Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) newly-appointed chief selector Wahab Riaz criticised Haris Rauf throughout the squad announcement of Pakistan for the three-match Test tour of Australia beginning December 14 in Perth. Wahab claimed that Rauf pulled out on the final second and made himself unavailable for the tour after giving his “consent to play Test cricket for Pakistan.”
Wahab talked about that Mohammad Hafeez had additionally spoken to Rauf and warranted him that he wouldn’t be put underneath any kind of stress to carry out however regardless of the reassurance the right-arm tearaway quick bowler backed out citing workload points.
“We spoke to Haris Rauf for this tour,” Wahab stated. “When we spoke to him two days ago, he gave his consent to play Test cricket for Pakistan. But last night he changed his mind, and now he doesn’t want to be part of this Test series. I’m revealing this because we should be honest with officials, team-mates, and the public. We spoke to Haris and he was worried about his body and fitness, as well as his workload. Mohammad Hafeez and I sat with him and tried to facilitate him in every way. We told him even if he didn’t perform well there, we would accept it,” stated Wahab throughout the press convention.
“Our physio spoke to him and said he wouldn’t expect any issue or injury. Of course there’s fatigue, but we were sure we could have managed that very well. But he pulled out at the last moment and he made himself unavailable. I think this will hurt Pakistan cricket,” Wahab added.
Wahab additionally claimed that the choice committee wasn’t demanding “more than 10-12 overs a day” from Rauf however nonetheless, the 30-year-old pacer did not hearken to the choice committee or Mohammad Hafeez, who’s the newly-appointed workforce director and can function the pinnacle coach throughout the Australia collection and New Zealand collection.
“We view Haris Rauf as an impact bowler. We weren’t demanding more than 10-12 overs a day. The only issue is when you say you’re available for Pakistan, especially at a time when our three main high-pace bowlers, who can bowl over 140 [kph] other than Haris are unavailable. At some point, you need to sacrifice to play for your country. Haris was committed to us, and pulled out after two days,” Wahab concluded.
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