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[VIDEOS] Has Haris Rauf proved himself to be a worthy member of the Pakistan side?

Rauf bowled with fire this tournament and his inswinging delivery were a treat to watch.

Hope he continue to build on his accuracy.
 
Haris Rauf who grabbed 3 for 29 in the Asia Cup final & 2 wickets each in the previous 2 matches, has moved up 9 places to 25th in the ICC T20I bowling rankings
 
Another clear example of flawed ICC rankings. The man is not the 25th best T20 bowler in the world

He is definitely top 10 if not top 5 right now
 
It's hard to over-rate a bowler that swings the ball at over 150 clicks. If anything Haris is underrated looking at the amount of hate he gets. His job is to get wickets which he has done consistently in every format he has played.
 
Hi inswinging wicket that crashed into the wickets was an absolute treat to watch. I watch it on repeat:) just the way it swung back with pace
 
Best bowler for Pakistan in 2nd T20I , 2/30

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Pick of the bowlers once again for Pakistan.

Unlucky figures due to some horrible fielding from his team-mates.
 
He's been Pakistan's best bowler in the past few series.
 
One of the prime examples of a Pakistani cricketer whose kept on improving. He used to be a terrible fielder when he first started, but now he’s one of the best.

He’s gone from being an interesting choice to being the 2nd white ball quick in the team, after Shaheen. It’s actually really cool to see him take more responsibility w/ the bowling.

I think he, like Shadab, Nawaz, Hafeez etc had benefited for playing franchise cricket.
 
[MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] what's the latest on haris rauf.
Purple patch , and gonna end in tears,
or is it real improvement?
 
Wonder if Shaun Tait will get some credit? Seems to me that Haris has been more consistent since Tait has been our bowling coach.
 
PakHammer said:
Wonder if Shaun Tait will get some credit? Seems to me that Haris has been more consistent since Tait has been our bowling coach.
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I would think so. Tait’s bowling attitude is more suited to Hasnain, Haris and Naseem then a Mohammed Abbas type. He himself used to bowl with fearsome pace and changes in pace and now he’s transferring that knowledge to the bowlers.
 
What an improved bowler he has become over the few last series. Since Shaheen's injury he has been the leader of the attack.

If he continues like this, I don't see any reason he Will not be one of the best in the world.
 
Since the T20 cup, he has only got better.

Less spraying and more wickets. Hope it continues
 
I still believe that he is being let down by babar by his patharic field placements....he sets fields for poor bowling n not good bowling
 
Mamoon said:
Someone in the match thread called him a rock thrower. I don’t if there is such a thing but I find that description very apt.

He just has a fast arm and nothing else. He just runs in and throws rocks at the batsmen with no thought process.

He has no plan, no awareness of match situation, no awareness of the field.

He looks and plays like a tape ball bowler and that is what he is.

I also find his action susceptible. I think he is a chucker. If I were an umpire I would be reporting him.
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:)))
 
He was smart and accurate today. Hasnain needs to learn from Haris on how to hold your nerve and not break down just because you got tonked.
 
He won Pakistan the match today after Hasnain's disaster over. Not the biggest fan of his, but credit where its due.
 
I honestly can't think of any fast-bowler besides Shaheen who has advanced so much in such a short period of time.

One of the best death bowlers in the world. And he showed exactly why today by bringing Pakistan back from the brink. He is world-class, make no mistake about it. And if you think otherwise you're a blithering fool whether you want to admit it or not.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
I honestly can't think of any fast-bowler besides Shaheen who has advanced so much in such a short period of time.

One of the best death bowlers in the world. And he showed exactly why today by bringing Pakistan back from the brink. He is world-class, make no mistake about it. And if you think otherwise you're a blithering fool whether you want to admit it or not.
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This. Basically.

Crazy improvement in short amount of time. Just an incredible natural talent.
 
What a performer!

Haris Rauf "I'd like to learn from Mark Wood about his quick deliveries and if he likes my slower ball I can talk to him about it. It'll be good for us to chat. I really like his bowling"

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since the T20 world cup he has continued to improve becoming more consistent and threatening.
 
For someone who started cricket at top level late, you just have to overpraise his performances given players he plays with and against with had a longer foundation of playing cricket with the hard ball.

Match winning performance. Elite.
 
Concerned said:
since the T20 world cup he has continued to improve becoming more consistent and threatening.
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Last WC he was spray gunning but he seems so much more purposeful now.

Not sure what Shaun Tate's credentials are but Rauf has improved 100x under him than he did after 2 years with Waqar.
 
MenInG said:
What a performer!

Haris Rauf "I'd like to learn from Mark Wood about his quick deliveries and if he likes my slower ball I can talk to him about it. It'll be good for us to chat. I really like his bowling"

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Babar Azam "Haris Rauf is a key bowler for us. Day by day he's improving. The way he's performing as a leading bowler for Pakistan is great for me as his captain"
 
Concerned said:
Since the T20 cup, he has only got better.

Less spraying and more wickets. Hope it continues
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Haris Rauf in T20Is since the last T20 World Cup:

22 matches
28 wickets
22.1 bowling average
7.72 economy rate
8.36 death overs economy rate (one of the best in the world).

World-class numbers from a world-class bowler.
 
Marooned said:
This. Basically.

Crazy improvement in short amount of time. Just an incredible natural talent.
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Natural talent means nothing though if you don't have the discipline and humility to know that you have to constantly keep improving. And the amount of skills that Haris has acquired in the short period of time that he has been playing has been quite impressive. Most bowlers go entire careers trying to find the kind of venom that he was spitting out there tonight.
 
Abdullah said:
[MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] what's the latest on haris rauf.
Purple patch , and gonna end in tears,
or is it real improvement?
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No offence but what are you expecting from the guy that called Haris Rauf a "rock-thrower" and a "street cricketer". Are you expecting that he will just swallow his pride and admit that he was wrong? The world doesn't work like that.
 
Rana said:
Nothing can stop you if it’s written in the stars

-Saqlain Mushtaq philosophy
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Saqlain should be coaching a pre-school cricket team. His philosophy fits in perfectly with what a team at that level requires.
 
Champion bowler. He has the same never say die attitude that the best Pakistan bowlers have always had. He, Shaheen, and Naseem are gonna light up Australia if they’re all fit and firing.
 
Harry Brook is England’s best player on tour

Rauf v Brook has been an enthralling battle!
 
Pakistan’s best LOI current bowlers imo.

1. Haris Rauf
2. Shaheen Afridi

*Huge Gap*

3. Naseem Shah
4. Mohammad Hasnain
5. Mohammad Wasim Jnr
6. Shahnawaz Dahani

Apart from Dahani, Haris Rauf is the only bowler that never came through the system. I dread to think what he could achieve had he done so.
 
MenInG said:
What a performer!

Haris Rauf "I'd like to learn from Mark Wood about his quick deliveries and if he likes my slower ball I can talk to him about it. It'll be good for us to chat. I really like his bowling"

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Context (for those wondering why he is talking about Wood):

Wood: "He's someone that's my height, my pace, skiddy and he has an excellent slower ball. His arm-speed for his slower ball is very good and that's something I'm not good at and would like to get better at. Maybe I'll chat to him and see if he's willing to share some secrets."
 
Harris needs to attack the off stump with his full pace. His short balls are too low bouncing to be effective but his fuller length is dangerous and effective
 
Shown phenomenal improvement from a couple of years ago. You have to appreciate his determination and hard work. He always gives it his all.
 
What a improved bowler. Going to be a massive weapon in the T20WC.

His rise has been brilliant to see.
 
Ahmed216 said:
Credit to you Rana bhai for always rating Rauf highly
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I rated Dilbar too. He was a great bowler, but he’s fallen off the radar now due to his injuries and never coming back.

He had serious over-stepping issues as well. But there was no doubt that he was a proper bowler for T20 cricket
 
The way he has improved his fielding, fitness and of course bowling shows how much Haris has worked hard. He also seems a humble guy. Really love his bowling.
 
Rauf and Dilbar were two world class discoveries by LQ scouts

They also found Kernal Zahid, Ahmad Daniyal and Faridoun I believe. These three are not that good tbh. Daniyal is improving though.
 
YousafTheBeast said:
Mamoon will be all over this thread when Rauf goes past his peak and at the twilight of his career.

It’s a shame LQ didn’t find him sooner.
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LQ is the best franchise alongside PZ. They are such a great asset to Pakistan cricket!

What LQ have done is given life, a purpose to the streets! Harris is from the streets, look at home now!

Pakistan can also find their power hitters, lower order and middle order strikers from the streets if they try it the way LQ have done so with fast bowlers!

It is no joke to be able to see, react and pick up deliveries rocketed in at 90mph+ in tape ball cricket! I’ve seen the videos, there are some mad strikers of the ball! How long can the transition be from tape ball to hard ball cricket for these guys?

T20 has a big market for these players
 
PakEngFan said:
I am sure even a school team will hire someone like him tbh.
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Actually at that level you could do with with some positive reinforcement and a happy go lucky 'everything is going to be alright' approach.

But I think you need a bit more when you are coaching an international cricket team.
 
Always exciting when your team has someone operating at pure express pace (need form, niggling injuries etc all to align for even the real quicks).

What will Pakistan do with HR? He's clearly a real asset in these formats. But has barely any FC experience by most standards. Keep him as t20/ODI only?

Or try to get FC experience into him at stages, but risk the injuries that will likely follow as he adjusts to bowling4 spells a day instead of 4 overs?
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
No offence but what are you expecting from the guy that called Haris Rauf a "rock-thrower" and a "street cricketer". Are you expecting that he will just swallow his pride and admit that he was wrong? The world doesn't work like that.
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I was just drawing him out.
No doubt he will respond when haris has a bad game in the Wc.
The worst part is he is probably waiting and hoping for it :facepalm:
 
Mesozoic said:
It was only a matter of time.

Just like it was for Musa....

Just like it was for Naseem...

Now onto the next one....

Most likely Dilbar Hussain.... :ab
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It was always a case of

“At liberty, with reality”
 
Still he is being let down by inept defensive field placements of babar.
How can u have ur fine leg n third men up in the circle for express pace bowlers.
Even in husnains 2nd last over of the innings 8 runs were conceded in the third man region.
 
As long as a bowler has got pace that bowler can become better in other aspect of bowling.

Pace can't be taught. Either you have it or you don't.

Haris has got abundance of pace. He is the fastest bowler in the world right now. He has been bowling quick for long time now. He has gotten so much better. He is the best T20 bowler in the world right now.

I think haris can bowl even faster than 155. His run up is still not very smooth he can generate more pace with smoother run up and he bowls way behind the crease and i don't think he has ever bowled a no Ball.

He is just amazing to watch and he has become so consistent now. I hope he keeps getting better and better.
 
One thing for sure is that Haris is mentally very strong. His resilience will help him improve further hopefully.
 
fieldMarshal said:
Still he is being let down by inept defensive field placements of babar.
How can u have ur fine leg n third men up in the circle for express pace bowlers.
Even in husnains 2nd last over of the innings 8 runs were conceded in the third man region.
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Have you already played any kind of cricket? Do you think there are no discussions between the bowler and the captain, before the match, during the match about field settings?

You think that Rauf want both third man and fine leg on the boundary but Babar has said no to him, this is the field and you will bowl according to it?
 
The field that babar sets are defensive n to protect bad bowling....he needs to set fields for good bowling n tell his bowlers to bowl accordingly.
I have played cricket to a certain level n understand it well.
When u bring third man n fine leg up ur basically tell ur bowler to bowl back of a length. N thats wt husnain was doing.
This sort of field is good for medium pacers but for out n out express bowlers this is stupid n a death wish.
For bowlers to bowl Yorkers length u need batsmen to play straight or through the cover so as to create a gap between bat n pad.
N thats wt our bowlers are good at bowling fast n straight at yorker length.
 
I know he has done well in recent times but still I am not that convinced, both Rauf and Wood are fast but not really that skillfull.
Prone to getting hit.
 
jeeteshssaxena said:
I know he has done well in recent times but still I am not that convinced, both Rauf and Wood are fast but not really that skillfull.
Prone to getting hit.
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Can you mention fast bowlers who are not prone to getting hit? Every bowler will be taken to cleaners sometimes. But what matter is improving and winning matches for the team and Haris has improved much since he started his internatioal career and he has taken key wickets when the captain has turned to him, in the end that matters.
 
Saurav said:
He literally saved Rizwan and Hasnain yesterday
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The field placement was stupid to be honest, you can't have third man up in the circle with Hasnain's pace. Two boundaries in that bad over went there and he is to be blamed for the no-ball and the free hit went for boundary as well.
 
fieldMarshal said:
The field that babar sets are defensive n to protect bad bowling....he needs to set fields for good bowling n tell his bowlers to bowl accordingly.
I have played cricket to a certain level n understand it well.
When u bring third man n fine leg up ur basically tell ur bowler to bowl back of a length. N thats wt husnain was doing.
This sort of field is good for medium pacers but for out n out express bowlers this is stupid n a death wish.
For bowlers to bowl Yorkers length u need batsmen to play straight or through the cover so as to create a gap between bat n pad.
N thats wt our bowlers are good at bowling fast n straight at yorker length.
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Haris Rauf is experienced enough to set his own field.

I agree that third man should be back at the death overs.

But, having third man up is standard nowadays.
In the Ind vs Aus game....Cummins, Hazlewood kept bowling wide yorkers with third man inside the circle and kept leaking runs there throughout.
 
Rana said:
LQ is the best franchise alongside PZ. They are such a great asset to Pakistan cricket!

What LQ have done is given life, a purpose to the streets! Harris is from the streets, look at home now!

Pakistan can also find their power hitters, lower order and middle order strikers from the streets if they try it the way LQ have done so with fast bowlers!

It is no joke to be able to see, react and pick up deliveries rocketed in at 90mph+ in tape ball cricket! I’ve seen the videos, there are some mad strikers of the ball! How long can the transition be from tape ball to hard ball cricket for these guys?

T20 has a big market for these players
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Yep, now they need to scout some good batsmen. In 7 years of talent hunts they only found Saif Badar and then never trusted the guy to play up the order.
 
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