Pakistan batsman Mohammad Haris: “It’s easy to score a fifty as an opener in the PSL. If you let me open, I will score a fifty as well”
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Pakistan batsman Mohammad Haris said it is “easy to score a fifty as an opener” in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and boldly claimed he could do it if he got the chance to open the batting.
Haris usually bats somewhere within the top and middle order, but noted that these are tough spots as the match situation varies from game to game.
Due to this, the 22-year-old from Peshawar pointed out that it is very hard for batsmen like him to consistently score runs.
“It’s easy to score a fifty as an opener in the PSL. If you let me open, I will score a fifty as well. No one is ready to bat at fourth and fifth as it’s tough to bat in the middle order because the situation requires different demands at those positions, and you cannot be consistent,” he was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
“Pakistani fans want consistency even at those numbers but it is difficult since one can perform three to four times out of ten. This is the reason many of them not batting at those positions.”
Haris recently played for the Peshawar Zalmi in the 2024 PSL and amassed 142 runs in 10 matches at an average of 15.77 and a strike-rate of 132.71.
The Zalmi managed to reach the playoffs, but were subsequently eliminated after losing to the Multan Sultans in the Qualifier and eventual champions Islamabad United in Eliminator 2.
Peshawar Zalmi Squad for PSL 9: Babar Azam (captain), Rovman Powell, Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Asif Ali, Mohammad Haris, Aamer Jamal, Naveen-ul-Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Salman Irshad, Arif Yaqoob, Umair Afridi, Dan Mousley, Haseebullah Khan, Mohammad Zeeshan, Mehran Mumtaz, Luke Wood, Sufiyan Muqeem, Waqar Salamkheil, Arshad Iqbal, Gus Atkinson, Shamar Joseph
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