Former Pakistan cricketer Ramiz Raja unleashed his vocal talent during an impromptu singing session with Sri Lankan singer Yohani.
After getting sacked as the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) last year, Raja has once again shifted his focus to cricket commentary. He is currently in Sri Lanka to serve as a commentator in the ongoing Lanka Premier League.
Taking out time from his assignments, Raja was seen having a fun collaboration with Yohani, who made her name with the song Manike Mage Hite.
The breakthrough track helped the singer sign a contract with Bollywood.
Raja not only learned how to master the lyrics of Yohani’s acclaimed song, but he also surprised her by performing a legendary song by Kishore Kumar.
Ramiz Raja showing his other talent today❣ pic.twitter.com/hBieEnixoT— Basit Subhani (@BasitSubhani) August 5, 2023
A video of Raja’s performance with Yohani was shared on Twitter.
Fans might be well aware of Raja’s decorated cricket career, but his singing talent came must have been a pleasant surprise.
The comment section of the tweet was flooded with appreciatory remarks
A fan was quick to underline Raja’s admiration for Kishore Kumar.
According to a fan, it was the former PCB chairman who encouraged Indian commentator Sanjay Manjrekar to release a Bengali Rabindra Sangeet Album, comprising Kishore Kumar’s rendering of some immortal songs.
Rameez Raza & Sanjay Manjrekar form a Kishore Kumar fan club. Both sing Kishore Kumar songs very well and Sanjay, on Rameez’s prodding has brought out an album of Bengali Rabindra Sangeet sung by Kishore.— Siddhartha Das (@sidharthone) August 5, 2023
Raja was removed as PCB chief in December last year when Najam Sethi took over the position in an interim role.
Raja was appointed as the 36th chairman of the PCB after former chief Ehsan Mani stepped down from the position in September 2021.
He remained in the role for 15 months and is only the fourth ex-cricketer to head the board after the likes of Ijaz Butt, Javed Burki and Abdul Hafeez Kardar.
Zaka Ashraf is now serving the role of the PCB chief, succeeding Sethi, who vacated the seat earlier in June.
As a player, Raja made his debut for Pakistan in 1984 and represented his country on the international stage till 1997.
During his career, Raja played 198 ODIs and 57 Tests, aggregating 9226 and 5691 runs respectively.
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