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I actually don't mind the celebration, shows some passion and aggression, seems like the aussies are loving it to, however if your going to celebrate like this then you need to keep it fresh and switch it up otherwise it becomes cringe. you also need to talk with the ball which is what rauf is doing at the moment.
 
Can't agree with you here.

His line and length was pretty good. Very accurate while still bowling at such a massive speed. He only made a little issue with the leg stump line in the last over, but even then the fielder overran the shot, causing a 4.
The line was alright in his first and third overs, albeit there were still a couple of instances where the ball was angled down leg and he was lucky to get away with it, but the second and fourth over of his spell where poor. Maxwell was visibility frustrated as well because of Haris not bowling to his fields. In the end those byes nearly cost the Stars the game.
 

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Watch the delivery bowled at 147.2kph and compare with others he bowled.

There is a slight change.

I may be wrong.

As I say, I wouldn't have expected anything else from you.

The guys been amongst the best in the BBL, has taken 10 wickets and you focus on 1 ball where you are making a ludicrous accusation.

Pathetic really.
 
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I believe that this is a stupid approach. You simply cannot expect that Rauf would get 6 and a hattrick. You are asking for too much.

I believe he had a great game, he took 3 wickets with extreme precision, including the wicket of the dangerman Callum Ferguson. He was also quick and hostile, but he did have some bad luck in his final over, such as the fielder overrunning the ball, resulting in a 4 and the fact that Hinchcliffe's throw was poor, causing 2 byes.

He has the capability to make it, but all he has to do is just calm down with the celebration; it was negatively received in Australia.

My brotha I was clearly being sarcastic replying to the OP of course I know you that is not possible every single day
 
I actually don't mind the celebration, shows some passion and aggression, seems like the aussies are loving it to, however if your going to celebrate like this then you need to keep it fresh and switch it up otherwise it becomes cringe. you also need to talk with the ball which is what rauf is doing at the moment.

He's been told to stop that celebration in future.
 
The line was alright in his first and third overs, albeit there were still a couple of instances where the ball was angled down leg and he was lucky to get away with it, but the second and fourth over of his spell where poor. Maxwell was visibility frustrated as well because of Haris not bowling to his fields. In the end those byes nearly cost the Stars the game.

I wouldn't say it was the byes that nearly cost the Stars, it was their clueless batting. Some of the shots they played were extremely reckless, but that ball by Sams to Dunk was top notch.

I'd say that Rauf's 2nd over was decent, a little bit iffy but he had a plumb LBW rejected, which was a terrible shame as Ross would have been out earlier.

His 4th over was just bad luck. The first 4 was a result of inswing, which had pushed the ball near leg stump while the second 4 was a result of poor fielding by Steyn, who overran the chance. 2 byes were also given up as a result from a poor throw from Hinchcliffe.

But overall, this was a great game for Rauf, outstanding figures for a person who has entered the game not so long ago, and he will certainly learn from it.
 
The line was alright in his first and third overs, albeit there were still a couple of instances where the ball was angled down leg and he was lucky to get away with it, but the second and fourth over of his spell where poor. Maxwell was visibility frustrated as well because of Haris not bowling to his fields. In the end those byes nearly cost the Stars the game.

Their pathetic display with the bat would have cost them the game not his bowling.
 
The Melbourne Stars has today named a 13-player squad for the Derby against the Melbourne Renegades at the MCG on Saturday evening.

Hilton Cartwright and Sandeep Lamichhane both return to the squad after sitting out recent matches through injury. The duo replace Jono Merlo and Haris Rauf in the squad.

The Stars are currently top of the BBL table following their win over the Sydney Thunder on Thursday.

Melbourne Stars 13-player squad v Renegades

Glenn Maxwell (c)
Hilton Cartwright
Nathan Coulter-Nile
Ben Dunk
Pete Handscomb
Clint Hinchliffe
Sandeep Lamichhane
Nick Larkin
Nic Maddinson
Dale Steyn
Marcus Stoinis
Daniel Worrall
Adam Zampa

https://www.melbournestars.com.au/news/squad-derby/2020-01-03
 
Dale Styen will be never dropped due to his stature and rightly so.
 
The celebration is unnecessary but the hoopla is unjust also; bunch of crybabies.

Rauf should be in the T20 squad.
 
Wow, getting dropped after those kind of performances! Don’t know what I would have done in the same situation. I guess you cannot drop Dale Steyn which was the only option. Anyway, I guess after these kind of performances, someone in BBL will pick him up next season?

Does anyone know why he hasn’t played more first class and List A cricket in Pakistan???

I think Harris has booked his place for T20 world cup now. Will definitely play against Bangla at the very least. Our T20 bowling line up options:

1. Shaheen
2. Rauf
3. Amir / Wahab / Shinwari

Hope they do not pick Musa and Hasnain ahead of these four
 
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He’s very very good yes I like him as well. But first bowler on the sheet with zero international experience that’s too early to say. Reason being the Aussie batsman in the big bash league of are really poor quality and I’ve watched the big bash for very long. Most of these guys are just show offs and wannabe cris lynns but they all are very below average players except for a handful. So internationally it’s a total different ball game so I would Play him in a t20 series before making him play the World Cup.

For that reason do you think batsman in Pakistan National T20 and PSL are better than those in BBL?

Guy is a serious talent. He bowls accurate yorkers close to 150kph. Has a good slower one as well
 
Rauf is a must for T20WC - the real decision needed is when to consider him for longer formats. Wishing him good fitness and no back stress 👍
 

Seen a lot of feedback on twitter from aussies, not sure about the celebration, over the top, family friendly competition etc.. management probably had a word and was probably taken out of the squad to kill the hype around this.
 
Take out the celebration...but its ok for drunk Aussie yobs to shout abuse in the crowd during all forms of Australian cricket....family friendly...

Anyway, back to the cricket, Rauf is very good and his pace is enough for him to be part of Pakistans T20 set up.

The fast bowling unit should be Shaheen, Hasnain, Amir (if fit), Shinwari and Rauf. Hasan Ali and Naseem Shah could be in based on future form and fitness. Id love Ali to be a first choice pace bowler for Pak again but let us see how he returns from injuries and what his form is like.

Add to that spin options of Shadab, Gohar, Umer Khan, Imad Wasim, Nawaz...it could be a very strong unit with the correct selection in place.
 
Melbourne Stars coaching staff had to tell Haris Rauf to stop bowling in the nets during the lead-in to his unlikely debut and they look set to do the same for the KFC BBL final rematch on Saturday.

Rauf is the houseguest who never left, yet the Stars have extended their welcome for the rest of the season as he grabbed 3-25 to fire the Melbourne Stars to the top of the BBL standings heading into their showdown with bitter rivals Melbourne Renegades at the MCG.

Plucked out of Hobart club cricket, the former salesman and IT student from Rawalpindi with just one Pakistan Super League (PSL) season under his belt is the competition's third leading wicket taker with 10 scalps at the alarming average of 7.10.

That's despite playing just three games, two as a fill-in for his idol Dale Steyn and the other on Thursday in Sydney's west for the injured Sandeep Lamichhane, of a possible five.

The weekend's derby will be Steyn's final game for the season with young English quick Pat Brown already secured as his replacement and while Lamichhane missed the Thunder clash with a thigh strain, he is expected to return on Saturday and be available for the remainder of the summer.

But Brown's selection for England's ODI and T20 squads to face South Africa means he will miss the BBL finals, paving the way for Rauf to return should the Stars make the top five as excepted.

The Stars' final regular-season game is on January 25, with the BBL finals beginning January 30. BBL clubs are permitted to play only two international players per game but can have up to six on their roster during the season.

"I never even knew Haris was here until I got here," Steyn told cricket.com.au.

"I didn't know much about him and watched him bowl in the nets before the first game he played and he scared everybody.

"He was bouncing guys and eventually they had to go to him and say, 'look, you've got to stop bowling now. We've got a game tomorrow. You can't injure any of these guys.'"

Rauf went on to return tidy figures of 2-20 off four overs in his debut against the Brisbane Heat, before devastating the Hobart Hurricanes with a five-wicket haul and donating the match ball to a security guard he met before the game.

It comes after he only won a spot on PSL side Lahore Qalandars' list after impressing at an open trial where he caught the eye by bowling at speeds approaching 150kph.

Nick Larkin, player-of-the-match for his breakthrough 45-ball 65 on a slow Showgrounds pitch against the Thunder, admitted: "Not too many guys like facing him.

"He's pretty sharp and he doesn't mind sending them in around your thigh and your ribs.

"He's a passionate guy … he's excited when he's taking wickets and I think he's really grateful to be playing in the BBL."

Perhaps the most exciting element for the Stars is that Rauf still has improvements to make, with Steyn explaining Rauf's inexperience has meant he requires increased guidance on occasion.

Maxwell was visibly frustrated at times during Rauf's spell on Thursday as the Thunder scrapped to a competitive total, taking him aside for an animated chat after his initial two-over burst.

They were later exchanging hugs and grins after he clean bowled Daniel Sams and top-scorer Alex Ross (the latter with a delivery that clocked at 147kph) in the space of three deliveries.

The pair had another discussion as players left the field after the 26-year-old quick conceded 10 runs from the final over of the innings.

"He hasn't played a lot of cricket at this level," said Steyn. "It's important for him to have somebody that's there – I'm sure he's never played against a lot of these players.

"It's important for him to stand there and talk to him, and explain, 'this guy might lap (sweep), or this guy might give himself some room.'

"At the same time, Haris needs to execute the skills that he's good at. I think he did that nicely today.

"Bowling the 20th over is always tough, teams want to finish with some quick runs. It was another learning curve for him, but I thought he bowled beautifully."

Added Larkin: "Maxi's pretty clear with his plans and communicates quite extensively with the bowlers throughout.

"It's not uncommon to see him go up and say, 'hey, what happened there? That wasn't part of a plan,' or 'excellent, that's great – do you want to change the field?'

"He's taken 10 wickets in three games, so he's performing like a seasoned pro."

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/har...l09-big-bash-import-overseas-steyn/2020-01-03
 
The thing I like most for Australia is that they are the only board who didn’t compromise International cricket for BBL - players are released from the circus for playing Australia, which might devalues BBL, but it’s an opportunity as well for younger players/T20 specialists. Rauf is bowling well here, but drawing conclusion based on BBL might be misleading g here.
 
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The thing I like most for Australia is that they are the only board who didn’t compromise International cricket for BBL - players are released from the circus for playing Australia, which might devalues BBL, but it’s an opportunity as well for younger players/T20 specialists. Rauf is bowling well here, but drawing conclusion based on BBL might be misleading g here.

Bro, there are still some fantastic players here such as Hales, Khawaja, Short, Ferguson, Lynn etc.

Rauf's bowling has changed when you compare it with the PSL. He bowls with a lot more variety, such as the slower ball, and sticks to a fuller length to generate more swing rather than his shorter bowling in the PSL.

It's not down to the 'devalued talent', but his success is coming from his development as a player.
 
Bro, there are still some fantastic players here such as Hales, Khawaja, Short, Ferguson, Lynn etc.

Rauf's bowling has changed when you compare it with the PSL. He bowls with a lot more variety, such as the slower ball, and sticks to a fuller length to generate more swing rather than his shorter bowling in the PSL.

It's not down to the 'devalued talent', but his success is coming from his development as a player.

That’s very good for PCT, which needs right arm version of Wahab. There are too many left and the leggi also takes ball away from right-handers. Rauf needs to improve his fielding as well.
 
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Haris Rauf - an old fashioned cricketer? no tape measure for him :D
 
Everything is pulling him away from the bbl playing 11, but then lamichanne is rested for one game and he's back, then gone again but his replacement is selected for england, fantastic luck
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dale Steyn is set to return to international cricket, confirming he’s part of South Africa’s limited-overs plans for their upcoming series against England. He has also stated that he is planning to play in this year's T20 World Cup <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SAvENG?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SAvENG</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1213209109916467201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 3, 2020</a></blockquote>
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So this could mean that Rauf gets more chances in BBL
 
Why was this guy not in the test squad to Aus?

He has a good bouncer and Smith doesnt seem to like one.
 
According to a comment, Rauf can only play when either Steyn or Lamichane is injured. They cannot rest any of those to play Rauf. He is injury replacement.
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dale Steyn is set to return to international cricket, confirming he’s part of South Africa’s limited-overs plans for their upcoming series against England. He has also stated that he is planning to play in this year's T20 World Cup <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SAvENG?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SAvENG</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1213209109916467201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 3, 2020</a></blockquote>
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So this could mean that Rauf gets more chances in BBL

No, Steyn's replacement is the England bowler Pat Brown. He was signed before Rauf was called up.

Rauf is only an injury-replacement player. That means that according to the rules, he can only play when one of the already signed international players are injured.

Pat Brown might get called up for England when their T20 series starts against South Africa. So Haris might get game time then.
 
No, Steyn's replacement is the England bowler Pat Brown. He was signed before Rauf was called up.

Rauf is only an injury-replacement player. That means that according to the rules, he can only play when one of the already signed international players are injured.

Pat Brown might get called up for England when their T20 series starts against South Africa. So Haris might get game time then.

Brown is in England's ODI and T20I squads for South Africa.
 
The sign-off: It's been a pleasure, Dale Steyn.

The South African veteran was terrific in the final match of his six-game stint for the Stars, picking up 2-16 (and effecting probably the easiest run out of his career), proving a handful both with the new ball and at the death.

Steyn hopes to return to Australia next summer for South Africa's T20 World Cup campaign as he gets ready to make his return to international cricket next month. English quick Pat Brown, and potentially Haris Rauf who has played three games this season, will fill the void for the Stars.


https://www.cricket.com.au/news/mat...tream-kayo-scores-video-highlights/2020-01-04
 
The thing I like most for Australia is that they are the only board who didn’t compromise International cricket for BBL - players are released from the circus for playing Australia, which might devalues BBL, but it’s an opportunity as well for younger players/T20 specialists. Rauf is bowling well here, but drawing conclusion based on BBL might be misleading g here.

Why? The T20 World Cup is in Australia and the BBL has probably the second highest quality of cricket among all the T20 leagues. It's a pretty good place to judge him for T20 selection.
 
The sign-off: It's been a pleasure, Dale Steyn.

The South African veteran was terrific in the final match of his six-game stint for the Stars, picking up 2-16 (and effecting probably the easiest run out of his career), proving a handful both with the new ball and at the death.

Steyn hopes to return to Australia next summer for South Africa's T20 World Cup campaign as he gets ready to make his return to international cricket next month. English quick Pat Brown, and potentially Haris Rauf who has played three games this season, will fill the void for the Stars.


https://www.cricket.com.au/news/mat...tream-kayo-scores-video-highlights/2020-01-04

That's it? Pretty short stint and I don't think he even played half the games. Also, if Stars know what's good for them they will play Rauf over Pat Brown every game from here on out.
 
That's it? Pretty short stint and I don't think he even played half the games. Also, if Stars know what's good for them they will play Rauf over Pat Brown every game from here on out.

They cannot play Rauf over Brown as it is against the rules and regulations of the BBL.
 
Guys - we are now veering off the topic.

The thread is ONLY about Rauf.

Other discussions go elsewhere
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's an absolute honour and great pleasure for me to spent some quality time both in and off the field with the world class pacer <a href="https://twitter.com/DaleSteyn62?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DaleSteyn62</a><br>A brilliant soul with true spirit of sportsmanship. Learned alot from him and capitalized it in the ground. <br>Huge Respect for Legend! <a href="https://t.co/dsu41TxWQf">pic.twitter.com/dsu41TxWQf</a></p>— Haris Rauf (@HarisRauf14) <a href="https://twitter.com/HarisRauf14/status/1213810077330657282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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England seamer Pat Brown has been ruled out of the white-ball leg of the South Africa tour with a low back stress fracture.

The 21-year-old Worcestershire quick developed a recurrence of low back symptoms whilst in Australia preparing to play for the Melbourne Stars in the Australian Big Bash. A scan has revealed a partial stress fracture.

He has been withdrawn from all cricket for the rest of the winter and will return to the UK to start his rehabilitation programme with the Worcestershire medical team.

England will announce a replacement for the three-match ODI series and for the three IT20s against South Africa in due course.
 
Also, I think Waqar Younis's comments suggest that he could be in the T20 side sooner rather than later. Barring injuries he should do well in the PSL aswell which should be enough to guarantee him a place for the T20 WC.
 
OT but its a real shame that PCB did not allow Shinwari and Faheem to play in the BBL. Would have done them a world of good. I'm all for #DomesticCricketKoIzzatDo but when opportunities like these come you have to allow your players to play. Couple of years ago, Fakhar Zaman was not allowed to play a full-season for Somerset because of domestic and even Haris Rauf managed to get picked by sheer luck.
 
The next T20 WC, is it in Aus? Haris Rauf is a must!
 
OT but its a real shame that PCB did not allow Shinwari and Faheem to play in the BBL. Would have done them a world of good. I'm all for #DomesticCricketKoIzzatDo but when opportunities like these come you have to allow your players to play. Couple of years ago, Fakhar Zaman was not allowed to play a full-season for Somerset because of domestic and even Haris Rauf managed to get picked by sheer luck.

I think Shinwari may have done ok, but not so sure about Faheem Ashraf.
 
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Also, I think Waqar Younis's comments suggest that he could be in the T20 side sooner rather than later. Barring injuries he should do well in the PSL aswell which should be enough to guarantee him a place for the T20 WC.

You will always see Waqar reacting to information that is obvious to everyone. What value does he bring as a coach if he cannot identify talent when no one is looking? So disappointing so see PCB still hanging on him because of his stature.
 
You will always see Waqar reacting to information that is obvious to everyone. What value does he bring as a coach if he cannot identify talent when no one is looking? So disappointing so see PCB still hanging on him because of his stature.

Well he is one of the greatest fast-bowlers to have ever played the game so I would say his opinion matters much more than yours aswell as that of most others. PCB are not "hanging on him", he's doing a job he's very much qualified for and I can't think of any young fast-bowler who would not want Waqar Younis as their coach.
 
I think Shinwari may have done ok, but not so sure about Faheem Ashraf.

That's beside the point. The experience would have done him a world of good. And I doubt he would have done any worse than Melbourne Renegades are doing right now.
 
Haris Rauf will play all the remainder of the games now since pat brown is officially ruled out blessing in disguise for rauf. Or blessing in disguise for stars
 
This is great news. How many games could he play?

As many as he would like I’m assuming the whole season since he has no national duties unless if the Bangladesh tour happens and he gets called up for the t20s which is highly unlikely. Plus PSL is happening after BBL ends so he should be able to play the rest of the season god forbid if he doesn’t get injured.
 
Alex Hales beaten by pace ball no. 0.2 150.5 kph thats some serious speed :D
 
151.3 kph Haris is generating some serious pace,commies resembling Haris with Bhumra again :D
 
Bowled really well. A Hat trick as well. Great final over.

But what with this new celebration.
 
Omg literally said how amazing would it be if he gets a hattrick right before he started his last over. Cheetah!!
 
Bowled really well. A Hat trick as well. Great final over.

But what with this new celebration.

He’s been banned from doing that slit throat celebration lol poor guy they making him soft anyways maza aya joshila saab you saw that josh btw he bowled 152.5 kph one delivery
 
Ahh, what a beautiful over to watch, almost didnt tune it for that last one, this guy bowls with great passion. Somehow maintains an economy of less than six and 3 wickets.
 
He's a complete package. Not only pace, but also intelligent with good slower balls and bouncers.
 
Congratulations to Misbah for selecting Musa Khan to tour Australia instead of Haris Rauf.
 
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Congratulations to Misbah for selecting Musa Khan to tour Australia instead of Haris Rauf.
Pakistan can have a good chance at winning in Australia. But I don't think Misbah will select that team.
 
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Is this guy playing stick cricket? Unreal, and puts more shame to Pakistan think tank and selectors. I mean why does he need to play well in Big Bash before he gets a look at for Pakistan. Been shouting out for a while that he should be given a chance in ODIs/T20s.
 
Congratulations to Misbah for selecting Musa Khan to tour Australia instead of Haris Rauf.

Every wicket taken by Haris here is a slap on misbah for seleting musa khan instead of Haris
 
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