Rumman Raees

{{short description|Pakistani cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Rumman Raees

| nickname = Prince{{Cite web |title=Keep calm and celebrate like a #Prince – The story behind Islamabad United nicknames |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/227785-keep-calm-and-celebrate-like-a-prince-the-story-behind-islamabad-united-nicknames |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=www.geo.tv |language=en}}

| image = Rumman-Raees,_Pakistan_vs_Sri_Lanka,_1st_ODI,_2017.jpg

| caption = Rumman Raees, October 2017

| country = Pakistan

| fullname = Rumman Raees Khan

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|10|18|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

| death_date =

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| height = 5 ft 10 in{{Cite web |title=Rumman Raees's profile on CREX|url=https://crex.live/player-profile/1CY/rumman-raees/info}}

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Left-arm fast medium

| role = Fast bowler

| international = true

| internationalspan = 2016–2018

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| odidebutdate = 14 June

| odidebutyear = 2017

| odidebutagainst = England

| lastodidate = 19 January

| lastodiyear = 2018

| lastodiagainst = New Zealand

| odicap = 214

| odishirt = 15

| T20Icap = 72

| T20Idebutagainst = West Indies

| T20Idebutdate = 27 September

| T20Idebutyear = 2016

| lastT20Idate = 28 January

| lastT20Iyear = 2018

| lastT20Iagainst = New Zealand

| T20Ishirt = 15

| club1 = Karachi Blues

| year1 = 2010–present

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| club2 = Barisal Bulls

| year2 = 2016

| club3 = Islamabad United

| year3 = 2016–2021; 2023-present

| clubnumber3 = 11

| club4 = Multan Sultans

| year4 = 2022

| clubnumber4 = 7

| columns = 4

| column1 = ODI

| matches1 = 9

| runs1 = 27

| bat avg1 = 9.00

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 16

| deliveries1 = 463

| wickets1 = 14

| bowl avg1 = 33.14

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 3/49

| catches/stumpings1 = 2/–

| column2 = T20I

| matches2 = 8

| runs2 = 0

| bat avg2 = –

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 0*

| deliveries2 = 173

| wickets2 = 7

| bowl avg2 = 27.50

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 2/24

| catches/stumpings2 = 1/–

| column3 = FC

| matches3 = 44

| runs3 = 835

| bat avg3 = 17.39

| 100s/50s3 = 0/0

| top score3 = 43*

| deliveries3 = 6714

| wickets3 = 138

| bowl avg3 = 24.33

| fivefor3 = 4

| tenfor3 = 1

| best bowling3 = 9/25

| catches/stumpings3 = 18/–

| column4 = LA

| matches4 = 52

| runs4 = 236

| bat avg4 = 10.26

| 100s/50s4 = 0/0

| top score4 =28*

| deliveries4 = 2530

| wickets4 = 79

| bowl avg4 = 26.77

| fivefor4 = 0

| tenfor4 = 0

| best bowling4 = 4/48

| catches/stumpings4 = 19/–

| date = 30 January 2021

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's Cricket}}

{{MedalCountry|{{cr|PAK}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Champions Trophy}}

{{Medal|Winner|2017 England & Wales|}}

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/448243.html Cricinfo

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Rumman Raees Khan ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|رومان رئیس}}}}; born 18 October 1991) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for United Bank Limited and the Pakistan cricket team.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/448243.html |title=Rumman Raees |access-date=24 November 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} 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).{{cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/pcb-central-contracts-2018-19.html |title=PCB Central Contracts 2018–19 |work=Pakistan Cricket Board |access-date=6 August 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24301169/new-central-contracts-guarantee-earnings-boost-pakistan-players |title=New central contracts guarantee earnings boost for Pakistan players |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=6 August 2018}}

Personal life

The only brother of four sisters, he married in 2017.{{Cite web |date=6 September 2017 |title=Rumman Raees ties the knot in Karachi |url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Cricket/404261-Rumman-Raees-ties-the-knot-in-Karachi- |website=Dunya News}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1121651.html |title=Pool B, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy at Lahore, Oct 3-6 2017 |access-date=6 October 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} These were the second-best figures in first-class cricket in Pakistan.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8840/report/1121648/ |title=Raees blows Lahore Whites away with 9 for 25 |access-date=6 October 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/global-t20-canada-complete-squads |title=Global T20 Canada: Complete Squads |work=SportsKeeda |access-date=4 June 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.crictracker.com/global-t20-canada-league-full-squads-announced/ |title=Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced |work=CricTracker |access-date=4 June 2018}} In March 2019, he was named in Federal Areas' squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/federal-areas-aim-to-complete-hat-trick-of-pakistan-cup-titles.html |title=Federal Areas aim to complete hat-trick of Pakistan Cup titles |work=Pakistan Cricket Board |access-date=25 March 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/447913-pakistan-cup-one-day-cricket-from-april-2 |title=Pakistan Cup one-day cricket from April 2 |access-date=25 March 2019 |work=The International News}}

International career

He was selected in Pakistan's squad for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 tournament, but was dropped due to a knee injury.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/971095.html |title=Pakistan pick Manzoor, Raees for WT20 |access-date=10 February 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Pakistan against the West Indies on 27 September 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1050221.html |title=West Indies tour of United Arab Emirates, 3rd T20I: Pakistan v West Indies at Abu Dhabi, Sep 27, 2016 |access-date=27 September 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1101561.html |title=Rumman Raees replaces injured Wahab Riaz |access-date=6 June 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} 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.{{cite news|title=Eng vs Pak: Hasan Ali swings Pakistan into maiden Champions Trophy final|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/cricket/140617/live-cricket-score-icc-champions-trophy-2017-semifinal-england-vs-pakistan.html|access-date=15 June 2017|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=14 June 2017}}

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