| Akif Raja | |
| Country: | United Arab Emirates |
| Fullname: | Raja Akifullah Khan |
| Birth Date: | 24 November 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Role: | Batsman |
| International: | true |
| Odidebutdate: | 6 February |
| Odidebutyear: | 2022 |
| Odidebutagainst: | Oman |
| Odicap: | 90 |
| Lastodidate: | 4 June |
| Lastodiyear: | 2022 |
| Lastodiagainst: | USA |
| T20idebutdate: | 8 October |
| T20idebutyear: | 2021 |
| T20idebutagainst: | Ireland |
| T20icap: | 57 |
| Lastt20idate: | 19 February |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2023 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | Afghanistan |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | ODI |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | - |
| Bat Avg1: | - |
| 100S/50S1: | -/- |
| Top Score1: | - |
| Deliveries1: | 54 |
| Wickets1: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 42.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/42 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/- |
| Column2: | T20I |
| Matches2: | 2 |
| Runs2: | - |
| Bat Avg2: | - |
| 100S/50S2: | -/- |
| Top Score2: | - |
| Deliveries2: | 30 |
| Wickets2: | 3 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 11.00 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 3/22 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 1/– |
| Date: | 11 March 2023 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/681067.html Cricinfo |
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]
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]
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]