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

Rana said:
You will be given a massive rude awakening when the likes of Hassan, Arshad, Akif, Muhammad Wasim JR and even Shahnawaz are going to be fed to the likes of Roy, Butler, Stokes, Livingstone and Moeen etc on their home decks in T20s.

Rauf is simply being misused and he himself is also trying things that are not his strength. The guy simply needs to bowl overs 13-19 in any innings and full/straight at the stumps with the odd slower cutter. I understand that he comes across as quite stupid but there is a match winner in there as long as he gets his head straight.
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Akif is more talented than Rauf no question about it.hassan has proved many times that he rises to the occasion.
 
shamaan said:
Akif is more talented than Rauf no question about it.hassan has proved many times that he rises to the occasion.
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Picture Akif bowling to Livingstone and Butler at Trent Bridge when it is 30 degrees.

I like Akif but you have to be very lenient to think that they will not smash him for less than 22 in the over, or less than 55 in his spell
 
Rana said:
Picture Akif bowling to Livingstone and Butler at Trent Bridge when it is 30 degrees.

I like Akif but you have to be very lenient to think that they will not smash him for less than 22 in the over, or less than 55 in his spell
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30 degrees is nothing compared to what they face in Pakistan.
If Rauf is going at less than 22 then akif will definitely.
 
Rana said:
You will be given a massive rude awakening when the likes of Hassan, Arshad, Akif, Muhammad Wasim JR and even Shahnawaz are going to be fed to the likes of Roy, Butler, Stokes, Livingstone and Moeen etc on their home decks in T20s.

Rauf is simply being misused and he himself is also trying things that are not his strength. The guy simply needs to bowl overs 13-19 in any innings and full/straight at the stumps with the odd slower cutter. I understand that he comes across as quite stupid but there is a match winner in there as long as he gets his head straight.
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I don't think any of the guys on our bench could have done worse than Rauf has throughout this series apart from maybe Faheem Ashraf.

Yes, Babar himself isn't using Rauf correctly, but that being said, Rauf is just too wayward. He doesn't show any IQ in his bowling.

I would personally like to see Arshad Iqbal play a game to see what he's made of. We all know that Hasan Ali what Hasan can do at the international level, but a guy like Arshad might be worth gold if he can bowl on a good length and bowl to one side of the field with his change-ups.
 
UzmanBeast said:
I don't think any of the guys on our bench could have done worse than Rauf has throughout this series apart from maybe Faheem Ashraf.

Yes, Babar himself isn't using Rauf correctly, but that being said, Rauf is just too wayward. He doesn't show any IQ in his bowling.

I would personally like to see Arshad Iqbal play a game to see what he's made of. We all know that Hasan Ali what Hasan can do at the international level, but a guy like Arshad might be worth gold if he can bowl on a good length and bowl to one side of the field with his change-ups.
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I would never take one off performances seriously when it comes to Pakistani cricketers. Even Hasnain showed maturity in the first T20i only to be smashed for 55 in the next one. It takes 20-30 games at this level to truly know who is worth what.

This is why I just see it as a pointless exercise to drop Rauf now. It takes ages to develop a decent bowler if they are not gifted from a young age. Even the exceptionally gifted ones need many games to find a rhythm that is good at the highest level.
 
Rana said:
I would never take one off performances seriously when it comes to Pakistani cricketers. Even Hasnain showed maturity in the first T20i only to be smashed for 55 in the next one. It takes 20-30 games at this level to truly know who is worth what.

This is why I just see it as a pointless exercise to drop Rauf now. It takes ages to develop a decent bowler if they are not gifted from a young age. Even the exceptionally gifted ones need many games to find a rhythm that is good at the highest level.
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In the 20-ish T20Is Haris has played, he has not displayed a single match winning performance.

There is nothing more to say other than the fact that he's a spray gun who cannot be trusted.

With your logic, we should have kept Wahab and Amir on the team because they were developed into decent bowlers and had played about 35+ T20Is.
 
UzmanBeast said:
In the 20-ish T20Is Haris has played, he has not displayed a single match winning performance.

There is nothing more to say other than the fact that he's a spray gun who cannot be trusted.

With your logic, we should have kept Wahab and Amir on the team because they were developed into decent bowlers and had played about 35+ T20Is.
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But even now, Harris Rauf has the best strike rate out of the current lot. Hes had some bad games and some poor management by the captain, plus he is doing things that he shouldn't be as a bowler with his limitations.

Was Harris Rauf noticed for his short balls/bumpers or his ability to keep it full and straight consistently at 90mph in the death? There is a reason why Malinga and Gul were the GOATS of T20 fast bowling regardless of how modern power hitting developed with time. They had the best, pin point accurate yorkers and it was all that is needed even now.

Can you name any other bowler in Pakistan to fulfil this role with consistency? The problem with Harris right now is that he wants to rebel from this one job that is given to him and become something that he can never be. He cant become an Archer or Furgeoson, but thats what he in his mind is aiming to become!
 
Rana said:
Pin drop silence when the guy plays well

However, the knives are out in full force when he has a poor game. Its clear that the guy is disliked by the fans and he is going to get deleted for this soon.
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So basically you then :)))
 
Rana said:
But even now, Harris Rauf has the best strike rate out of the current lot. Hes had some bad games and some poor management by the captain, plus he is doing things that he shouldn't be as a bowler with his limitations.

Was Harris Rauf noticed for his short balls/bumpers or his ability to keep it full and straight consistently at 90mph in the death? There is a reason why Malinga and Gul were the GOATS of T20 fast bowling regardless of how modern power hitting developed with time. They had the best, pin point accurate yorkers and it was all that is needed even now.

Can you name any other bowler in Pakistan to fulfil this role with consistency? The problem with Harris right now is that he wants to rebel from this one job that is given to him and become something that he can never be. He cant become an Archer or Furgeoson, but thats what he in his mind is aiming to become!
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Haris Rauf's strike rate is 16.8 and Hasan Ali's is 15.7, so he's clearly not the best in terms of that statistic.

Secondly, Haris Rauf has been horrible for the last few months and that is for everyone to see.

Your argument that he should only bowl from the 13th over onwards would make sense if he was really that good in the death. What happens when he goes for 24 in over 13? At that stage, it would be unwise to bring on a spinner, especially in SENA where batsmen are settled, so you have no choice but to bowl him for the next three.

He is one dimensional, and he is not a good bowler by any means. For his own sake, he needs to be dropped and people who have performed need to get selected on the team. I'd rather take Wahab Riaz over Haris Rauf, because we don't need one-dimensional players who have no common sense when bowling.
 
Rana said:
You will be given a massive rude awakening when the likes of Hassan, Arshad, Akif, Muhammad Wasim JR and even Shahnawaz are going to be fed to the likes of Roy, Butler, Stokes, Livingstone and Moeen etc on their home decks in T20s.

Rauf is simply being misused and he himself is also trying things that are not his strength. The guy simply needs to bowl overs 13-19 in any innings and full/straight at the stumps with the odd slower cutter. I understand that he comes across as quite stupid but there is a match winner in there as long as he gets his head straight.
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Personally I think Arshad Iqbal would fare better than Rauf against top batsmen. For that matter I think Mohammed Imran and Imran Khan Jr would do better as well. They bowl relatively good lines, they hit the deck hard, and crucially, they all displayed some brains in the PSL when I was watching games this season. Slower balls, knuckle balls etc. Rauf has only the full fast yorker, and he can't even get that right most of the time.
 
Cpt. Rishwat said:
Personally I think Arshad Iqbal would fare better than Rauf against top batsmen. For that matter I think Mohammed Imran and Imran Khan Jr would do better as well. They bowl relatively good lines, they hit the deck hard, and crucially, they all displayed some brains in the PSL when I was watching games this season. Slower balls, knuckle balls etc. Rauf has only the full fast yorker, and he can't even get that right most of the time.
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Either Rauf really has no clue about what he is about to deliver or he is trying to be a bowler that he isn’t. He doesn’t understand his own limitations, or Waqar Younis/Misbah are trying to make him something that isn’t within his reach.

Rauf may have started his career as a 150-153kmh bowler, that definitely isn’t the case anymore.Rauf isn’t bowling faster than 90mph atm. So if Rauf is under any delusion that his shorter ball is as threatening as someone like Jofra or Lockie, well then he will be dispatched to the boundary every time especially in England.
 
UzmanBeast said:
Haris Rauf's strike rate is 16.8 and Hasan Ali's is 15.7, so he's clearly not the best in terms of that statistic.

Secondly, Haris Rauf has been horrible for the last few months and that is for everyone to see.

Your argument that he should only bowl from the 13th over onwards would make sense if he was really that good in the death. What happens when he goes for 24 in over 13? At that stage, it would be unwise to bring on a spinner, especially in SENA where batsmen are settled, so you have no choice but to bowl him for the next three.

He is one dimensional, and he is not a good bowler by any means. For his own sake, he needs to be dropped and people who have performed need to get selected on the team. I'd rather take Wahab Riaz over Haris Rauf, because we don't need one-dimensional players who have no common sense when bowling.
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I would never have a bowler who can only bowler in one part of the game for example just at the death
 
Haris' poor numbers catch up with him, as he loses his place to Hassan Ali.
 
Rana said:
Either Rauf really has no clue about what he is about to deliver or he is trying to be a bowler that he isn’t. He doesn’t understand his own limitations, or Waqar Younis/Misbah are trying to make him something that isn’t within his reach.

Rauf may have started his career as a 150-153kmh bowler, that definitely isn’t the case anymore.Rauf isn’t bowling faster than 90mph atm. So if Rauf is under any delusion that his shorter ball is as threatening as someone like Jofra or Lockie, well then he will be dispatched to the boundary every time especially in England.
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Well that's what I'm saying. If he doesn't know where to pitch the ball, then we'd be better off picking someone who is not so hyped such as Dilbar, Arshad or Imran and let them see if they can do better with some control and intelligence.
 
A close look at Haris Rauf's T20I stats reveals some truly strange conclusions.

For one thing, only one bowler in the world (Shamsi) has taken more wickets than him since his T20I debut. Which demonstrates his wicket-taking ability.

But if you look at his ER, that's where things get bizarre. In overs 1-15 he has one of the worst economy-rates in the world at 9.45. While in overs 16-20 he has one of the best at 8.21. For context, Bumrah's ER in those 16-20 death overs is 8.00, while Wood, Jordan, Rabada, Starc all go at 10+ an over in those death overs.

So maybe the answer to using Haris Rauf is by getting him to bowl one uninterrupted 4 over spell at the death. And before you start laughing at this idea know that it is backed by cold hard facts.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
A close look at Haris Rauf's T20I stats reveals some truly strange conclusions.

For one thing, only one bowler in the world (Shamsi) has taken more wickets than him since his T20I debut. Which demonstrates his wicket-taking ability.

But if you look at his ER, that's where things get bizarre. In overs 1-15 he has one of the worst economy-rates in the world at 9.45. While in overs 16-20 he has one of the best at 8.21. For context, Bumrah's ER in those 16-20 death overs is 8.00, while Wood, Jordan, Rabada, Starc all go at 10+ an over in those death overs.

So maybe the answer to using Haris Rauf is by getting him to bowl one uninterrupted 4 over spell at the death. And before you start laughing at this idea know that it is backed by cold hard facts.
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that's how Umar Gul used to operate and was at his best.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
A close look at Haris Rauf's T20I stats reveals some truly strange conclusions.

For one thing, only one bowler in the world (Shamsi) has taken more wickets than him since his T20I debut. Which demonstrates his wicket-taking ability.

But if you look at his ER, that's where things get bizarre. In overs 1-15 he has one of the worst economy-rates in the world at 9.45. While in overs 16-20 he has one of the best at 8.21. For context, Bumrah's ER in those 16-20 death overs is 8.00, while Wood, Jordan, Rabada, Starc all go at 10+ an over in those death overs.

So maybe the answer to using Haris Rauf is by getting him to bowl one uninterrupted 4 over spell at the death. And before you start laughing at this idea know that it is backed by cold hard facts.
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That just points to poor game management and lack of awareness from the team management. But in truth, Pakistan pace bowlers have had issues using the new ball since the days of Aqib Javed and Wasim Akram.
 
Cpt. Rishwat said:
That just points to poor game management and lack of awareness from the team management. But in truth, Pakistan pace bowlers have had issues using the new ball since the days of Aqib Javed and Wasim Akram.
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Pakistan's management is utterly clueless when it comes to keeping up with the modern requirements of the game. I highly doubt they even consider things like 'match-ups' or are even aware stats like these.

As for the new ball part, I would say Pakistan has two very good new ball bowlers in Imad Wasim and Shaheen Afridi right now. Don't think I need to say anything about Imad that isn't already obvious, but with Shaheen, its his knack of picking wickets in his first over. I don't exactly remember the exact stat but it went something like: since _____ no bowler in the world has taken more wickets in their first over than Shaheen.

I don't know if there is actually some method behind opening with these two, or if its just a by-product of sheer randomness, but this is another thing that I would perisist with. It can change based on situation of the game, but it seems like the right idea opening with these two
 
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Babar Azam speaking prior to tomorrow's match:

"Haris has performed well in the past but in cricket you get ups and downs but we are working with him to help him understand where he is lagging. He is a match-winning bowler for us and I have a lot of confidence in him and God Willing, we will see a different version of him in this series"
 
I wish I could work with Rauf. He has wickets and a better ER in him but is too thick to realise.
 
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Bewal Express said:
I wish I could work with Rauf. He has wickets and a better ER in him but is too thick to realise.
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It's such a shame that he's only had Waqar to oversee him in his career so far. The international guys barely get to play elsewhere for long enough.

Rauf could come back stronger, but like Hasan Ali it'll happen once he's back in the FC system and has access to better coaching.
 
hitthestump said:
It's such a shame that he's only had Waqar to oversee him in his career so far. The international guys barely get to play elsewhere for long enough.

Rauf could come back stronger, but like Hasan Ali it'll happen once he's back in the FC system and has access to better coaching.
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Haris doesn't have a repeatable action but he does have wickets in him. His biggest issue is his thought process- his short ball is rubbish and gets put away easily. Either work on getting it higher so the batsman isn't in control or don't bowl it. He has a good seam, so go wider at the crease and bowl at the off stump, any movement will be a danger to the batsman.
 
18 runs from Haris - has he let SA back into the game? What is he doing in this squad?
 
He is just there as a practice bowler and to put doubts in the mind of oppositions. You do not play all your cards on show. I am sure he will be replaced by Muhammad Wasim.
 
If Rauf's a mainstay in our Xi then I can definitely see him losing us 1 or 2 games.

Doesn't have any plan or control to his bowling, just run in and give the batsmen free hits

it's pretty sad however that Rauf looks a gun bowler in within our domestic circuit. Just shows how low our standards are becoming
 
Haris is the X Factor. His strength is bowling with the old ball. Specially hitting those yorkers at the death. If you look at videos of Haris Rauf in early 2020 and years before. He used to nail death overs 8 out of 10 times. But something changed. He or maybe someone in the team then suggested him to work on swing and bowl new ball. For over a year new Haris has been starting to bowl overs in the powerplay which did not and is not working.

Haris needs to go back to his old ways and methods and believe in his strengths to bowl yorkers. We have Shaheen, Hasan, Imad and Hafeez who can bowl the new ball.

I really believe if Haris goes back to his strengths and start nailing yorkers again. He's the best death bowler we have in the squad.
 
ARK Rafay said:
Haris is the X Factor. His strength is bowling with the old ball. Specially hitting those yorkers at the death. If you look at videos of Haris Rauf in early 2020 and years before. He used to nail death overs 8 out of 10 times. But something changed. He or maybe someone in the team then suggested him to work on swing and bowl new ball. For over a year new Haris has been starting to bowl overs in the powerplay which did not and is not working.

Haris needs to go back to his old ways and methods and believe in his strengths to bowl yorkers. We have Shaheen, Hasan, Imad and Hafeez who can bowl the new ball.

I really believe if Haris goes back to his strengths and start nailing yorkers again. He's the best death bowler we have in the squad.
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Hassan Ali prefers to bowl outside the powerplay in t20s.
Shaheen and imad and nawaz can bowl with the new ball.
 
Excellent over from Rauf - just 4 runs - must have been under pressure.
 
As a Haris Rauf hater he has bowled brilliantly today, maybe Vernon Philander did some good work with him or maybe just a one off. Hopefully it lasts.
 
Haris Rauf was great today. EVeryone bashed him but he was great. Surprised by Hasan ALi
 
[MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] Rauf can’t bowl in the IPL?
 
Very well bowled today.

Just a couple of loose deliveries which anyone can do.

Overall an excellent performance.
 
Unbelievable from Rauf today.

The way he was running in from his very first over (I think it was the 11th over), you could see how focussed he was against India. It also seems like he has lost a few kgs.

This is the first time I saw Rauf using his brain.
 
He was absolutely superb today.

Those slower balls were awesome.
Makes huge difference when batter is expecting a 95mph thunderbolt snd it comes down at 70mph
 
Haris sheer pace made huge difference on flat pitch , he was difficult to hit ,it amazes me , how he generates such pace from short runnup and non smooth action,
 
was gobsmacked by raufs performance, fully expected him to go the distance, was clocking between 75 and 95 mph, that is a good pace differential if he can bowl with control, but until today i didnt think he could bowl with control lol.

im still moderating my expectations, kohli didnt really attempt to put him under pressure, more innovative hitters might give him less time to settle in a spell.
 
Bowled really well today. I'd like him to bowl a few more yorkers though. The slower balls worked today, but they won't always work. He has a good yorker. Needs to use it more often at the death.
 
Very well played him. I have been a critic of his but he came up trumps today. Long may it continue!
 
I don't know what to write about any Pakistani player today. Haris Rauf was immense today. Absorbed all the pressure built at the other end through Hassan Ali.

May he play like this every game.
 
Haris Rauf rocked India shocked

Absolutely amazing today, kept the IPL superstars Pant+Pandya quite
 
[MENTION=139150]marlonbrowndo[/MENTION] talk na about Rauf!

Your Hassan Ali was taken to the cleaners
 
Rana said:
[MENTION=139150]marlonbrowndo[/MENTION] talk na about Rauf!

Your Hassan Ali was taken to the cleaners
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Sorry to say, but you are the last person today to call someone out. After your constant hate and nonsense about Rizwan, you should just be quite and think about the comments you made the last couple of weeks.
 
Rauf was the bowler I was most scared about/for. Turned up today with a solid performance!
 
Rodsje said:
Sorry to say, but you are the last person today to call someone out. After your constant hate and nonsense about Rizwan, you should just be quite and think about the comments you made the last couple of weeks.
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That's a very good point. 'Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones'.
 
Rauf is still at only 60% of what he could be. I don't think he has the intelligence to realise what he has at his disposal. Please someone tell him not to bowl belly button high short balls, bowl full around off stump and as quick as he can.
 
Bewal Express said:
Haris doesn't have a repeatable action but he does have wickets in him. His biggest issue is his thought process- his short ball is rubbish and gets put away easily. Either work on getting it higher so the batsman isn't in control or don't bowl it. He has a good seam, so go wider at the crease and bowl at the off stump, any movement will be a danger to the batsman.
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I said this back in July, And he showed improvement today but he needs to have the wickets mind and attack thr off stump. What I would give to work on his thought processes
 
man oh man, i was scared of him today. I was scared he would get hit. FOr the first time ever i saw him bowl so well. An interesting stat was shown that he rarly bowls the slow ball.

Today, he mixed it up very well. Terrific bowling. He wont be praised that much todya because others performed top, but he sdeserves credit
 
Remarkable turn around. The boy was under pressure and criticized by most of Pakistan and Media. But he lit the stage on fire!
 
Rana said:
[MENTION=139150]marlonbrowndo[/MENTION] talk na about Rauf!

Your Hassan Ali was taken to the cleaners
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Very pleasantly surprised by Rauf and I say that as a critic. But it's not about one game, he will need to use this as a springboard to go on and produce for the rest of the tournament. Hasan needs to do better against India, but his recent record speaks for itself, he is quality.
 
Major said:
man oh man, i was scared of him today. I was scared he would get hit. FOr the first time ever i saw him bowl so well. An interesting stat was shown that he rarly bowls the slow ball.

Today, he mixed it up very well. Terrific bowling. He wont be praised that much todya because others performed top, but he sdeserves credit
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Someone in the management. Backed him up to bowl at the death and back his strengths again. And I was so happy seeing him bowl tonight. That's the culture we need in our team.
 
ARK Rafay said:
Someone in the management. Backed him up to bowl at the death and back his strengths again. And I was so happy seeing him bowl tonight. That's the culture we need in our team.
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I said during the match that I didn't trust him because under pressure he wilts but today he was excellent.I hope its the start of something really good
 
I saw in the stats list that he doesn't bowl slower bowls. He should work on those to become even deadly.
 
Biggest surprise for me was Haris who bowled magnificently today...maybe Philander is the Wizard of Oz who provided our Scarecrow the brains he so sorely lacked before...
 
He deserved a couple of wickets. His first ball was what, 91mph?

The fact that he’s in his late 20’s he should only be playing LOI’s to prolong his career. This guy can do something special in next years WT20 in Australia.
 
I'll happily put my hands up and say this was one of his best performances.

Up until now he hasn't been used correctly, and nor has he helped himself with some braindead performances, but today he was superb and should've replaced Hasan Ali's overs in the latter part of Indian's innings.
 
He was brilliant and he proved a lot of people (myself included) wrong. He was used well by Babar, using him at in the middle and death is the way to go and where he has had his success in the past. He used his slower ball to good effect and was an under appreciated performer in this great victory.
 
Really good stuff today, other than a ball or so everything was in the decent radar and complemented the start from Shaheen really well.
 
He bowled brilliantly yesterday. He was too hot to handle for the likes of Pandya.
 
With Hassan Ali leaking runs (again) this spell of Haris was so crucial. He bowled really fast with amazing control. Pandya couldn't do a thing.
 
Pleasantly surprised. When I was watching the game I was genuinley fearful of him bowling because I thought he'd let India relieve some pressure. However that was some venemous bowling and he deserved more than one wicket.
 
Mamoon said:
Pakistani fans are too obsessed with pace and aggression. We don’t need bowlers who scream like a mad man and wears gold chains.

We need bowlers who have intelligence and control. This has been Pakistan’s biggest problem in the fast bowling department for ages, even though we have had the likes of Wahab to fulfill the pace and aggression quota.

I watched Bhuvneshwar Kumar against England in the recent LOI series and his intelligence and control was incredible to watch.

He was swinging the new ball and kept bowling a length that the likes of Roy, Bairstow, Buttler, Morgan, Stokes etc. couldn’t get under.

He was the main reason England won both the ODI and T20I series.

He cannot scream like Rauf and would probably get knocked out by him in a few seconds, but Rauf against those English batsmen on those Indian pitches would get hit for boundaries harder than he can scream.

Take Rauf to IPL and he will regularly go for 50+ runs.

In recent years, Amir and Shaheen are the only two Pakistani bowlers who have shown intelligence. Even Hassan Ali, who is a genuine wicket-taker when on song, appears to be clueless whenever the batsmen take him on.

Pakistan needs to swallow its pride and get Amir back in the team. He has plenty left in the tank if his workload is managed. He has retired from Tests and there is no need to him playing him in every T20, but he should be a fixture in the ODI side.

Pakistan needs to get rid of battering rams like Rauf who is a captain’s nightmare because he could go off the rails at any given moment and cannot be relied upon - at any given instance, he could completely lose the plot and show no regard to the field positions or match situation.

Core cricket skills are learned in FC cricket. Rauf is just a tape ball bowler who got fast-tracked on the basis of a few white ball games.

You cannot expect intelligence and control from someone who has only 7 FC wickets in his career.

He has no idea how to set the batsmen up, how to maintain control over long spells etc. He is just a bowling machine with no thought-process and his calibration is usually off.

We keep hearing that domestic pitches are now improved and batting-friendly, so this is the time to reward young bowlers who have done well in both FC and LA and also have reasonable experience.
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What’s next Mamoon?

Take Rauf to the match against the Greatest XI of all time and he will go for 50+ runs in his spell?
 
Rauf bowled really well yesterday but let's hope this is not a one-off good performance by him. I still see him as the most likely bowler in our line-up to concede 50+ runs in some high pressure/knockout match, though I would love to be proved wrong again.
 
Rana said:
95mph clocked on an ICC speed gun

Talk na haters!
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Did anyone noticed Kohli 's surprised reaction when he was generating pace :D Pandya tried his level best do hit him but beaten by sheer pace :akhtar
 
If anything, the guy who was a let down and is the liability in the Pakistan fast bowling attack is Hassan Ali.

He is very hard to drop because he is a good fielder and also a more than handy batsman in the lower order, but it is his bowling that can cost him 50+ runs in 3 overs let alone 4 because he doesn’t have the extra pace to handle a well set aggressive Batsman in crucial stages.

Still though, I wouldn’t go after him and disrespect Hassan the way [MENTION=139150]marlonbrowndo[/MENTION] has done in the past for Harris Rauf, because I still feel that he contributes one way or another. Hassan still took the big wicket of Suryakumar and that may have stemmed the final total by 20 runs tbf.

Have respect for this guy, he bowls with a lot of heart
 
Clearly a better version of Wahab Riaz. Can be the Umar Gul of 2009. All he needs is to bowl with control for the rest of the tournament. Man was varying his pace between 152kph and 120kph.
 
haris is the best outswinger, Pakistan never had a bowler of this mold. He is unique in what he does, closer to steyn and jofra archer. Pakistan had better bowlers but never a right handed rapid pace bowler with strong outswing
 
i will be honest i was fearing the worst when he came on and thought he would through away the strong position we were in with his wayward bowling, i am very glad he proved me wrong lets hope he carries this form on now for the rest of the tournament.
 
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