Ramiz Raja: “He is an important player”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja believes big-hitter Mohammad Haris is an “important player” even though he has been in and out of the national team.
Haris earned a recall recently through a string of strong performances at the domestic level.
During the 2025 Pakistan Super League (PSL), he finished with 247 runs in 10 matches for the Peshawar Zalmi, which included a top score of 87, at an average of 27.44 and a strike-rate of 148.79.
After the PSL concluded, he was picked for Pakistan’s three-match T20I series against Bangladesh in Lahore and continued to remain in red-hot form as he smashed 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 24-year-old couldn’t maintain his momentum during Pakistan’s tour of Bangladesh as he was restricted to nine runs in three T20Is at an average of three and a strike-rate of 50.
“He is an important player,” Ramiz said on his YouTube channel as quoted by Geo Super.
After back-to-back series against Bangladesh, Pakistan toured the West Indies and kicked off their campaign with a 2-1 win in the three T20Is that were played.
Haris struck 12 runs at an average of six and a strike-rate of 133.33.
As for the ODI series in Trinidad, Haris did not take part in it as the men in green succumbed to a 2-1 defeat.
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