Pakistan batsman Mohammad Haris: “I’ve played red-ball cricket in the domestic season, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Moving forward, I aim to perform well and earn a place in the national red-ball team”
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Pakistan batsman Mohammad Haris said he wants a spot in the Test team, but knows he will have to work hard for it.
Haris intends to play more red-ball cricket domestically in order to convince the selectors to give him a chance in Tests.
The 24-year-old has yet to make his Test debut, but averages 25.15 in first-class cricket right now.
With a lot of work to do in order to fulfil his dream of playing Test cricket, Haris is ready to put in the hard yards.
“I’ve played red-ball cricket in the domestic season, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Moving forward, I aim to perform well and earn a place in the national red-ball team,” he was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
Haris recently featured in the 2025 Pakistan Super League (PSL), where he represented the Peshawar Zalmi and scored 247 runs in 10 matches, which included a top score of 87, at an average of 27.44 and a strike-rate of 148.79.
Following PSL 10, he featured in Pakistan’s three-match T20I series against Bangladesh in Lahore and made 179 runs, which included a career-best knock of 107 not out, at an average of 89.50 and a strike-rate of 201.12.
The Peshawar native’s form took a turn for the worse after this as he only mustered nine runs in three T20Is at an average of three and a strike-rate of 50 during Pakistan’s tour of Bangladesh.
As for the three-match T20I series against the West Indies, Haris struck 12 runs at an average of six and a strike-rate of 133.33.
Pakistan and the West Indies then played a three-match ODI series, but he did not take part in it.
Pakistan Squad for West Indies T20I Series: Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Sahibzada Farhan (wicketkeeper), Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sufiyan Muqeem
Pakistan Squad for West Indies ODI Series: Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Salman Ali Agha, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sufiyan Muqeem
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