Ramiz Raja Asks Bangladesh Fans To "Make Some Noise", Gets Trolled Over Stunned Silence
Pakistan great Ramiz Raja had to face huge embarrassment at the start of the Bangladesh Premier League match.
One of the greatest players to have played for Pakistan, Ramiz Raja had to face embarrassment in a Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) match after his attempt to get fans in the stadium make noise fell flat. In a video that has surfaced on social media, Ramiz could be seen asking the fans to 'make some noise' before the start of the match but what happened next made him a butt of jokes on social media. Despite Ramiz's appeal, the fans mostly remained silent.
Ramiz, realising he was in the middle of a tough crowd, himself said: "they don't want to make some noise". Here's the video:
Ramiz Raja tried a Ravi Shastri-style hype moment
— Cricket Mindset (@CricketMindset) January 19, 2026
Crowd response? Absolute silence.
Aura can't be copied. pic.twitter.com/B4gk2krcGU
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