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"I also want to represent Pakistan in Test cricket": Haris Rauf

zaidihusain said:
So the plan was to select Haris on a condition that he will bowl only 10-15 overs in a day. Why Wahab wanted to select a bowler with this special limitation, who can't bowl as per the need of team? Haris should focus only on T20 leagues, no international cricket for him anymore
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It's important to have a 5 man attack and one guy to come in and just bowl flat out for 3 4 over spells.
It's part of a top and well balanced attack.
Simon Jones and Mark Wood are 2 examples from England
 
Not sure this guy should even be playing ODI cricket. In his ODI career, against SENA , India and SL, he averages 31.2 at an eye-watering economy of 6.32.

And those wickets come at the death , so there is neither impact nor control.

Horrible bowler.
 
Haris is not ready for test cricket. Pace is pace yarr phenomenon is not good until you can bowl long spells with supreme accuracy in Australia.
 
Abdullah said:
It's important to have a 5 man attack and one guy to come in and just bowl flat out for 3 4 over spells.
It's part of a top and well balanced attack.
Simon Jones and Mark Wood are 2 examples from England
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What you said is correct but there is no sense in selecting a player who doesn't have grit & determination to play test cricket for his team.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
Not sure this guy should even be playing ODI cricket. In his ODI career, against SENA , India and SL, he averages 31.2 at an eye-watering economy of 6.32.

And those wickets come at the death , so there is neither impact nor control.

Horrible bowler.
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That's actually a good start for somebody in international cricket believe it or not.
Especially when they are still learning and transitioning from bowling only 4 overs.
When used right he has always been a handful.
Still room to improve of course but he always looks better when he came behind naseem and Shaheen, because when they bowled well, we could give him an attacking field. ( prime example this world cup was the 2 edges through slip of Williamson when we just couldn't afford to have a slip given the start)

He is averaging 1.8 wickets a game in ODI cricket and Wasim over his career averaged 1.4 ( and ball used to reverse in those days)

This guy definitely has talent for limited overs cricket
 
It’s not a big loss honestly Wasim Jr can do the same role they wants him to do with the upside that if he does well he could give 6 -8 years to the test side.
 
Haris Rauf is already a nobody when it comes to Test cricket, those who think he have rattled Australia in their backyard needs to wake up , this guy was unable to swing the ball under lights where there was massive swing. He is only suitable for t20s
 
Haris Rauf got driven through the line a lot in the world cup. But on a spicy test pitch those lengths are quite good.
 
Abdullah said:
That's actually a good start for somebody in international cricket believe it or not.
Especially when they are still learning and transitioning from bowling only 4 overs.
When used right he has always been a handful.
Still room to improve of course but he always looks better when he came behind naseem and Shaheen, because when they bowled well, we could give him an attacking field. ( prime example this world cup was the 2 edges through slip of Williamson when we just couldn't afford to have a slip given the start)

He is averaging 1.8 wickets a game in ODI cricket and Wasim over his career averaged 1.4 ( and ball used to reverse in those days)

This guy definitely has talent for limited overs cricket
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Nice sensible post
 
Abdullah said:
That's actually a good start for somebody in international cricket believe it or not.
Especially when they are still learning and transitioning from bowling only 4 overs.
When used right he has always been a handful.
Still room to improve of course but he always looks better when he came behind naseem and Shaheen, because when they bowled well, we could give him an attacking field. ( prime example this world cup was the 2 edges through slip of Williamson when we just couldn't afford to have a slip given the start)

He is averaging 1.8 wickets a game in ODI cricket and Wasim over his career averaged 1.4 ( and ball used to reverse in those days)

This guy definitely has talent for limited overs cricket
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It may be a good start to a learning curve for a 26 year old . Not for someone who is going to play his next ODI at the age of 31
 
Shahid Afridi talks about Haris Rauf's decision to pull out of the Australia Test Tour 2023-24 on a domestic television channel:

"If this test series were in Asia, I wouldn't take [Harif Rauf].... Secondly, Haris Rauf is missing an opportunity. Because those conditions are tough, against good teams on good pitches. Fast bowlers enjoy bowling there. It is not like you are supposed to play three matches. You could play one of three matches...and if you play one match, your practice session, you get training there. And from there directly, you have to go to New Zealand for T20, so conditions are different there. So he could adjust there. So I mean, you yourself refuse it, I mean this is not a good decision."
 
Nikhil_cric said:
It may be a good start to a learning curve for a 26 year old . Not for someone who is going to play his next ODI at the age of 31
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Agreed, but the next 50 over world tournament is less than 16 months away , so he has to be a part of that given the start
 
And when the time came to represent in Test cricket, this bhai sahab has raised his hands.
 
Haris should not represent Pakistan in the test until he works on his line and length in the domestic. How a bowler who cannot bowl 6 balls on the same line and length can be successful in tests?

Play a season of QEA and then assess yourself if you can make it or not.
 
Rauf is a terrible bowler and he is already in his 30s. Pakistan should move on from him in all formats forever.

Give his spot to Hasnain.
 
Mamoon said:
Rauf is a terrible bowler and he is already in his 30s. Pakistan should move on from him in all formats forever.

Give his spot to Hasnain.
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Hasnain is absolutely trash. With zero bowling intelligence.

Atleast Rauf can pick up a few cheap wickets at the death with his slower balls.
 
Rauf is not cut for red ball, he heck even a top bowler like Tait and Malinga were not compatible in Test cricket , then Rauf is an ant infront of them
 
An absolute waste of space in the Test and ODI team, and barely makes the cut for t20 at best
 
ahmadharis1 said:
An absolute waste of space in the Test and ODI team, and barely makes the cut for t20 at best
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He has never played in Tests yet, so it's too early to judge him without any chance being given to him.

Personally, I do believe he can do really well in Test cricket because pace is the key to success in this specific format.
 
Cricket Warrior said:
He has never played in Tests yet, so it's too early to judge him without any chance being given to him.

Personally, I do believe he can do really well in Test cricket because pace is the key to success in this specific format.
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He played one test against England and walked off injured after bowling 13 overs and getting smacked around. His first class numbers are also poor. He should be kept far away from the test team

Pace is not the key to success in test cricket, consistency is. It's why you see guys like Pat Cummins and Josh Hazelwood dominate test cricket, not by pure pace but by maintaining a consistent line and length at 135-140kph.
 
He refused to go to Australia with team Pakistan for the test series but he seems to be bowling find in the T20 cricket as he bowled a good spell today while playing for Islamabad against Hyderabad in National T20 Cup where he picked up 3 wickets for 29 runs in his 4 overs.
 
hassan918 said:
He refused to go to Australia with team Pakistan for the test series but he seems to be bowling find in the T20 cricket as he bowled a good spell today while playing for Islamabad against Hyderabad in National T20 Cup where he picked up 3 wickets for 29 runs in his 4 overs.
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Bowling in T20's is a miss and a hit. Batsmen are taking chances of every ball and most wickets taken are just gifts. Just mix up the pace and leave it to the batter.
 
I actually think Rauf can be good in tests. He bowls in the slot a lot which is why he is bad in ODIs where batters just hit him through the line. Bowling in the slot on test tracks is ideal because the ball deviates. His natural length would be really good in tests.
 
The pace he possesses makes him a better test bowler, but unfortunately, his fitness level is not up to the mark.
 
While talking to media Shaheen Afridi reacts to Haris Rauf's decision to opt out of Test Series

"Haris was not part of the last series as well in Tests. Haris is a strength for Pakistan cricket in white-ball cricket. He will continue to be a main bowler in white-ball cricket. His impact in white-ball cricket is very high. I think it (not playing Test series in Australia) is his opinion. I think every player has to have his own opinion. It's about the rights of the individual. I think there was a discussion with him before the tour. I think he feels he doesn't have a big impact in red-ball cricket."
 
Compromise I guess.

He's been given his NOC for some matches at the BBL.
 
During a chat with local media, PCB Chief Selector Wahab Riaz said about issuing a showcause notice to Haris Rauf for withdrawing from the Test side:

"Regarding the Showcause notice issued to him for breaching his central contract, I believe it's an ongoing process. This has happened in the past and continues to be a current issue. I don't think it's such big news for him; obviously, it's a breach of a central contract, and it's a matter between the Pakistan Cricket Board and the player."
 
Former Pakistani captain Shahid Afridi, speaking to the media at the MCG, discussed Haris Rauf, who pulled out to play in the three-match Test series against Australia:

"I think Haris [Rauf] should be part of this side instead rather than [ the BBL]."

"In these conditions, the kind of pace he has, he would have performed well and enjoyed himself on the kinds of pitches Australia prepared in Perth and here."
 
FearlessRoar said:
During a chat with local media, PCB Chief Selector Wahab Riaz said about issuing a showcause notice to Haris Rauf for withdrawing from the Test side:

"Regarding the Showcause notice issued to him for breaching his central contract, I believe it's an ongoing process. This has happened in the past and continues to be a current issue. I don't think it's such big news for him; obviously, it's a breach of a central contract, and it's a matter between the Pakistan Cricket Board and the player."
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Wahab riaz used to defend and support Amir and sit with him on national tv giving stupid statements against pcb.

How ironic it is that same thing happened when he took the pcb job.

Probably finally understood that players are jerks
 
He should not have a central contract. He decided not to play, which I have no problem with because fast bowling is precarious but you can't also be on a contract and not play.
 
He should stay away from red ball and focus on white ball. All express fast bowlers should stay away from red ball until PCB enhances its medical panel and provides assurance they will pay for and manage all injury rehabs.
 
“I would drop the Test format,” – Haris Rauf, when asked which version of cricket he would remove to ease the international calendar.
 
Ball Blazer said:
“I would drop the Test format,” – Haris Rauf, when asked which version of cricket he would remove to ease the international calendar.
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He went from "I want to play Test cricket" to "I would drop Test format". Interesting. :inti

Without Test, there is no cricket. Test is the heart of cricket.
 
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sweep_shot said:
He went from "I want to play Test cricket" to "I would drop Test format". Interesting. :inti

Without Test, there is no cricket. Test is the heart of cricket.
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reminded me of a couple of Pakistani players who retired from Tests to focus on shortest format
 
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