Raja Venkatraman (born 7 September 1958), better known as Raja Venkat, is a former Indian first-class cricketer and national team selector. He played for Bengal cricket team between the 1980/81 and 1991/92 seasons. He was part of the Indian team selection panel from 2008 to 2012.

Venkatraman was born on 7 September 1958 in Bombay and brought up in Calcutta. His native is Palakkad in Kerala.^[1] He played as an attacking left-handed batsman for Bengal and East Zone, appearing in 41 first-class and 8 List A matches between the 1980/81 and 1991/92. He was part of the Bengal team that won the 1989–90 Ranji Trophy as well as the one that finished runners-up in the previous season.

He worked as junior selector for Bengal twice. He was part of the Board of Control for Cricket in India media committee as well as museum committee.^[1] In 2008, he became a member of the Indian team selection panel, representing East Zone, for a term of four years.^[2][3] In 2015, he made revelations about the committee meetings during his tenure, causing a controversy.^[4][5][6]