Former Pakistan cricketer turner commentator, Rameez Raja, has picked his combined lineup of In??dia? and Pakistan in ODI format.

The two arch-rivals have locked horns against each other since time immemorial to produce some of the finest cric??ketin?g action.

Raja’s combined XI consisted of six Indian and five Pakistani players. As expected, the batting lineup is dominated by the Indian greats whereas the bowling lineup is dominated by the Pakistan masters.

At the opening slot, the popular broadcaster went ahead with ‘Sultan of Multan’ Virender Sehwag and ‘Little Master’ Sunil Gavaskar.

Then, Raja included the masters of the game Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar at the top-order, followed by ‘The Wall’ of Indian cricket, Rahul Dravid.

MS Dhoni dons the gloves as well as the finishing role to complete the formidable batting ??order. All-rounder Imran Khan comes in at No. 7.

Interestingly, there was no place for modern Indian ODI great Rohit Sharma in the lineup. Rohit has many records to his name barring the three double centuries in ODI cricket. Also, there was no place for Pakistan’s superstar Shahid Afridi in the lineup.

Further, Raja we?nt ahead with the feared duo of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis, who? have troubled many top-class batsmen with their swing and pace.

Highest wicket-taker for India, Anil Kumble is the lone bowler from the ‘Men in Blue’ in the combined Indo-Pak XI. Raja paired Kumble up with the pioneer of ‘Doosra’ – spin wizard Saqlain Mushtaq.

“I briefly discussed this with my son. It’s a massive situation to be in, how to assemble a star cast of some giants of the game. But he said no it’s very simple, you have Pakistan bowlers and Indian batsmen in the lineup, and you get a fantastic India-Pakistan XI,” Raja told Gavaskar during a recent chat.

Ramiz Raja’s combined India-Pakistan ODI XI:

Virender Sehwag, Sunil Gavaskar, Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravi?d, MS Dhoni, Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Anil Kumble, Saqlain Mushtaq.

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Former Pakistan cricketer turned commentator, Ramiz Raja recently recalled the time w?hen his captain Imran Khan taunted about him dropping a catch off his bowling. While fielding, out of the blue, Imran pointed out about the catch-drop of Gordon Greenidge.

Greenidge used to open the batting for the star-studded West Indies team. Raj??a, the famous cricket analyst and broadcaster, lately engaged in a chat with his Indian counterpart, Sanjay Manjrekar.

“He (Imran) suddenly looked over to the backward square leg region and said, ‘Remember that catch from Gordon Greenidge you dropped off my bowling?” Raja told Manjrekar during the chat.

“But Imran, Greenidge went out for 16 in that match,” Ramiz said, to which Imran replied ‘No, but the partnership was worth 38’,” Raja continued.” He still remembers everything.”

Also, Imran often nagged about Raja’s shortcomings on the field while asking about him not diving on the field. “Yaar Rambo, tum dive kyun nahi maarte ho (why don’t you dive)?” recalled Raja.

Both Raja and Manj??rekar reminisced about the golden period when India and Pakistan pla??yed hard-fought cricket matches.

India?? always possessed a champion batting lineup while Pakistan boasted one of the greatest bowling lineups, making Indo-Pak duels riveting.

Pakistan troubled several batting units with the likes of Imran, Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram, and Abdul Qadir. The Indian ??team, on the other hand, blessed with genius batsmen, namely Sunil Gavaskar, Kris Srikkanth, Dilip Vengasarkar and many o??thers.

“Our generation was in awe of Indian batting. India-Pakistan contests used to be so friendly off the field. We spoke the same language. We had freedom of culture whenever we played, so we never sledged,” Raja concluded.

However, India-Pakistan contests these days aren’t evenly matched, with India getting the better Pakistan in multilateral events. The two countries do not engage in bilateral series due to diplomatic issues.

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Former international Umar Akmal left anot?her stain on Pakistan cricket after being proven guilty of match-fixing by PCB. As a result, Akmal was handed a three-year ban, adding to his long list of disciplinary charges.

Former cricketer turned commentator and analyst, Ramiz Raja, has ?slammed Umar with scathing rem?arks for wasting his talent.

Umar announced himself at the international stage with a ton on Test debut in 2009. Akmal’s knock against Australia in the 2009 T20 World Cup ensured that the future of Pakistan batting is in safe hands.

After a few years of international cricket, Umar struggled wit?h consistency and fitness issues and finally went out of favour from the national side.

From engaging in brawls to being booked for rash driving and sent back home from Champions Trophy in 2017, Umar’s career spiralled downwards in recent years.

Umar Akmal banned from all cricket for three years//t.co/GLlmpDJwtA //t.co/M2cp0A9vQV pic.twitter.com/rgIXZ32O6a

— PCB Media (@TheRealPCBMedia) April 27, 2020

“So Umar Akmal officially makes it to the list of idiots! Banned for 3 years. What a waste of a talent!” Raja wrote in a tweet before adding, It’s high time that Pakistan moved towards passing a legislative law against match-fixing. Behind bars is where such jack a***s belong! Otherwise brave for more!!” wrote Ramiz through his recent tweet.

So Umar Akmal officially makes it ?to the list of idiots! Banned for 3 years. What a waste of a talent! It’s high time that Pakistan moved towards passing a legislative law against match fixing. Behind bars is where such jack asses belong! Otherwise brave for more!!

— Ramiz Raja (@iramizraja) April 27, 2020

The likes of Pommie Mbangwa and Harsha Bhogle also joined in the conversation, talking about stringent measures to remove the fixing scandals plaguing ??Pakistan cricket.

This war seems to be being won by the bad guys, Rambo?
He’s quite high profile, isn’t he?
Do you think jail time would win the war?

— Mpumelelo Mbangwa (@mmbangwa) April 27, 2020

Jail time could be a useful deterrent Pommie, possibly the last resort!! It’s like fighting covid 19, all will have to pitch in to save the cricket world: Fans, Boards, stake holders,law enforcement agencies, You & I. //t.co/vuCHiDoWux

— Ramiz Raja (@iramizraja) April 27, 2020

“To our east and to our west, I saw two extraordinary talents. Mohd Ashraful and Umar Akmal. It is who you are and what you make of your talent that determines how far you go. Talent by itself is so so inadequate,” tweeted Bhogle.

To our east and to our west, I saw two extraordinary talents. Mohd Ashraful and Umar Akmal. It is who you are and what you m??ake of your talent that determines how far you go. Talent by ?itself is so so inadequate.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 27, 2020

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