Shaheen Shah Afridi Said That Fast Bowler Haris Rauf Should Have Played For Pakistan In The Three-match Test Series Against Australia Instead Of Taking Part In The Ongoing Big Bash League (Bbl).
Earlier, Rauf Was Said To Have Pulled Out Of The Tour Of Australia, After Which Chief Selector Wahab Riaz Expressed His Displeasure.
The 23-year-old Shaheen Said That Rauf Would Have Been A Key Part Of The Pakistani Pace Attack On Pitches That Has Offered A Lot Of Assistance To The Fast Bowlers.
“I Think Haris [rauf] Should Be Part Of This Side Instead Rather Than [the Bbl]. In These Conditions, The Kind Of Pace He Has, He Would Have Performed Well And Enjoyed Himself On The Kinds Of Pitches Australia Prepared In Perth And Here,” Shaheen Was Quoted As Saying To The Reporters.
Recently, Pakistan’s Fast Bowlers Were Greeted With A Lot Of Criticism After They Were Unable To Generate Decent Speeds In The Series Against Australia. Pakistan Currently Have Shaheen, Aamer Jamal And Hasan Ali In Their Pace Department AfterKhurram Shehzad Was Ruled OutFollowing The Perth Test.
As Far As Rauf Is Concerned, He Has Played Four Matches For The Melbourne Stars In The Bbl 2023-24 And Has Taken Six Wickets At An Economy Rate Of Eight. He Got His Best Figures Of 3-0-24-3 Against The Hobart Hurricanes On December 28 At The Bellerive Oval In Hobart. Prior To That, He Picked Up A Three-for Against The Sydney Sixers After Initially Going Wicketless In The First Two Games.