Hack or not, scoring a century in T20 in just 44 balls is no easy feat by any means—it gives you a glimpse of his talent. You can't call this luck. And guess what? Luck favors the brave. He’s still raw, but you can tell this kid can play, and T20 suits his game style perfectly.
We desperately needed this fearless approach. This is why bilateral series are so important—they help uncover one or two talents, allowing the team to rebuild or reload from there. Now, with Saim, Fakhar, and Hasan Nawaz in the lineup, the team looks incredibly dangerous. If Haris can become more consistent, this squad has the potential to regularly score 200-plus.
We need players like him to be given more chances and properly groomed. We wasted so many precious years grooming Shadab, Imam (in ODIs), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, etc—players who simply weren’t good enough, yet we persisted with them. It’s a travesty that these guys got more chances than Haider Ali and Sohaib Maqsood, who had far more potential if they had been given a consistent run. I still believe Haider Ali is the answer for the middle or lower order. The poor kid was booted way too early just because he didn't live up to the hype after batting one down. They expected him to be like Kohli or Pandya, but he crashed under unrealistic expectations. There is still time for Haider Ali and I hope he does well in PSL. He is still very young, experienced and explosive.
When you see a talent that is so obvious to the eyes, persist with them rather than discarding them after a few games and then bringing back boring, non-match-winners.