Haris had earlier shown his availability, then yesterday he refused to play Australia, said that I cannot take more workload, I think that if Haris does not go to Australia, Pakistan will suffer: Wahab Riaz
Pakistan's chief selector Wahab Riaz revealed on Monday that fast bowler Haris Rauf will not be available for the upcoming Test series against Australia. While giving a press conference in Lahore, Wahab Riaz said that Rauf was ready to participate in the Australia series but he changed his mind last night. Wahab Riaz said that we had talked to Haris Rauf about this tour two days ago and he had agreed to play the Test for Pakistan, but he changed his mind last night and he will not play the Test series in Australia. Didn't want to be a part.
Wahab Riaz added, "Haris Rauf was worried about fitness issues and workload. We assured him that we would facilitate him and accept any possible setbacks.
Our physio said he is not worried about injury. He is tired, but we could handle him well. However, he pulled out of the tour and is not available for the tour.
I think this can harm Pakistan cricket. Earlier, Chief Selector Wahab Riaz on Monday announced the Pakistan squad for the tour of Australia next month. The series will begin on December 14 with the first Test in Perth. Pakistan squad includes Shaan Masood (captain), Amir Jamal, Abdullah Shafiq, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Imamul Haque, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Wasim Jr., Nouman Ali, Saeem Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Afridi, Saud Shakeel, Sarfraz Ahmed are included.
The first Test of the series between Pakistan and Australia will be played at the Perth Stadium from December 14 to 18, the second Test will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground from December 26 to 30, while the third and final Test will be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground from January 3 to 7. . Chief selector Wahab Riaz said that the squad has been prepared keeping in mind the difficult conditions of Australia.
We have kept the pitches in mind and added more fast bowling resources to the team to ensure that the management has the resources to build a team combination in all three Test matches," Wahab Riaz added. that "Saim Ayub has been included in the squad after an exceptional domestic season this year. He has impressed with the bat during the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and the Pakistan Cup, furthering his case for selection."
His addition will strengthen our strong batting line-up. He added that after the success in Sri Lanka earlier this year, Pakistan has made a great start to the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25. We hope the team can carry this momentum forward in Australia as well. We have tried to ensure that the team has all the relevant resources to succeed in Australia.
The squad will assemble in Rawalpindi on November 22 for a training camp ahead of the tour. The camp will run till November 28 at Pindi Cricket Stadium. The team will depart from Lahore on November 30. Some additional players have also been invited to participate in the training camp. Among the players called for the camp are Arshad Iqbal, Kashif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Shahnawaz Durmani, Osama Mir and Usman Qadir.