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Rumman Raees (Urdu: رومان رئیس; born 18 October 1991) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for United Bank Limited and the Pakistan cricket team.[3] In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).[4][5]

Personal life

The only brother of four sisters, he married in 2017.[6]

Domestic and T20 franchise career

In October 2017, during the 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match between United Bank Limited and Lahore Whites, he took nine wickets for 25 runs in the second innings of the game.[7] These were the second-best figures in first-class cricket in Pakistan.[8]

On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.[9][10] In March 2019, he was named in Federal Areas' squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup.[11][12]

International career

He was selected in Pakistan's squad for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 tournament, but was dropped due to a knee injury.[13] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Pakistan against the West Indies on 27 September 2016.[14]

Raees was initially not named in Pakistan's squad for the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, but was added to the team as a replacement for the injured Wahab Riaz.[15] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in the semi-final against England on 14 June replacing the injured Mohammad Amir. He took two wickets for 44 runs including England's opener Alex Hales.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Keep calm and celebrate like a #Prince – The story behind Islamabad United nicknames". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Rumman Raees's profile on CREX".
  3. ^ "Rumman Raees". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  4. ^ "PCB Central Contracts 2018–19". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  5. ^ "New central contracts guarantee earnings boost for Pakistan players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Rumman Raees ties the knot in Karachi". Dunya News. 6 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Pool B, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy at Lahore, Oct 3-6 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Raees blows Lahore Whites away with 9 for 25". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Global T20 Canada: Complete Squads". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced". CricTracker. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Federal Areas aim to complete hat-trick of Pakistan Cup titles". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Pakistan Cup one-day cricket from April 2". The International News. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Pakistan pick Manzoor, Raees for WT20". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  14. ^ "West Indies tour of United Arab Emirates, 3rd T20I: Pakistan v West Indies at Abu Dhabi, Sep 27, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  15. ^ "Rumman Raees replaces injured Wahab Riaz". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  16. ^ "Eng vs Pak: Hasan Ali swings Pakistan into maiden Champions Trophy final". Deccan Chronicle. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

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