at 74". 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.
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