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RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s right-arm speedster Haris Rauf is just six wickets shy from breaking a long-standing T20I record when his side takes on New Zealand in the remaining two PAK vs NZ T20Is of the five-match series.

Haris has the perfect opportunity to dethrone West Indies’ Jason Holder in the list of bowlers with the most wickets in a five-match T20I series.

The West Indian all-rounder claimed a record 15 wickets in a five-match series against England in 2021.

Haris, on the other hand, has thus far claimed 10 wickets in just three PAK vs NZ T20Is and needs to take six more to break Holder’s record.

Besides Haris, Pakistan’s all-format captain Babar Azam also has an opportunity to set a major T20I captaincy record in the fourth PAK vs NZ T20I as a victory would make him the skipper with the most number of victories.

So far, he is the joint-holder of this record with Afghanistan’s Asghar Afghan and England’s Eoin Morgan after 42 wins.

It is worth mentioning here that the ongoing five-game series took an interesting turn on Monday after New Zealand won their maiden T20I against Pakistan on the latter’s home soil on Monday and reduced the hosts’ advantage to 2-1.

In the third PAK v NZ T20I, Pakistan failed just four runs short of victory while chasing 164 as the home side could raise 159 before bundling out on the final delivery despite Iftikhar’s quickfire 60.

The Rawalpindi pitch, known for delivering high-scoring contests because of its batting-friendly nature, will host the last two matches of the PAK vs NZ T20I series on April 20 and 24, respectively.

DUBAI: Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf went past teammate Shadab Khan on the ICC T20I bowlers’ rankings and moved within a striking distance of entering into the top ten list after his impressive performance in the ongoing PAK vs NZ T20I series. 

Haris, who picked up ten wickets in his last three games, climbed five places to 11th overall on the T20I bowlers’ chart after the latest update of the ICC Players’ rankings on Wednesday.

The right-arm quick bagged four-wicket hauls twice in two days, playing impactful roles in Pakistan’s wins in the first two matches of the five-game series against New Zealand. The Blackcaps, however, bounced back to win the third T20I in which Haris took two wickets.

“The Pakistan quick was just ahead of Shaheen Afridi last week and behind Shadab Khan, who was 12th in the T20I bowling rankings. Ten wickets spread across the first three T20Is has seen Rauf move up five places in the rankings to occupy the 11th spot.” said ICC statement.

“He also achieved career-high ratings of 657 points in the process and could potentially enter the top 10 by the end of the five-match series.”

Meanwhile, left-arm pacer Shaheen(624) has also jumped two spots to occupy 15th place on the rankings.

It may be noted here that Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan and his compatriot Fazalhaq Farooqi hold first and second positions respectively, on the T20I bowlers’ list.

However, on the T20I batting rankings, Suryakumar Yadav, Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam retain the top three spots in respective orders.

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ISLAMABAD: Fast bowler Haris Rauf was conferred with the honorary rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) by the Islamabad Police on Tuesday. 

Taking to Twitter, the capital city police announced that Rauf was made the goodwill ambassador of the force and shared pictures of the pacer receiving the honorary DSP rank from the Inspector General of Islamabad Police.

“Famous Cricket player Haris Rauf has been made the goodwill ambassador of Islamabad Capital Police. IGP Islamabad Dr. Akbar Nasir Khan conferred the honorary rank of DSP on Haris Rauf.” wrote ICT on its official Twitter account.

Famous Cricket player @HarisRauf14 has been made the goodwill ambassador of Islamabad Capital Police. IGP Islamabad Dr. Akbar Nasir Khan conferred the honorary rank of DSP on Haris Rauf.#ICTP #CommunityPolicing pic.twitter.com/6zl1Xpmsft

— Islamabad Police (@ICT_Police) March 28, 2023

The right-arm pacer also expressed his excitement over his appointment as a goodwill ambassador, saying it was ‘an even greater honour’ for him to wear the uniform.

“I’m truly honoured to be appointed as a goodwill ambassador of Islamabad Police and an even greater honour to be able to wear this uniform as our heroes who lay their lives in the line of duty !” Rauf tweeted.

I’m truly honoured to be appointed as a goodwill ambassador of @ICT_Police and an even greater honour to be able to wear this uniform as our heroes who lay their lives in the line of duty ! @akbarnasirkhan @farharkazmii @Ayab_Ahmed pic.twitter.com/gh6A2H01sb

— Haris Rauf (@HarisRauf14) March 28, 2023

Earlier, fellow-pacer Naseem Shah was also appointed as honorary DSP by the Balochistan Police last month.

It is pertinent to mention here Haris Rauf is one of the mainstays of Pakistan’s bowling attack. He has 72 T20I wickets and 30 ODI wickets to his credit.

Recently he represented the Pakistan Super League (PSL) repeat champions Lahore Qalanadars during the eighth edition of the tournament.

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LAHORE: Mohammad Rizwan and Haris Rauf have received their commemorative caps for the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) T20I Team of the Year. 

The two players were named in the ICC T20I Team of the Year for 2022 in January.

Taking to Twitter, Pakistan Cricket Board on Sunday shared pictures of Rizwan and Haris, holding the ICC caps.

⭐⭐ @HarisRauf14 and @iMRizwanPak received the @ICC T20I team of the year caps 🧢🧢 pic.twitter.com/5URXBvOdIv

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) March 5, 2023

The ICC Team of the Year recognises 11 outstanding individuals who have impressed one and all – be it with the bat, the ball or their all-around exploits in a calendar year.

Rizwan smashed 10 half-centuries last year in the shortest format and finished as the joint-highest scorer for Pakistan at the T20 World Cup with 175 runs.

He gathered a staggering 996 runs in 2022 and held on to the opening slot alongside England’s Jos Buttler in the ICC T20I Team of the Year for the second year in a row.

Meanwhile, Haris Rauf, who earned the repute of ‘death overs specialist’ for his match-winning contributions for T20 World Cup runner-ups Pakistan during the previous year, took 31 wickets in 2022 – most by any Pakistani bowler.

The right-arm pacer impressed everybody with his raw pace and often left batters clueless. In the absence of Shaheen Afridi during the latter half of the year, Pakistan relied heavily on Rauf to lead the bowling attack.

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan speedster Haris Rauf tied the knot with Islamabad-based model Muzna Masood Malik in a star-studded Nikah ceremony here.

Pakistan pacer Rauf got nikkahfied to Muzna Masood in a close-knit affair in the capital city on Saturday afternoon. As per the earlier reports, the bride was a class fellow of the pacer.

The hush-hush affair was attended by several of his teammates and cricket celebs including another groom-to-be Shaheen Shah Afridi, and pictures from the daytime ceremony made rounds on social media.

Both Haris and his now-wife Muzna twinned in white ensembles for the big day. The star wife slipped into a white and gold ensemble by an unknown designer and paired it with gold traditional jewellery.

She was dolled by celebrated makeup artists at Allure Salon who shared the anticipated first look of Masood in the morning today, not to miss the adorable ‘HR150’ on her henna design.

The groom on the other hand looked dapper in his cream and white sherwani.

The fellow players of the Pakistan cricket team sent heartwarming wishes for the couple of the moment.

Buht buht mubarak ho @HarisRauf14. Allah hamesha khush rakhay tumhe aur bhabi ko.

— Shadab Khan (@76Shadabkhan) December 24, 2022

 

To note, the 29-year-old player, who is the backbone of Pakistan’s bowling attack, was ruled out of his debut test series against England due to an injury on December 6. He attended the PSL (Pakistan Super League) draft for the upcoming season 8 last week along with some other events in Karachi before flying to his family in the residence city.

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LONDON: Pakistan’s top-ranked T20I batter Mohammad Rizwan, dynamic all-rounder Shadab Khan and speedster Haris Rauf have been named in Wisden’s men’s T20I team of the year 2022. 

Wisden – a renowned cricket publication – picked a combined world team in the men’s T20Is featuring players who enjoyed a scintillating year in the shortest format.

Consequently, Pakistan’s opening batter Rizwan, alongside Shadab and Rauf was featured in the team of the year as they all had a decent year in the T20Is.

Apart from Rizwan, Shadab and Rauf, the combined XI features Jos Buttler (England), Suryakumar Yadav (India), Glenn Phillips (New Zealand), David Miller (South Africa), Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe), Sam Curran (England), Adil Rashid (England) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (India).

The second-ranked T20I batter had another remarkable year with the bat in T20Is as he accumulated 996 runs in 25 matches at an astounding average of 45.26 and was picked as the opener alongside England’s Buttler.

The right-handed batter had five scores of more than 70 in 2022 including a crucial knock against New Zealand in the semi-final of the T20 World Cup.

“With five scores of over 70 and an important half-century against New Zealand in the World Cup semi-final, Rizwan has had another uber-consistent year in T20Is,” said Wisden in a statement.

“While he strikes at a lesser rate than many of his competitors, the incredible frequency with which he contributes wins him the slot alongside Buttler,” the statement added.

Young all-rounder Shadab, on the other hand, stood up for his team at crucial moments and delivered some match-defining performances with both bat and ball.

His best batting performance was against South Africa in the T20 World Cup where he blasted a 20-ball half-century in a must-win while his best bowling display came against Hong Kong when he returned with astonishing bowling figures of 4/8 in Asia Cup 2022.

In 2022, the all-rounder scored 201 runs in 20 T20Is and took 25 wickets at 20.56 with a brilliant economy rate of just 6.79.

Meanwhile, Haris delivered several match-winning performances for the team over the year and established himself as a death bowling specialist; finishing 2022 as the leading wicket-taker for Pakistan in T20Is.

The right-arm pacer took 31 wickets in 23 matches at 20.74 and made eight scalps each in the home T20I series against England and T20 World Cup 2022.

“He [Haris] impressed against England on their tour of Pakistan, taking eight wickets in the six matches he played, before taking another eight wickets in the T20 World Cup, excelling at the death,” wrote Wisden.

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MULTAN: Fast bowler Hasan Ali is likely to make a surprise return to the national Test squad for the remainder of the home Test series against England as a replacement for injured Haris Rauf, who was ruled out after sustaining an injury in the first Test. 

According to the sources, deliberations are underway to call upon the pacer Hasan for the Multan and Karachi Test after he was initially dropped from the 18-member squad announced for the series.

The team did not have too many fast-bowling options in their reserves as uncapped Muhammad Wasim Jnr will become an automatic choice to play the Multan Test unless a replacement is called if Pakistan opt to go with three genuine pacers as in the previous Test.

On Tuesday, Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed that right-arm speedster Haris had been unable to recover from the injury he sustained on the opening day of the Rawalpindi Test and would fly to Lahore to start his rehabilitation at the National High Performace centre.

Although his form has witnessed a dip in recent years that forced his exclusion from both red-ball and white-ball squads, Hasan has valuable experience playing for Pakistan in 21 Tests in which he took 77 wickets at a brilliant average of 24.57. He was also named Pakistan’s Test Cricketer of the year for 2021.

It is worth mentioning here that the home side is currently trailing the historic three-match series 0-1 after England sealed a sensational win in the opening Test.

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RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s right-arm speedster Haris Rauf has been ruled out of the ongoing historic home Test series against England due to an injury, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed on Tuesday.

According to the details, the right-arm pacer had been unable to recover from the injury he sustained on the opening day of the recently-concluded Rawalpindi Test.

Haris rolled over the ball in a fielding attempt on the first day of the match and felt discomfort in his right quad. The fast bowler underwent Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and the subsequent assessment by the PCB medical staff concluded that the fast bowler suffered a grade-II strain.

Haris will now travel to Lahore where he will begin his rehabilitation at the National High Performance Centre (NHPC).

It is pertinent to mention that following England captain Ben Stokes’ brave declaration, the bowlers’ brilliance powered the touring side to claim a scintillating victory over Pakistan in the first Test.

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RAWALPINDI: Pakistan right-arm speedster Haris Rauf has been ruled out of the upcoming Multan Test against England following an injury, sources claimed.

According to the details, the right-arm pacer had been unable to recover from the injury he sustained on the opening day of the recently-concluded Rawalpindi Test.

Haris rolled over the ball in a fielding attempt on the first day of the match and felt discomfort in his right quad. He had been under observation by the team’s medical staff despite showing no signs of injury.

The right-arm pacer also underwent Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) at a local hospital on Friday and according to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was available for the remainder of the first Test.

Haris then did not bowl in the second innings; now the details suggest he has been ruled out of the Multan Test.

It is pertinent to mention that following England captain Ben Stokes’ brave declaration, the bowlers’ brilliance powered the touring side to claim a scintillating victory over Pakistan in the first Test.

RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official on Friday provided an update regarding right-arm speedster Haris Rauf’s injury scare during the post-match press conference after the conclusion of Day 2 of the ongoing Rawalpindi Test.

According to the PCB spokesperson, Haris underwent Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) at a local hospital here as a precautionary method to examine a likely injury that the former sustained on the first day of the Rawalpindi Test.

Haris rolled over the ball in a fielding attempt on the first day of the match and felt discomfort in his right quad. He is under observation by the team’s medical staff despite showing no signs of injury.

The PCB spokesperson further confirmed that the right-arm pacer will be available for the remainder of the first Test against England.

It is pertinent to mention that Rauf is among four Pakistan debutants in the Rawalpindi Test against England. Besides him, Zahid Mahmood, Saud Shakeel and Muhammad Ali are playing their first match.

Meanwhile, Pakistan scripted a much-needed fightback as their openers Imam-ul-Haq (90) and Abdullah Shafique (89) stitched an unbeaten 181-run partnership before the stumps on Day 2.

Earlier, in the day, England posted their highest Test total against Pakistan (657) and bettered their previous best of 589-9 at Manchester in 2016.

Meanwhile, on the opening day of the Rawalpindi Test, England batters put on a dominant show and tumbled various records including scoring more than 500 runs on the first day of a Test match – the highest score of the first day.

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