Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf: “Personally, I am satisfied with my fitness and not feeling any pain”
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Pakistan speedster Haris Rauf said he is satisfied with his fitness right now and is “not feeling any pain”.
Rauf’s comments come after he was diagnosed with a muscular sprain in the lower chest wall region.
He suffered the injury in the opening game of the ODI tri-series against New Zealand.
The 31-year-old went on to miss the rest of the series, which also included South Africa, but returned to take part in the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Rauf finished the tournament with two wickets in two games at an average of 67.50.
“Personally, I am satisfied with my fitness and not feeling any pain,” he was quoted as saying by A Sports.
Pakistan lost to New Zealand and India in the Champions Trophy, which led to them crashing out in the group stage.
Their final match against Bangladesh was abandoned due to rain.
Next up for the men in green will be a tour of New Zealand, which will consist of five T20Is and three ODIs that will be played from March 16 to April 5.
Pakistan Squad for T20I Series against New Zealand: Hasan Nawaz, Omair Yousuf, Mohammad Haris, Abdul Samad, Salman Ali Agha (captain), Irfan Khan Niazi, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Abbas Afridi, Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Khan
Pakistan Squad for ODI Series against New Zealand: Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Salman Ali Agha, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Akif Javed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Imam-ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Irfan Khan Niazi, Naseem Shah, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tayyab Tahir
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