Akif Raja
Emirati cricketer (born 1992)
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Akif Raja (born 24 November 1992) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team.[1] He played in one first-class match for Lahore Shalimar in January 2014 in the 2013–14 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in Pakistan.[2][3]
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| Full name | Raja Akifullah Khan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 November 1992 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 90) | 6 February 2022 v Oman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 4 June 2022 v USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 57) | 8 October 2021 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 21 May 2025 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 11 July 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In October 2021, he was named in the UAE's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2021 Summer T20 Bash tournament.[4] He made his T20I debut on 8 October 2021, for the UAE against Ireland.[5] In November 2021, he was named in the UAE's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2021 Namibia Tri-Nation Series.[6]
In February 2022, Raja was named in the UAE's ODI squad for their series against Oman.[7] He made his ODI debut on 6 February 2022, for the UAE against Oman.[8]
Personal life
Raja was born on 24 November 1992 in Lahore, Pakistan. He is the son of Nasreen Akhtar and Raja Arif Ullah Khan; his father died of COVID-19. He moved to the UAE in 2017, initially working with NMC Health in Abu Dhabi and later with MGM Medical Center in Sharjah.[9]
