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

[RedwoodOriginal]

This was the best innings I have seen from him. And it needs to be pointed out that he has evolved as a batsman. You see him playing alot more of those dabs down third man. And in general he has improved greatly at finding gaps and rotating the strike. Only four dot balls in a 46 ball innings is crazy...especially for a Pakistani batsman.

 

[Ball Blazer]

Selectors are finally placing trust in Mohammad Haris, who recently smashed his maiden T20I century in the third match against Bangladesh. Interestingly, Jason Gillespie had pushed for his inclusion in the white-ball squad for the Australia tour last year—but his recommendation was overlooked.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1929883510837305696

 

[Ball Blazer]

Selectors are finally placing trust in Mohammad Haris, who recently smashed his maiden T20I century in the third match against Bangladesh. Interestingly, Jason Gillespie had pushed for his inclusion in the white-ball squad for the Australia tour last year—but his recommendation was overlooked.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1929883510837305696

Maybe Rizwan did not want him...

 

[Rana]

Selectors are finally placing trust in Mohammad Haris, who recently smashed his maiden T20I century in the third match against Bangladesh. Interestingly, Jason Gillespie had pushed for his inclusion in the white-ball squad for the Australia tour last year—but his recommendation was overlooked.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1929883510837305696

Selectors are finally placing trust in Mohammad Haris, who recently smashed his maiden T20I century in the third match against Bangladesh. Interestingly, Jason Gillespie had pushed for his inclusion in the white-ball squad for the Australia tour last year—but his recommendation was overlooked.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1929883510837305696

Needs to be specific

Ignored by who? The captain or the selectors?

 

[Nasty Naz]

Pretty crazy stat that he is the first non opener to get a century for Pakistan in T20I's. Just shows you how far behind Pakistan has been with rest of modern cricket and this is the first step towards catching up.

Heck of a series from Haris and happy to see him getting his flowers after endless amount of criticism for the way he played last few years. This is the approach Pakistan needs and hopefully we see more modern batters like him coming through the system.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Pretty crazy stat that he is the first non opener to get a century for Pakistan in T20I's. Just shows you how far behind Pakistan has been with rest of modern cricket and this is the first step towards catching up.

Heck of a series from Haris and happy to see him getting his flowers after endless amount of criticism for the way he played last few years. This is the approach Pakistan needs and hopefully we see more modern batters like him coming through the system.

Hafeez has a 99 vs New Zealand (away) at no. 4.

 

[shamaan]

What a breath of fresh air.

From 45 ball 50s to 45 ball 100s it seems that we are slowly rising from the downfall ushered by Rizwan and his cronies.

Hopefully we can see Haris representing our ODI team with Saad Baig as his successor. The future is starting to look bright

Saad Baig is absolutely crap.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Saad Baig is absolutely crap.

Yep. So far he looks like a pretty ordinary guy. TBH we have no real WK batter who likes like a proper guy with a bright future.

 

[Ball Blazer]

Mohammad Haris stole the spotlight as the standout performer of the series, earning the Player of the Series title after a sensational display of power-hitting. Haris capped off the series with an unbeaten 107 off just 46 balls in the third T20I, complementing earlier knocks of 41 and 31. He finished as the top run-scorer with 167 runs at a staggering strike rate of 201.12. His explosive form propelled him an astounding 210 places up the ICC Men’s T20I Batter Rankings, placing him at No.30 and firmly establishing his presence on the international stage

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Speaking during a media interaction at the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) ongoing skills development camp, Mohammad Haris said:

“I have no desire to be captain,”

“I prefer focusing on my own performance and fulfilling the role the team expects from me. Everyone saw in the last series how much my game awareness has improved, and I want to build on that,”

The Big Bash League is a prestigious tournament, and I wish all participating players the best. But at the moment, my priority is national duty. League opportunities come and go, and I’ll only consider playing when I’m fully available and ready.”

“This skills camp is proving to be very helpful in identifying and correcting our mistakes. We are working on the aspects highlighted by the coaching staff and making a conscious effort to improve both individually and as a team,”

“I’m working hard to improve my game awareness. Every cricketer needs to read the match situation and respond accordingly, and that’s something I’m trying to develop further,”

“Right now, my focus is on improving my defensive technique, which is crucial across all formats,”

“I’m known for hitting fours and sixes, but modern cricket demands a complete game. I’m now putting effort into rotating the strike — working on singles and doubles — to become more consistent,”

“I’ve played red-ball cricket in the domestic season, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Moving forward, I aim to perform well and earn a place in the national red-ball team,”

“Each camp has a different structure, but this one focuses specifically on addressing players’ weaknesses — particularly in areas like bat speed and power-hitting, which are extremely important in today’s game,”

 

[Ball Blazer]

Not picked by any BBL franchise? Haris opens up

"BBL is a prestigious tournament & I wish all participating players the best. But at the moment, my priority is national duty. League opportunities come & go and I’ll only consider playing when I’m fully available and ready."

“At the moment, I’m focusing on improving my defensive technique and singles and doubles, which is essential for all formats.”

Commenting on the ongoing camp, he said, "The purpose of this camp was to identify and rectify the mistakes. We have been told what we were doing wrong.

He further added, "I discuss this with Shoaib Malik but sometimes situations differ. I believe a player should play their natural game. You can see my game awareness in the last series against Bangladesh."

Talking about captaincy, he said' "I have no interest in it."

 

[Hectic]

Guy is a complete liability unless the pitch is a motorway. A waste of a valuable spot in the team. His keeping isn't great either.

Get rid. Give Farhan the gloves or find a new keeper who actually can bat.

 

[amvbfm]

Guy is a complete liability unless the pitch is a motorway. A waste of a valuable spot in the team. His keeping isn't great either.

Get rid. Give Farhan the gloves or find a new keeper who actually can bat.

Farhan is not a keeper. Giving him the gloves will be a big blunder both in terms of keeping and in distracting him from his main job.

 

[Shaka81]

If Rizwan had played that innings today, there would be a lot more 'discussion' about it, to put it gently.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

A nightmare series end for Mohammad Haris

https://twitter.com/x/status/1948371562547028230

 

[Mamoon]

Joke of a player. Nowhere near Rizwan in any format. @Rana

 

[mominsaigol]

Joke of a player. Nowhere near Rizwan in any format. @Rana

Isn't rizwan an opener? Shouldn't he be compared with Farhan, Fakhar and Saim?

 

[Mamoon]

Isn't rizwan an opener? Shouldn't he be compared with Farhan, Fakhar and Saim?

He is better than all of them as openers and their respective records prove it. However, Farhan is in very good form and deserves to open with Rizwan.

 

[mominsaigol]

He is better than all of them as openers and their respective records prove it. However, Farhan is in very good form and deserves to open with Rizwan.

In 2021 yes. 2024-2025 no

 

[Rana]

Joke of a player. Nowhere near Rizwan in any format. @Rana

So when he performs against West Indies…

Then find another guy to target


You tried Farhan last time. He shut the door on Babar and Rizwan.

You may have tried Nawaz before, he shut the door on both Babar and Rizwan

If Harris fails, they will bring in Nafay to shut the door on Babar and Rizwan.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Tullar. Even Afridi had much stronger basics than Haris.

 

[Greenstorm]

Tullar. Even Afridi had much stronger basics than Haris.

Our fans are obsessed with labelling 'tullar'. Pakistanis will give an arm and a leg to have a player like Afridi in lower order.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Our fans are obsessed with labelling 'tullar'. Pakistanis will give an arm and a leg to have a player like Afridi in lower order.

Nah. Afridi could actually bat. His Chennai inning, 50s in semi final and final of wt20 09 are a proof that he had another way of batting than just slogging. Afridi could also bowl well enough to be the lead spinner of the team in LOIs. Later on as Afridi got older, he just gave up the hard part of crafting an inning (around 2012) and was okay with just swinging the bat around and saying himself I am a bowler who can occasionally score runs.
Haris on the other hand, he just keeps swinging whether he's 3 off 10 deliveries or 30 off 10.

 

[Greenstorm]

Nah. Afridi could actually bat. His Chennai inning, 50s in semi final and final of wt20 09 are a proof that he had another way of batting than just slogging. Afridi could also bowl well enough to be the lead spinner of the team in LOIs. Later on as Afridi got older, he just gave up the hard part of crafting an inning (around 2012) and was okay with just swinging the bat around and saying himself I am a bowler who can occasionally score runs.
Haris on the other hand, he just keeps swinging whether he's 3 off 10 deliveries or 30 off 10.

This is how the game is played these days. You don't get to a strike rate of 145 with risk free cricket. Issue is not swinging on every delivery but improving his head position and swinging the bat in right direction i.e shot selection.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Not sure why people rate him too high..He is talented but he is a brainless slogger. No sense how to craft innning. No sense how to get out of trouble in case there is pressure.

He put extra pressure on farhan in the 3rd game, due to which he got out slogging. HIs keeping has been below average also...

 

[BunnyRabbit]

This is how the game is played these days. You don't get to a strike rate of 145 with risk free cricket. Issue is not swinging on every delivery but improving his head position and swinging the bat in right direction i.e shot selection.

If that was the way cricket is being played these days, then every gully and street cricketer would be wreaking havoc in domestic cricket and there would be 30-40 batters knocking down selection doors.
None of the successful batters of this age is a one trick pony. Even the WI t20 journeymen don't swing the bat as aimlessly.
Farhan was batting alongside Haris, and you could see he was not making himself look like a fool in the middle despite striking at over 145.

 

[Greenstorm]

If that was the way cricket is being played these days, then every gully and street cricketer would be wreaking havoc in domestic cricket and there would be 30-40 batters knocking down selection doors.
None of the successful batters of this age is a one trick pony. Even the WI t20 journeymen don't swing the bat as aimlessly.
Farhan was batting alongside Haris, and you could see he was not making himself look like a fool in the middle despite striking at over 145.

Harris essentially made his debut in Australia (toughest place for a Pak newbie) during a WC and took on the top bowlers like Rabada and Ferguson. He just hit a 45 ball T20I hundred a month ago. Don't think every 'gully and street cricketer' can do that.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Harris essentially made his debut in Australia (toughest place for a Pak newbie) during a WC and took on the top bowlers like Rabada and Ferguson. He just hit a 45 ball T20I hundred a month ago. Don't think every 'gully and street cricketer' can do that.

Unless he improves, he will remain a street cricketer. One can attribute the debut performance for the novelty factor.
He hasn't really done anything apart from that 1 t20i hundred in other outings. Even Ahmed Shehzad scored a t20i 100. He was a below average cricketer.

 

[topspin]

Harris essentially made his debut in Australia (toughest place for a Pak newbie) during a WC and took on the top bowlers like Rabada and Ferguson. He just hit a 45 ball T20I hundred a month ago. Don't think every 'gully and street cricketer' can do that.

He needs proper coaching. He’s got the raw ability.

Bunnyrabbit if I’m not mistaken is a Misbah fan so if Harris can’t tuk tuk like his hero, he’s no good to the Pakistan team.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

He needs proper coaching. He’s got the raw ability.

Bunnyrabbit if I’m not mistaken is a Misbah fan so if Harris can’t tuk tuk like his hero, he’s no good to the Pakistan team.

I am a fan of Pak Cricket. Misbah was a good test captain and test batter. Any batter isn't good enough for Pak if he can't perform. We are talking about Harris in t20is atm. No need to take criticism of Harris personally.

 

[Greenstorm]

He needs proper coaching. He’s got the raw ability.

Bunnyrabbit if I’m not mistaken is a Misbah fan so if Harris can’t tuk tuk like his hero, he’s no good to the Pakistan team.

Oh that figures. Lot of our fans want a 140+ sr batsman who can also play classy cover drives and leave a good length 5th stump ball on merit !

 

[BouncerGuy]

Haris has a poor technique and zero game awareness... He cannot handle difficult pitches... Flat track bully he is.

 

[shamaan]

Needs to improve his keeping not good enough for international standard.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Pak fans: we need more intent

Pak fans when a player with intent has 3 failures: Drop him now! He's a hack!

 

[gazza619]

Pak fans: we need more intent

Pak fans when a player with intent has 3 failures: Drop him now! He's a hack!

Now that Pakistan has moved forward from Riz, we must back Haris. I feel he is a Maxwell type player. If its his day then he could be a game changer. It is important though that his wicket keeping is tidy.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Said it a few years ago, he needs to work on his keeping and seeing him still make those mistakes.

He won't last long in internationals if he stays like this.

 

[BouncerGuy]

I don't think Haris will be dropped now until the asia cup and maybe t20 WC. Investment is there. He is getting full chance and so far, apart form that century on flatest track, he has been below below below Par.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Now that Pakistan has moved forward from Riz, we must back Haris. I feel he is a Maxwell type player. If its his day then he could be a game changer. It is important though that his wicket keeping is tidy.

You can get away by being not so good behind the stumps in T20. But I'm sure his glovework will improve with the passage of time. He's a good cricketer.