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Haris Rauf is a serial bottler and runs machine

The statistician Mazhar Arshad mentioned an interesting stat that Haris Raufs bowling average, strike rate and economy rate is much better bowling first in comparison to bowling second. If the team management selects him and if he has to bowl in the second innings then they need to get his overs out of the way early.
 
Stop picking players with "Haris" in their name

-14 points lol That too 10 points from his batting. Head and shoulders above

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Savak said:
The statistician Mazhar Arshad mentioned an interesting stat that Haris Raufs bowling average, strike rate and economy rate is much better bowling first in comparison to bowling second. If the team management selects him and if he has to bowl in the second innings then they need to get his overs out of the way early.
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Yes.

I also observed this.

It seems like too much pressure make him leak runs. He can't handle pressure.
 
Rauf gets unnecessary hate from PCT fans and legends because they all want him to be something he isn't. His captains use him in powerplay and at death where he regularly gets smashed. Guys like Akram keep nagging that he doesn't play FC cricket.

He is an express back of a length quick that should bowl within overs 7-16. He is excellent at that job and will have highest success rate. Especially on wkts which have good carry he will be very hard to get away from back of a length for boundaries when rhythm is on.
 
pratiktc said:
Rauf gets unnecessary hate from PCT fans and legends because they all want him to be something he isn't. His captains use him in powerplay and at death where he regularly gets smashed. Guys like Akram keep nagging that he doesn't play FC cricket.

He is an express back of a length quick that should bowl within overs 7-16. He is excellent at that job and will have highest success rate. Especially on wkts which have good carry he will be very hard to get away from back of a length for boundaries when rhythm is on.
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Shaheen got thrashed in the first two outings. Last match once Abhishek was gone Shaheen felt a sigh of relief.
 
pratiktc said:
Rauf gets unnecessary hate from PCT fans and legends because they all want him to be something he isn't. His captains use him in powerplay and at death where he regularly gets smashed. Guys like Akram keep nagging that he doesn't play FC cricket.

He is an express back of a length quick that should bowl within overs 7-16. He is excellent at that job and will have highest success rate. Especially on wkts which have good carry he will be very hard to get away from back of a length for boundaries when rhythm is on.
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Dude there are only 20 overs in t20. Powerplay is 6, death is 4-5 overs. That leaves around 9 overs in the middle.

You want captain to bowl a bowler on a trot for 4 overs in the middle with no flexibility whatsover? The captain then has to change the other 4-5 bowlers around him completely.

And middle order is when spinners bowl most but you want a pacer there?

This is like wasting 10 overs in batting because you want to accommodate a tuk tuk batsman.

No captain wants a fast bowler who cannot bowl both in power play and death. He will be forced to bowl main spinners in powerplay and death. Will destroy the entire balance of the team.
 
pratiktc said:
Rauf gets unnecessary hate from PCT fans and legends because they all want him to be something he isn't. His captains use him in powerplay and at death where he regularly gets smashed. Guys like Akram keep nagging that he doesn't play FC cricket.

He is an express back of a length quick that should bowl within overs 7-16. He is excellent at that job and will have highest success rate. Especially on wkts which have good carry he will be very hard to get away from back of a length for boundaries when rhythm is on.
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Everyone wants to bowl 7-16 because that is the time when teams generally consolidate

There are much better options to do that job than Rauf.
 
When a fast bowler falls over in his follow thorough every time he bowls you have to say there’s something wrong there, and what’s with blowing his fingers after each ball as well?! Every good spell by him is ruined by three terrible ones!
 
Every one in pakistan is a bottler..good that all Shaheen overs are completed by 16th..if not he would have leaked runs instead of Rauf.. Faheem Ashraf bowled well in the match, but again, in the next match when India play with Pakistan, he will be in poor form and may not be in the team also.. every player in pakistan will have one or two good match against India, however ultimately they will end up bottling in one of the crucial matches played against India..No point singling out Rauf only..
 
He has poor nerves. Can't handle high pressure games and has a big sample size for it now for him to be out of the team for future big games.
 
Savak said:
The statistician Mazhar Arshad mentioned an interesting stat that Haris Raufs bowling average, strike rate and economy rate is much better bowling first in comparison to bowling second. If the team management selects him and if he has to bowl in the second innings then they need to get his overs out of the way early.
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Mazhar Arshad has a habit of presenting a half baked half hidden stories. The guy believes Azam Khan is the best middle order batter in Pakistan. And he's been on it for over 3 years now.
 
He bowls quick but gun barrel straight unfortunately, which is easy for high calibre batsmen to dispatch. Pakistan need to move on from him and give bowlers with a higher ceiling a chance such as Abbas Afridi.
 
Yeah. Haris has been a huge disappointment. He really should not be bowling death overs at crunch moments.. He not good enough for that....
 
Haris Rauf is not a bowler. Even that LQ guy Dilbar Hussain was better than him. PCB should get rid of him ASAP.
 
pratiktc said:
Rauf gets unnecessary hate from PCT fans and legends because they all want him to be something he isn't. His captains use him in powerplay and at death where he regularly gets smashed. Guys like Akram keep nagging that he doesn't play FC cricket.

He is an express back of a length quick that should bowl within overs 7-16. He is excellent at that job and will have highest success rate. Especially on wkts which have good carry he will be very hard to get away from back of a length for boundaries when rhythm is on.
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Can't bowl in PP, can't bowl in death, to kaha bowling krwaye sahb ko ? ghr p ?
 
Sir Alex said:
Everyone wants to bowl 7-16 because that is the time when teams generally consolidate

There are much better options to do that job than Rauf.
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Sadly, that's not something I am so sure about. The pool of talent for Pak is bone-dry
 
corleone said:
He bowls quick but gun barrel straight unfortunately, which is easy for high calibre batsmen to dispatch. Pakistan need to move on from him and give bowlers with a higher ceiling a chance such as Abbas Afridi.
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Funnily enough, Abbas Afridi could have been a good selection for those slow UAE pitches. He has some hitting ability with the bat too. But instead Pak went with Salman Mirza because I guess he bowled really well on doctored Bangaldeshi pitches? Eventhough he was playing the same role in that side as Shaheen and was never going to play over him. Even if Shaheen got injured they would have selected Hasan Ali.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
Eventhough he was playing the same role in that side as Shaheen and was never going to play over him. Even if Shaheen got injured they would have selected Hasan Ali.
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Pak should go with horses for courses approach. But pak is never known for the pragmatism. always believes in magical moments ala akram/imran kind of phoenix stuff.so always big names are preferred over reasonable ones.
 
Three years since we first saw the real glimpse of our run machine
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✅ 3 years of India's unbelievable win over 🇵🇰
✅ 3 years of 'Kohli goes down the ground'
✅ 3 years of the greatest ever T20I knock
 
Ok wow.

Salute Mike Hesson!

Haris Rauf not only retained in T20s but also called back for ODIs!!!!

Enjoy.
 
Happy birthday to the legend.the 12 man of Indian team who captured the hearts of every Pakistani.
 
Will Rauf minnow bash Zimbabwe and continue to hold no. 10 position hostage in Pakistan team, I hope he gets rested for Zim games
 
Pakistan needs to look past Rauf for ODIs definitely, his high Econ. gives a killer blow to teams plan with SSA as captain he definitely needs to keep Qalandar thing out of it
 
why exactly was he brought back in all important final? we are lucky spinners did the job. He is worse than Naseem and Mohammad Wasim. The only reason he keeps playing is his connection to Khawaja Asif (N league).
 
he has shown time and again that he cannot handle pressure. We keep him in the squad due to his performance against minnows.
 
Now that Shaheen is captain, I think it's fair to say that Haris Rauf will remain a regular fixture of this team...regardless of his performance. And considering the amount of matches that Pakistan play against the Y and Z teams of other countries there are plenty of opportunities for players to give these misleading statpadding performances against weaker opponents too.
 
1st wicket for Haris in the 3rd ODI against SL.... getting Nissanka out for fun...

 
T20WC do we still need him ??? The run leaking machine who kills Pakistans strength of restricting opposition, does he really fit in our team formation. Hesson has to decide the records say he's blundered in ICC tourneys.

SSA
WasimJr.
Mirza
Faheem
Naseem

That's the pecking order so do we need Rauf in 15 ???, provided the later part of tourney pitches will turn massively.
 
Kianig89 said:
T20WC do we still need him ??? The run leaking machine who kills Pakistans strength of restricting opposition, does he really fit in our team formation. Hesson has to decide the records say he's blundered in ICC tourneys.

SSA
WasimJr.
Mirza
Faheem
Naseem

That's the pecking order so do we need Rauf in 15 ???, provided the later part of tourney pitches will turn massively.
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I would personally prefer Rauf over Naseem.
 
Kianig89 said:
T20WC do we still need him ??? The run leaking machine who kills Pakistans strength of restricting opposition, does he really fit in our team formation. Hesson has to decide the records say he's blundered in ICC tourneys.

SSA
WasimJr.
Mirza
Faheem
Naseem

That's the pecking order so do we need Rauf in 15 ???, provided the later part of tourney pitches will turn massively.
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Unfortunately it doesn’t look like he will be dropped.

We will lose yet another World Cup and important matches because of this guy!
 
I want Pak to look beyond him now, my least fav cricketer from Pak atm. **** 🤬
 
Hello, Pakistan has won a series without Rauf the Sprayer, so is that it has Hesson opened his eyes.

Pace pecking order
SSA
Mirza
WasimJr
Naseem
Rauf
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Only 4 out of 5 should be on board for WT20
 
We don't need Haris.... If he makes his way back into the team ahead of Salman mirza or wasim, I think it will be the biggest joke.
 
Salman mirza has taken his spot.. i don't see haris playing ahead of him and if he does, this will be the biggest injustice to a guy like salman or wasim.
 
Kianig89 said:
Hello, Pakistan has won a series without Rauf the Sprayer, so is that it has Hesson opened his eyes.

Pace pecking order
SSA
Mirza
WasimJr
Naseem
Rauf
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Only 4 out of 5 should be on board for WT20
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jamie smith fan said:
My pace attack for 2026 wc
Ssa
Wasim
Mirza
Faheem/Daniyal
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shamaan said:
My pace attack

Shaheen
Mirza
Wasim Jnr
Fahim
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I have been closely following Wasim Jnr for a couple of years. He is not a bowler you can trust in crunch situations against quality teams. He is like a bowling machine giving you those juicy balls to hit.
 
gazza619 said:
I have been closely following Wasim Jnr for a couple of years. He is not a bowler you can trust in crunch situations against quality teams. He is like a bowling machine giving you those juicy balls to hit.
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He only really struggled against England and West Indies.every player has teams they struggle against.Naseem Shah cant field even if his life saved upon it.Wasim can open the bowling and come in at first change.Rauf cant open the bowling.
 
shamaan said:
He only really struggled against England and West Indies.every player has teams they struggle against.Naseem Shah cant field even if his life saved upon it.Wasim can open the bowling and come in at first change.Rauf cant open the bowling.
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Fair point. The new bowling options are thin. It seems like management may also prefer Wasim Jnr. His fielding is a strong point and so is his tail end slogging. He is a hard working cricketer.

Having said all that I still have my doubts about him.
 
gazza619 said:
Fair point. The new bowling options are thin. It seems like management may also prefer Wasim Jnr. His fielding is a strong point and so is his tail end slogging. He is a hard working cricketer.

Having said all that I still have my doubts about him.
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He might not even make the playing xi anyways.Shaheen Mirza and most likely fahim.
 
Hesson has to be sensible , you play with your best resources, Rauf is an expensive bowler , Pakistan T20 methodology is not made for that considering after the influx of intent merchant still the PP RR is 7.3, so Rauf ain't gonna help in defending totals like 160ish , better choose a bowler who doesn't leaks run
 
gazza619 said:
I have been closely following Wasim Jnr for a couple of years. He is not a bowler you can trust in crunch situations against quality teams. He is like a bowling machine giving you those juicy balls to hit.
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I agree. Abbas Afridi and akif javed are both better options.

Abbas infact should be a lock in the team.
 
Haris Rauf can bowl constantly at 140+, has a smooth action, is injury free mostly and seems like a solid athlete: that’s his strength.

He does have good basics skills too like Yorker,short ball, slower ball, swing and seam.

That’s what makes him look like a great option to play in your x1.

At 140+ swing and seam for any batsmen the margin of error is minimum so he does give himself a chance to get wickets.

However he hasn’t played a lot of competitive domestic cricket. This is why he has 0 skills on how to read and set up a batsmen, can’t bowl 2 balls in the same spot, lacks patience and is confused on how to get out of a sticky situation.

If batsmen adjust and play him on merit, he is the easiest bowler to handle as most international cricketers including Bangladesh and Zimbabwe are not really bothered by 140+ pace anymore due to all modern techniques etc. 150+ express can bother anyone but don’t think Rauf qualifies in that category.

At this point, it’s foolish to expect him to play 2-3 local domestic seasons, his best bet is to play an English county season, learn some temparament and consistency.

If he keeps playing T20 and leagues, he might have an off day when he takes a couple of wickets or break the back of the side but most days he will be tonked around.

That’s my honest reading of Rauf.
 
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