Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf: “I’m feeling fit, I will start bowling in 3-4 weeks and will be ready for the T20 World Cup 2024 In Shaa Allah”
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Pakistan pace bowler Haris Rauf has confirmed that he will be fit and ready to go for the 2024 T20 World Cup in June.
His comments come after he suffered a dislocated shoulder while playing for the Lahore Qalandars in the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
The 30-year-old provided an update on his recovery, saying he will start bowling in a few weeks and thus hopes to be firing on all cylinders by the time the T20 World Cup rolls around.
“I’m feeling fit, I will start bowling in 3-4 weeks and will be ready for the T20 World Cup 2024 In Shaa Allah,” he was quoted as saying by journalist Farid Khan on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Rauf, who is capable of bowling at speeds above 150 kph, had a disappointing campaign in PSL 9 as he took two wickets in the four matches he played at an average of 66 and an economy rate of 9.42.
Pakistan’s next assignment will be a five-match T20I series against New Zealand, which will be played in Rawalpindi and Lahore from April 18 to 27.
Lahore Qalandars Squad for PSL 9: Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Fakhar Zaman, Rassie van der Dussen, Haris Rauf, David Wiese, Sahibzada Farhan, Sikandar Raza, Abdullah Shafique, Zaman Khan, Mirza Tahir Baig, Mohammad Imran, Ahsan Hafeez, Dan Lawrence, Jahandad Khan, Syed Faridoun, Shai Hope, Kamran Ghulam, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Tayyab Abbas
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Like Hassnain he too bowl at good speed, but not accurate does not have varieties nor has developed the habit to bowl Yorker or chest level bouncer, further he does not study the weakness of the.batsman before to exploit the situation in his favour perfectly to compel him to commit mistake.
Both bowlers bowl too much short pitch ball and allow the batsman to hit them out of ground for sixes and boundaries as a result give too many runs in limited over matches.
I donot understand why the Coaches has failed to help overcome their mistake. Now a days bowler have specialized themselves in bowling different varieties of ball keeping in mind the batsman intention on the pitch.
I think you’re right that he has to develop more variations and needs to work on some aspects of his bowling. However, he has been good for them in the past and I think it’s wise for Pakistan to keep showing faith in him as he’s shown he can be a reliable wicket taker. However, with Amir back, he’s definitely going to have to fight for his spot in the side now.