Tag: Haris Rauf

  • Who is Haris Rauf reportedly marrying on December 26?

    Who is Haris Rauf reportedly marrying on December 26?

    Pakistani pacer Harif Rauf will tie the knot on December 26, GEO Super has reported.

    As per the details, he will get married to a former classmate. The wedding will take place in Islamabad.

    The news report says that the pacer has joined his family in the capital for the preparation of wedding festivities.

    In 2020, he played his first T20I against Bangladesh in Lahore. Haris made his Test debut at Rawalpindi during the ongoing home Test series against England.

    The wedding will cap off what has been a stellar year for the bowler as he claimed his first Test wicket on debut against England this year.
    In the 57 T20 international matches since making his international debut two years back, Haris has picked 72 wickets while in 15 ODIs, he has succeeded in claiming 29 wickets.

  • Shaun Tait all praise for Pakistani bowlers as T20 World Cup approaches

    Pakistan bowling coach and former Australian pacer Shaun Tait has heaped praise on his young bowlers, singling out right-arm pacer Naseem Shah who he said reminds him of his younger self.

    With Pakistan England series and ICC men’s T20 world cup 2022 just around the corner, Tait lauded Pakistan’s pacers’ energy.

    “Pakistan fast bowlers have their natural abilities. They like to keep things simple but they’ve got so much ability and have a lot of flair. So, that’s already ingrained in these guys,” he said.

    Admiring the emerging pacer Naseem Shah, he said, “In some ways, he reminds me of myself when I was a younger cricketer. He’s sort of free-spirited. But I wasn’t as intelligent. I think you’ve all seen his natural abilities and skill with the new ball.”

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    Speaking about another paceman, Haris Rauf, who seemed at his absolute best in Asia Cup 2022, Tait said, “He’s got the pace, he’s got the swing, he’s got the aggression, all that stuff and we just talked about being more consistent in his areas and bowling in the right areas that were going to make it difficult for the batsman and be more consistent doing that. We worked and we talked about his death bowling a lot and worked on his death bowling as well but they’re just the usual things.”

  • Video: Virat Kohli gives Haris Rauf a special gift

    Video: Virat Kohli gives Haris Rauf a special gift

    Following Pakistan-India match on August 28, right arm pacer Haris Rauf met former Indian skipper Virat Kohli on field.

    The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a video in which Virat Kohli autographed and handed over a signed jersey to Haris Rauf.

    “The match may be over but moments like these shine bright.”

    Players from both India and Pakistan have displayed positive energy on field despite their rivalry.

    Earlier, Indian players met Shaheen Afridi who was ruled out of the Asia Cup because of a knee injury.

    Read more: Indian players meet Shaheen Shah Afridi, inquire about his health

    Babar was also spotted chatting with Indian team captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

    India won the match on August 28 by five wickets.

    Pakistan-India head to head match count in Asia Cup is now 15. India won nine while Pakistan won five matches. One match ended in no results.

    Read more: History of Pakistan vs India matches at Asia Cup

    Pakistan will play its second match of the Asia Cup 2022 against Hong Kong on September 2 (Friday) at 7pm.

  • Aussies vs Aussie: Pakistan’s new bowling coach Shaun Tait to arrive in Pakistan on March 9

    Aussies vs Aussie: Pakistan’s new bowling coach Shaun Tait to arrive in Pakistan on March 9

    Pakistan’s newly-appointed bowling Coach Shaun Tait is set to arrive in Pakistan on March 9. His first assignment will be Pakistan’s home series against Australia. Tait will join the Pakistani squad after a three-day mandatory isolation period.

     Shaun Tait is a former Australian professional cricketer. He is considered one of the fastest bowlers in the world.

    He has been appointed by The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as the bowling coach for the national squad for a one year period.

    Tait is very excited that he is the new bowling coach and says that Pakistan has several great fast bowlers and it’s a big responsibility to be a bowling coach for Pakistan. In a video statement, Tait said, “Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Hassan Ali and Mohammad Abbas, are some of the names of the great bowlers in Pakistan and I am passionate to work with them,” he said.

    He further said that he can’t wait anymore to “avail the opportunity to work with the Pakistan team.”

    Tait’s father passed away last month, due to which his arrival to Pakistan was delayed.

  • ‘It shouldn’t have happened on TV,’ Afridi reacts to Haris Rauf slapping Kamran Ghulam

    ‘It shouldn’t have happened on TV,’ Afridi reacts to Haris Rauf slapping Kamran Ghulam

    Former Pakistan cricket team captain Shahid Afridi has addressed a recent incident that happened in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) match between Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmi on Monday at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

    PSL franchise Lahore Qalandars’ pacer Haris Rauf slapped his teammate Kamran Ghulam, who dropped a catch on his bowl to Zalmi batter Hazratullah Zazai.

    The veteran cricketer said that whenever he met Haris, he (Rauf) was the best. “Haris is a simple man and his bowling shows how aggressive he is,” Afridi said.

    He said: “Haris has not done a good thing and it should not have happened on TV. PSL is being watched all over the world.”

    The former captain further asserted that if certain things happen, then lessons should be learned from them and caution should be exercised in the future in “grooming academies”.

    He added that Haris will have to be very careful in the future as “his behaviour will not be tolerated in the future while the team management should have taken action on this move but it is wrong for the management to defend him.”

    In the same over, Fawad Ahmed caught Haris’ ball and Ghulam went towards Rauf for a hi-five and that was when Rauf slapped him in frustration. He, however, hugged him later.

    It was reported that Haris was given a warning by an on-field umpire and was not given any penalty for his behaviour during a match.

  • VIDEO: Haris Rauf hugs teammate Kamran Ghulam after slapping him in PSL match

    VIDEO: Haris Rauf hugs teammate Kamran Ghulam after slapping him in PSL match

    During the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches, Lahore Qalandars’ pacer Haris Rauf slapped his teammate Kamran Ghulam after he dropped a catch on his bowl. Video of the incident went viral in minutes but the speedster later hugged Ghulam during the match against Peshawar Zalmi in Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.

    It happened when Ghulam dropped Hazratullah Zazai at Haris Rauf’s full delivery on the leg side. However, Fawad Ahmed took a good catch to send Mohammad Haris back. While celebrating, Ghulam went towards Rauf for a hi-five and that was when the latter slapped him in frustration.

    He, however, hugged him later.

    Lahore Qalandars’ official social media account also posted a video of the two players hugging and having fun with each other.

    Peshawar Zalmi won in the Super Over after the teams were tied on 158 runs. Shaheen Afridi’s unbeaten 39 off 20 deliveries, which included a last-ball six, had earlier helped Qalandars tie the game.

    A report in Cricket Pakistan also said that, “Although no serious action was taken, Haris Rauf was let go after being given a warning.” Rauf finished the match with figures of 1/36 from his four overs.

  • VIDEO: Haris Rauf celebrates wicket in BBL match by wiping hands, putting on mask

    VIDEO: Haris Rauf celebrates wicket in BBL match by wiping hands, putting on mask

    Pakistani pacer Haris Rauf is known for his quirky celebrations after he took Shahid Afridi’s wicket in Pakistan Super League (PSL). A video of the 28-year-old speedster is circulating on social media and burned the internet with his unique style of celebrating the wicket in Big Bash League (BBL).

    In Melbourne Stars jersey, the right-arm fast bowler came up with a ‘Covid-safe’ celebration, where he gestured to sanitise his hands and put on a mask after taking the wicket of Kurtis Patterson.

    It all happened during the third over of the BBL contest between Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars. Rauf bowled a delivery that was angling away outside off stump, tempting Patterson to go for a cover drive. But the batter nicked it to the keeper Joe Clarke, which was followed by Rauf’s hilarious celebration.

    Rauf acted to take out sanitiser from his pocket moments after the umpire raise his finger. The Pakistan seamer then pulled out a mask and wore it, leaving his teammates and even the commentators in splits.

    Rauf finished with figures of 2 for 38 in his four overs as Perth Scorchers scored 117 runs off the last 10 overs to take their total to 196/3.

    Earlier, Rauf impressed his fans after taking a brilliant catch in his second match for the Stars.

  • Former Indian Cricket Team Captain MS Dhoni sends a special gift to Pakistani cricketer Haris Rauf

    Former Indian Cricket Team Captain MS Dhoni sends a special gift to Pakistani cricketer Haris Rauf

    Star Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf has received a signed shirt from former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

    The 40-year-old sent a signed Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) jersey to the pacer.

    Rauf took to his Twitter account and expressed his joy and happiness on receiving the signed jersey from one of the game’s finest captains.

    Pacer Rauf also thanked CSK team manager Russell Radhakrishnan for his support.

    It is pertinent to mention that Rauf has played 34 T20Is for Pakistan and has taken 41 wickets, while in eight ODIs, he has taken 14 scalps. Currently, he is playing in Big Bash League (BBL) in Australia for the franchise Melbourne Stars.

  • VIDEO: Haris Rauf takes a stunning catch in his second BBL match

    VIDEO: Haris Rauf takes a stunning catch in his second BBL match

    Pakistani pacer Haris Rauf had a brilliant start at the Big Bash League (BBL) as he caught a stunning catch in his second match for Melbourne Stars.

    The pacer is featured for Stars alongside countryman Ahmed Daniyal to face off against Melbourne Renegades.

    Batting first, the Stars could only manage 126 runs. Rauf popped up with a six towards the end while Ahmed only faced two deliveries before the innings came to a close.

    Haris and Ahmed both bowled economically and managed 1-26 and 1-24 respectively. However, their efforts were not good enough as Renegades chased down the target in the 18th over.

    The match, however, included a special fielding effort from Haris Rauf which had everyone talking.

    Earlier, Mohammad Hasnain impressed fans with his exceptional performance on his debut in the BBL.

  • Is cricketer Haris Rauf crushing on Maya Ali?

    Is cricketer Haris Rauf crushing on Maya Ali?

    Pakistani pacer Haris Rauf recently posted a picture in which he can be seen watching one of actor Maya Ali’s drama serial with complete devotion.

    This isn’t the first time Haris has revealed his admiration for Pakistani star Ali.

    The bowler came in the news limelight after showing his admiration for ace actor Maya, he then wished to have a dinner date with the Mann Mayal lead. Ali however, kept quiet about it. The bowler, then once again said that he’s still waiting for a dinner with her. Now, the bowler has posted the story while watching Ali’s latest drama Jo Bichar Gaye.

    Netizens are coming up with funny reactions on his desperation for Pehli Si Muhabbat diva. Fans are tagging Ali in the post as well, they are also saying that he will win Ali’s heart. They also urged Maya Ali to listen to him. They also praised them and said that the two will make a cute couple. Here are the comments.