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[PICTURES/VIDEOS] Mohammad Haris - Aggressive wicket-keeper batter

Rana said:
This kind of mindset is the problem

Why don’t you advocate for Imam Ul Haq who has been consistent with his 130 strike rate as an opener?
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Yup! We don’t need 60/70s. We need 35 from 15 balls, which Haris is ready to do. They are going to destroy this guys talent.
 
TeymurBlake said:
He needs to keep performing.

His time is coming in white ball cricket.
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He's only 23 and still has a lot of cricket left in him.

I don't get why people don't understand how cricketers develop. How are they supposed to get experience at the highest level if they don't play?

Eg. Someone like Harris might struggle in Aussie conditions now, but give him a few tours, and he'll get used to it. By the time he's 28 or 29, he'll be solid in those conditions.

But the same people want to push for for rizwan and babar who in 7 years after playing in various conditions have not gained anything only regressed.

You can't develop players by giving them 2 3 games here and their and dropping them neec to give players a good run of games to develop them

But then again the whole team is based around babar and rizwan the reason we don't want to develop players.
 
We can pair haris with Saim Ayub in T20 cricket that left right combination will help Pakistan and both are attacking players which we needed badly these days.
 
emranabbas said:
He's only 23 and still has a lot of cricket left in him.

I don't get why people don't understand how cricketers develop. How are they supposed to get experience at the highest level if they don't play?

Eg. Someone like Harris might struggle in Aussie conditions now, but give him a few tours, and he'll get used to it. By the time he's 28 or 29, he'll be solid in those conditions.

But the same people want to push for for rizwan and babar who in 7 years after playing in various conditions have not gained anything only regressed.

You can't develop players by giving them 2 3 games here and their and dropping them neec to give players a good run of games to develop them

But then again the whole team is based around babar and rizwan the reason we don't want to develop players.
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And actually Haris was quite comfortable in those conditions. Aligned on the point of giving players chances but there is a balance. It’s like picking fruit from
The tree.
Players should also not debut too early either and 20-22 is TOO early for 95% of the players because international pressure is too much, and in Pakistani context, you are very quickly thrown and discarded.
Debuting players at 28 is not “too late” and many players have debuted after that and went on to have wonderful careers. SKY debuted around that age. There’s many more examples.
This looks different for different players depending on team needs and individual skills and development.
We also do not need “20 saal khelaiga” and start developing players from scratch in the team. International is place to perform. You should get 10-15 games but you need to get going asap. We just need 5-7 years peak of players and keep rotating.
 
Haris has to prove himself that he can be consistent and at least he is trying to look consistent and also he can be an international material. Cannot afford another Farhan or Usman.
 
BouncerGuy said:
Haris has to prove himself that he can be consistent and at least he is trying to look consistent and also he can be an international material. Cannot afford another Farhan or Usman.
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What kind of consistency do you want? It’s T20 not Test cricket
 
Mohammad Haris scored a brilliant fifty to steer the Stallions to a successful chase against the Dolphins in the PCB Champions T20 Cup 2024, leading the side directly to the final of the tournament.

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FearlessRoar said:
Mohammad Haris scored a brilliant fifty to steer the Stallions to a successful chase against the Dolphins in the PCB Champions T20 Cup 2024, leading the side directly to the final of the tournament.

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The best T20 opener in the country obsessed with averages/consistency.
 
should be there with saim, bobsy for all his faults supported saim a fair bit, in pak and zalmi, doubt rizlu would ever show similar support for haris. hes very inconsistent but a potential match winner.
 
I blame wahab for not selecting him for the world cup and instead going with azam khan. Something like that can only happen in pakistan 🫠
 
ElRaja said:
should be there with saim, bobsy for all his faults supported saim a fair bit, in pak and zalmi, doubt rizlu would ever show similar support for haris. hes very inconsistent but a potential match winner.
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When players are selected and developed, the ultimate goal is for them to deliver in clutch moments during ICC World Cups. Here we have a player who has already proven himself on that stage but finds himself sidelined due to politics and the logjam in Pakistan’s T20I top order.

Babar opened for Zalmi, pushing Haris down to one-drop, and later excluded Haris from the XI to preserve Rizwan’s position as both T20 opener and wicketkeeper.
 
Farabi said:
When players are selected and developed, the ultimate goal is for them to deliver in clutch moments during ICC World Cups. Here we have a player who has already proven himself on that stage but finds himself sidelined due to politics and the logjam in Pakistan’s T20I top order.

Babar opened for Zalmi, pushing Haris down to one-drop, and later excluded Haris from the XI to preserve Rizwan’s position as both T20 opener and wicketkeeper.
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Haris shouldn't have been dropped in first place but let's not ignore his performance were quite average for PZ hence he was dropped.

Now coming to this post. Let me clarify I have no problem him opening. But let's get to the facts. Haris for a start has always been a middle order bat from his age group cricket. Haris first came to light when he scored 70 odd opening for KPK in a domestic tournament. He was given chances in middle order and failed in that same tournament. When KPK had qualified for the next round Rizwan rested himself and opened the innings with Haris where he scored 70 odd. I probably believe Rizwan is selfish but these are facts. He gave Haris opportunities when he wasn't getting any.

A lot of posters pick on Babar and Rizwan for the lack of development of Harris and justifiably too at times but ignore the fact that he was picked by KK in Psl without getting a game and later released. If I am not mistaken the captain was imad. We don't hear anything about that.

Now on the topic of him opening. He himself while being a captain of Pakistan Shaheen has batted mainly at 3. Now in this domestic tournament he is also batting at 3 while being the captain. Once again I have no problem of him opening with saim in t20s, but to say Babar and Rizwan didn't give him opportunities is wrong as they both played and gave him in opportunities in Psl and KPK.
 
khyberlion said:
Haris shouldn't have been dropped in first place but let's not ignore his performance were quite average for PZ hence he was dropped.

Now coming to this post. Let me clarify I have no problem him opening. But let's get to the facts. Haris for a start has always been a middle order bat from his age group cricket. Haris first came to light when he scored 70 odd opening for KPK in a domestic tournament. He was given chances in middle order and failed in that same tournament. When KPK had qualified for the next round Rizwan rested himself and opened the innings with Haris where he scored 70 odd. I probably believe Rizwan is selfish but these are facts. He gave Haris opportunities when he wasn't getting any.

A lot of posters pick on Babar and Rizwan for the lack of development of Harris and justifiably too at times but ignore the fact that he was picked by KK in Psl without getting a game and later released. If I am not mistaken the captain was imad. We don't hear anything about that.

Now on the topic of him opening. He himself while being a captain of Pakistan Shaheen has batted mainly at 3. Now in this domestic tournament he is also batting at 3 while being the captain. Once again I have no problem of him opening with saim in t20s, but to say Babar and Rizwan didn't give him opportunities is wrong as they both played and gave him in opportunities in Psl and KPK.
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Anyone who actually gets where T20 cricket is headed knows that Mohd Haris is the only T20 opener in Pakistan who fits the modern requirements.

It doesn’t matter where Haris batted in age group cricket (KG was a spinner back then, and Rizbabar weren’t T20 openers either in age group). The fact is, Haris’ ability to dominate high pace and his relative struggles against spin make him the ideal opener. His 170+ strike rate in PSL 7 and 8 proves that. And let’s not forget, the only time he struggled was in the last PSL, when Babar and Saim were in form, forcing him to bat one down outside Powerplay and face more spin.

Even Babar admitted Haris isn’t being picked because the top order is clogged. But honestly, should Rizbabar still be opening ahead of guys like Saim, Haris, or Fakhar? Seems like it’s time to rethink the hierarchy.
Obviously Haris is moving to 1 down, 2 down to get an opportunity to play for Pakistan because Rizbabar ain’t moving
 
Farabi said:
Anyone who actually gets where T20 cricket is headed knows that Mohd Haris is the only T20 opener in Pakistan who fits the modern requirements.

It doesn’t matter where Haris batted in age group cricket (KG was a spinner back then, and Rizbabar weren’t T20 openers either in age group). The fact is, Haris’ ability to dominate high pace and his relative struggles against spin make him the ideal opener. His 170+ strike rate in PSL 7 and 8 proves that. And let’s not forget, the only time he struggled was in the last PSL, when Babar and Saim were in form, forcing him to bat one down outside Powerplay and face more spin.

Even Babar admitted Haris isn’t being picked because the top order is clogged. But honestly, should Rizbabar still be opening ahead of guys like Saim, Haris, or Fakhar? Seems like it’s time to rethink the hierarchy.
Obviously Haris is moving to 1 down, 2 down to get an opportunity to play for Pakistan because Rizbabar ain’t moving
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Both Saim and Haris should be the openers in t20s. I am just pointing out the facts which people seem to ignore and no KG was never a spinner he was always a batsmen who could bowl. He was always a middle order bat since his age group not a spinner.

I am of the belief rizwan should be dropped from t20s and if Babar does play he should be at 3 or 4 not opening.
 
khyberlion said:
Both Saim and Haris should be the openers in t20s. I am just pointing out the facts which people seem to ignore and no KG was never a spinner he was always a batsmen who could bowl. He was always a middle order bat since his age group not a spinner.

I am of the belief rizwan should be dropped from t20s and if Babar does play he should be at 3 or 4 not opening.
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Yup! I am aligned on that. I could be wrong but I heard that KG started his age group cricket as a left arm spinner and then became a proper batter down the road.
 
Farabi said:
Yup! I am aligned on that. I could be wrong but I heard that KG started his age group cricket as a left arm spinner and then became a proper batter down the road.
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He use to bowl a lot more but was always a batsmen. He's played in top 5 thought out his age group. He first caught eye when he scored a 100 for Pakistan u19 against England u19 off 37 balls.
 
khyberlion said:
He use to bowl a lot more but was always a batsmen. He's played in top 5 thought out his age group. He first caught eye when he scored a 100 for Pakistan u19 against England u19 off 37 balls.
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I see. Do you think he can replicate this type of innings again.
 
Looks like he’s trying to reinvent himself as a more mature batsman

I don’t like natural flair players restraining himself, but this is Pakistan cricket. They want natural, free flow players to go through this process of castrating the aggression, otherwise a coward who plays for himself is always waiting to be preferred.
 
Rana said:
Looks like he’s trying to reinvent himself as a more mature batsman

I don’t like natural flair players restraining himself, but this is Pakistan cricket. They want natural, free flow players to go through this process of castrating the aggression, otherwise a coward who plays for himself is always waiting to be preferred.
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Lol, exactly!

There was nothing wrong with his game to begin with, but the Pakistani "experts" couldn’t resist telling him to "take his time" and "get set."

Now he’s been shifted to No. 3, likely to secure his Zalmi role where he struggled in PSL 9 because Babar/Zalmi decided the best hitter of pace in Pakistan should bat mostly outside the Powerplay.

Probably also a move to angle for a spot in the national team, where the opening slots are “reserved for two of the greatest openers in world history.” And yet, he’s still striking at 150+ out of position and facing spin.

What a waste!
 
Rana said:
Looks like he’s trying to reinvent himself as a more mature batsman

I don’t like natural flair players restraining himself, but this is Pakistan cricket. They want natural, free flow players to go through this process of castrating the aggression, otherwise a coward who plays for himself is always waiting to be preferred.
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Depends, Haris is still aggressive.

Saim ayub also takes some time in odi and plays according to the situation.

In t20 it's about sr. In odi and tests it's always about playing according to the situation.

The problem with Babar and Rizwan is that they don't do that. They accumulate but often the rr drops under them and 99% of the time in order to win, Someone like asif, Kamran Ghulam, Fakhar Zaman or someone else has to play a 200SR blinder innings which obviously cannot be replicated every game.
 
This is true that haris should have been preferred instead of Azam khan for that world cup but since then, haris's form has taken a nose dive.

Haris has scored some runs in the last 2-3 games but before that, he was all-over the place with shaheens as well. I really hope that he looks good so that we can get rid of Usman hack and Haseebullah hack.
 
BouncerGuy said:
This is true that haris should have been preferred instead of Azam khan for that world cup but since then, haris's form has taken a nose dive.

Haris has scored some runs in the last 2-3 games but before that, he was all-over the place with shaheens as well. I really hope that he looks good so that we can get rid of Usman hack and Haseebullah hack.
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Specifically in T20s, that’s not true. He had a very strong National T20 tournament 2023 where he scored at 158 strike rate. It’s PSL 9 where he failed and it’s when he was pushed down to bat at 1 down, which is not this guy’s strength.
In the ongoing T20 tournament, he’s in top 6-7 run scorers with one of the best strike rates (153).
 
Farabi said:
Specifically in T20s, that’s not true. He had a very strong National T20 tournament 2023 where he scored at 158 strike rate. It’s PSL 9 where he failed and it’s when he was pushed down to bat at 1 down, which is not this guy’s strength.
In the ongoing T20 tournament, he’s in top 6-7 run scorers with one of the best strike rates (153).
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I mentioned his shaheens run as well. he was pathetic there as well.
 
BouncerGuy said:
I mentioned his shaheens run as well. he was pathetic there as well.
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Feels like his career’s in reverse, lol. Players are groomed to win World Cup games—that’s the dream. Haris started by delivering clutch performances at the WC, wrongly dropped, dominated PSL 2023 with a 170+ strike rate, shone in Domestic T20, and now he’s being asked to prove he belongs. Well, he’s already flexed at 2022 World Cup where most batters failed. It makes no sense.
 
Farabi said:
Feels like his career’s in reverse, lol. Players are groomed to win World Cup games—that’s the dream. Haris started by delivering clutch performances at the WC, wrongly dropped, dominated PSL 2023 with a 170+ strike rate, shone in Domestic T20, and now he’s being asked to prove he belongs. Well, he’s already flexed at 2022 World Cup where most batters failed. It makes no sense.
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I hope he comes good because he is someone who we call a modern day better but he is not just there atm
 
BouncerGuy said:
I hope he comes good because he is someone who we call a modern day better but he is not just there atm
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He has always been ready. We need to change our expectation/definition. If he can average 20 with strike rate of 170, then that’s a MASSIVE win as far as an opener is concerned. We don’t need 70 off 55 balls. We need brisk cameos at the top.
 
Under Shoaib Malik's mentorship, not only has his game improved, but he has also emerged as a strong leader, guiding his team to lift the trophy in the inaugural PCB Champions T20 Cup 2024.

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FearlessRoar said:
Under Shoaib Malik's mentorship, not only has his game improved, but he has also emerged as a strong leader, guiding his team to lift the trophy in the inaugural PCB Champions T20 Cup 2024.

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He was the rightful leader of Pakistan. Kirsten wasn’t stupid to want to invest in him as his captain

The PCB and their touts can try their best to brush this under the carpet! I will never allow this to be forgotten! You know that well!
 
Peshawar Zalmi get your act together and appoint him as your captain, or release him so that he can lead Karachi Kings!
 
Rana said:
Peshawar Zalmi get your act together and appoint him as your captain, or release him so that he can lead Karachi Kings!
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I can see the desperation to find Riz’s replacement.

Captaincy doesn’t matter. How about Haris puts his own together for himself and takes ownership for his own success or failure. That would be pretty awesome.
 
gazza619 said:
I can see the desperation to find Riz’s replacement.

Captaincy doesn’t matter. How about Haris puts his own together for himself and takes ownership for his own success or failure
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Erm, what else is he supposed to do after becoming the keeper+Batsman of this tournament???
 
Superb captaincy by Harris throughout

Absolutely mauled Markhors in the final. They charged after them in the powerplay, got a firm grip of the game and were rewarded with a daunting total of 199!

The 3rd over to Jahandad with Fakhar Zaman looking to cut loose clinched the tournament!

His application of spinners and making Iftikhar look clueless against them also testimony to his good, thinking brain!
 
Rana said:
Erm, what else is he supposed to do after becoming the keeper+Batsman of this tournament???
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These posters like @gazza619 are way too obsessed with stat padders in T20s, oops I meant averages and consistency. Haris scored at 153 strike rate and still averaged 35. Has actually delivered in clutch games. What else is the lad supposed to do.
 
Rana said:
Superb captaincy by Harris throughout

Absolutely mauled Markhors in the final. They charged after them in the powerplay, got a firm grip of the game and were rewarded with a daunting total of 199!

The 3rd over to Jahandad with Fakhar Zaman looking to cut loose clinched the tournament!

His application of spinners and making Iftikhar look clueless against them also testimony to his good, thinking brain!
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The greatest act of leadership and selflessness was his decision to sacrifice his opening position and bat at one-down, despite being arguably the best T20 opener in the country, if not all of Asia. That move paid off today with Yasir Khan scoring a century. What’s most impressive is that he took on the harder role and excelled. He should be made Pakistan’s T20 captain without delay.
 
Rana said:
He was the rightful leader of Pakistan. Kirsten wasn’t stupid to want to invest in him as his captain

The PCB and their touts can try their best to brush this under the carpet! I will never allow this to be forgotten! You know that well!
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Kirsten didn’t anticipate anything extraordinary. It’s pretty obvious that Haris should be leading Pakistan in T20Is. He’s an automatic choice. And he has been groomed for leadership in A teams and domestics.
Strangely he’s kept miles away from national team, wonder why…
 
Farabi said:
The greatest act of leadership and selflessness was his decision to sacrifice his opening position and bat at one-down, despite being arguably the best T20 opener in the country, if not all of Asia. That move paid off today with Yasir Khan scoring a century. What’s most impressive is that he took on the harder role and excelled. He should be made Pakistan’s T20 captain without delay.
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Lol from Tayyab being an all format player to now Mohammed Haris being the best t20 opener in Asia. I guess it not about numbers for you then.
 
khyberlion said:
Lol from Tayyab being an all format player to now Mohammed Haris being the best t20 opener in Asia. I guess it not about numbers for you then.
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I will stop engaging, not because I disagree with you, but because the quality of your argumentation is too low. I’ve already clarified twice that Tayyab Tahir should not play Test cricket, yet you keep clinging to the all format comment as false facts because I called you out on your habit of liking/disliking players.

As for Mohammad Haris, his career T20 strike rate is 147, with a PSL strike rate of 160+ and 153 in the recently concluded National T20 tournament, where he was also the wicketkeeper of the tournament. The strike rate is key metric in today’s T20Is as long as your average is acceptable, which it is in Haris case and hovers around 20-30. He has delivered in World Cup matches for Pakistan. There’s no gamble in his T20 selection—only someone deliberately ignoring the facts could argue otherwise.
 
Haris can play all the shots but throws his wicket needlessly.Aggression doesn’t mean recklessness.His shot selection is wanting.
 
Farabi said:
I will stop engaging, not because I disagree with you, but because the quality of your argumentation is too low. I’ve already clarified twice that Tayyab Tahir should not play Test cricket, yet you keep clinging to the all format comment as false facts because I called you out on your habit of liking/disliking players.

As for Mohammad Haris, his career T20 strike rate is 147, with a PSL strike rate of 160+ and 153 in the recently concluded National T20 tournament, where he was also the wicketkeeper of the tournament. The strike rate is key metric in today’s T20Is as long as your average is acceptable, which it is in Haris case and hovers around 20-30. He has delivered in World Cup matches for Pakistan. There’s no gamble in his T20 selection—only someone deliberately ignoring the facts could argue otherwise.
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It if your assumption of me having likes and dislikes. I asked you simple questions about batting which you couldn't answer, which lead you assuming about having linking/disliking.

You did call Tayyab tahir an all format player initially now back tracking when questioned.

Now you have said Haris is the best t20 opener in Asia based on what exactly? His international stats are awful. His domestics one are pretty good. So what you are saying is he's the best opener based on his domestic record?

Again you have made an assumption that I don't like Haris. Haris will be one of the first players on a team sheet for me. I just wanted to know on what basis Haris is the best t20 opener in Asia?
 
khyberlion said:
It if your assumption of me having likes and dislikes. I asked you simple questions about batting which you couldn't answer, which lead you assuming about having linking/disliking.

You did call Tayyab tahir an all format player initially now back tracking when questioned.

Now you have said Haris is the best t20 opener in Asia based on what exactly? His international stats are awful. His domestics one are pretty good. So what you are saying is he's the best opener based on his domestic record?

Again you have made an assumption that I don't like Haris. Haris will be one of the first players on a team sheet for me. I just wanted to know on what basis Haris is the best t20 opener in Asia?
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Mohammad Haris hasn’t played enough internationally. His numbers in domestic are really good.
Mohammad Haris is unique in Asia in that his strength is hitting high pace, specially short and back of the length deliveries. The other guy is SKY, but he’s 10 years older than Haris.
Below is the performance of batters against 140+ pace. Haris is heads and shoulders on this match up. As an opener in international cricket, this is the key match up.

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I want to caveat though that a good team has a mix of strengths. Tayyab Tahir is not a good hitter of pace, but his match up against spin is valuable in middle overs.
 
Looks like Haris has really gotten used to batting at 3. Did it this tournament and previously the PSL. Came into the international side to bat one down as well. Should have been in the T20 side for the past few years but my guess is he will continue to be out of the side until Rizwan is gone or at least is removed from captaincy.

Maybe someday we'll get the Zalmi top order to be the same as the national side.
 
Nasty Naz said:
Looks like Haris has really gotten used to batting at 3. Did it this tournament and previously the PSL. Came into the international side to bat one down as well. Should have been in the T20 side for the past few years but my guess is he will continue to be out of the side until Rizwan is gone or at least is removed from captaincy.

Maybe someday we'll get the Zalmi top order to be the same as the national side.
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I think he should open. His match up is against high pace.
Also, I think he was debuted too early. Now is the right time for him to return
 
Farabi said:
These posters like @gazza619 are way too obsessed with stat padders in T20s, oops I meant averages and consistency. Haris scored at 153 strike rate and still averaged 35. Has actually delivered in clutch games. What else is the lad supposed to do.
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I have absolutely no issues with guys like Haris getting a chance if they consistently perform on competitive platforms. But disrespect a Pakistani legend and you will face the music 🎵 🎶 🎼 🥁 🥁 🎹
 
Flat_Track_Bully said:
Rizwan just won in OZ and SA. You need to get used to him being around a lot longer :ROFLMAO:

We need a dependable lower order hitter.
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This is a pathetic strategy.
Mohd Haris is an opener and hitter of pace.
He has no business in middle order.

Rizwan is not a T20I player.
 
Nasty Naz said:
Looks like Haris has really gotten used to batting at 3. Did it this tournament and previously the PSL. Came into the international side to bat one down as well. Should have been in the T20 side for the past few years but my guess is he will continue to be out of the side until Rizwan is gone or at least is removed from captaincy.

Maybe someday we'll get the Zalmi top order to be the same as the national side.
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Rizwan is likely to remain in the team for the next 8 to 10 years regardless of his performance, which essentially signals the end of Harris's international career.
 
Flat_Track_Bully said:
Rizwan just won in OZ and SA. You need to get used to him being around a lot longer :ROFLMAO:

We need a dependable lower order hitter.
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Rizwan lost all T20is against Australia’s C team and then against South Africa’s C team.

His own performances and selfish decisions have been shocking! He needs to be booted out!

You all keep finding excuses for him by saying “well who is going to replace him”

well here is your man! Mohammad Harris! Don’t overthink, bring him in and throw out that selfish player who is the reason why your cricket has gone into the stone ages!
 
Farabi said:
This is a pathetic strategy.
Mohd Haris is an opener and hitter of pace.
He has no business in middle order.

Rizwan is not a T20I player.
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Well, mate, this isn’t Pakistan’s national team where deserving players like Harris are guaranteed a spot in the top order. This is Babar and Rizwan’s team. If Harris wants to play, he’ll have to follow Captain Rizwan’s instructions and adapt to being a lower-order hitter, just like everyone else has had to do or else he can say goodbye to his international career.
 
Farabi said:
This is a pathetic strategy.
Mohd Haris is an opener and hitter of pace.
He has no business in middle order.

Rizwan is not a T20I player.
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Haris is not a top order batter. I bet you think Usman Khan is a top order batter too :ROFLMAO:

Just because he opens for sui gas or whatever domestic team he plays for doesn't mean he is a international opener.

If he can prove himself in the lower order than we can progress from there.

Calibre of top 3 should be batters like Saim and Babar.

I would put Haris along with batters like Asif Ali, Khushdil Shah, Azam Khan.
 
Flat_Track_Bully said:
Haris is not a top order batter. I bet you think Usman Khan is a top order batter too :ROFLMAO:

Just because he opens for sui gas or whatever domestic team he plays for doesn't mean he is a international opener.

If he can prove himself in the lower order than we can progress from there.

Calibre of top 3 should be batters like Saim and Babar.

I would put Haris along with batters like Asif Ali, Khushdil Shah, Azam Khan.
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You have no idea what you're talking about if you're confusing Haris with Usman, Khusdil, and Azam Khan.

Haris is the best hitter of pace in the country. Easily the best Pakistani hitter since Nazir against back-of-the-length, good-length, and short bowling in my lifetime. There's no better option than Haris, who can consistently deliver 30 off 10 balls, which is exactly what's needed in T20I openers. This is not a punt. Haris showed what he can do on high pace Australian pitches where the said openers RizBabar consistently failed in the 2022 World Cup.

As for the current Babar, he’s not a T20I opener, and this will become more obvious with time unless he develops his game.
 
It’s a no brainer. Best T20I opener in Pakistan, and likely even Asia. Abhishek from India looks pretty good too.
 
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Ian Bishop shared his remarks while commentating on the Afghanistan vs. England match in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

“There’s a young man called Mohammad Haris around Pakistan, who I think is inconsistent, but he is exactly what white-ball cricket needs.”
 
FearlessRoar said:
Ian Bishop shared his remarks while commentating on the Afghanistan vs. England match in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

“There’s a young man called Mohammad Haris around Pakistan, who I think is inconsistent, but he is exactly what white-ball cricket needs.”
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But but but Salman Butt said Haris is a rubbish player
 
Mohammad Amir questions PCB’s decision to overlook Mohammad Haris for captaincy, highlighting his leadership experience at various levels.

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Aqib_mustafa said:
Rana sahab inshAllah harris will open in new zealand series and the way he plays he will give pakistan brisk start for sure.
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Harris is versatile enough to play in top 7 anywhere

Saim and Fakhar will slot into open when they return.

There is so much you can do when you are not hell bent on having Babar and Rizwan as openers or in top 3.
 
He's super inconsistent. The same posters lauding him now will be raking him through the coals when he scores 50 runs across his next 5 innings. He's a good hitter, but his game needs to develop a lot more. He's the right kind of player, but I'm not sure he's the right player. Given the dearth of talent in Pakistan however, there are few alternatives.

If his statistical performance is the benchmark, then haider ali also deserves a recall to the t20i squad.
 
I hope he gets just as many chances as Saim ... he is no doubt talented but let down so far by inconsistent selectors (or too many selectors).
 
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