Sameen Rana: “Whatever the logic was, the timing was really bad. It was a huge blow psychologically for him, because his whole life’s main aim is playing for Pakistan”
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Lahore Qalandars owner Sameen Rana has slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the massive psychological blow they inflicted on fast bowler Haris Rauf by terminating his central contract just two days before the start of the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “Haris is doing fine, he’s always ready to play for Pakistan”
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Pakistan pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi insisted fellow fast bowler Haris Rauf’s priorities lie with international cricket as he is always ready to play for the national team.
Mohammad Amir: “The Haris Rauf contract issue would have been better resolved behind closed doors. The matters between players and boards should not be discussed publicly”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir said the incident regarding the termination of fast bowler Haris Rauf’s central contract should have been “resolved behind closed doors.”
Mohammad Hafeez: “Haris was [the] first choice in [the] recent Test tour to Australia but he said he is unavailable due to personal reasons”
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Former Pakistan team director and interim head coach Mohammad Hafeez has confirmed that fast bowler Haris Rauf was the “first choice” for the three-match Test series against Australia, but made himself unavailable for selection.
Aaqib Javed: “There are very less bowlers in the world like Haris Rauf. He is a strong pillar of the bowling of Pakistan”
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Lahore Qalandars head coach Aaqib Javed believes express bowler Haris Rauf is a rare talent and “a strong pillar of the bowling of Pakistan.”
Mohammad Amir: “If a player is part of the central contract, he also cannot say no to the board”
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Pakistan speedster Mohammad Amir believes fellow pace bowler Haris Rauf “cannot say no” to playing for the national team if he has signed a central contract.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “We missed Haris Rauf. He is not only required for Lahore Qalandars in PSL but also for Pakistan in [the] upcoming T20 World Cup”
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Pakistan T20I captain Shaheen Shah Afridi confirmed that the men in green will definitely need the services of pace bowler Haris Rauf for the 2024 T20 World Cup in June.
Sameen Rana: “To publicly humiliate him and issue a press release announcing the termination of his central contract, I have never seen this happen anywhere”
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Lahore Qalandars owner Sameen Rana has hit out at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for their “pathetic” treatment of express bowler Haris Rauf.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “Haris is a mentally strong boy and this won’t affect him hopefully, and perhaps the PCB will also understand making the decision at this time was not correct”
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Pakistan T20I captain Shaheen Shah Afridi has admitted that the timing of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) decision to terminate fast bowler Haris Rauf’s central contract “was not correct.”
Mohammad Hafeez: “In the Haris Rauf case, he has shown unavailability for red-ball cricket, so with central contracts any decision will be taken keeping Pakistan’s FTP commitments in mind”
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Pakistan team director Mohammad Hafeez said it remains to be seen if fast bowler Haris Rauf’s central contract will be affected by his decision to withdraw from the ongoing three-match Test series against Australia.
