{"id":27668,"date":"2023-11-23T17:58:10","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T17:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/haris-faces-contract-downgrade-after-refusing-to-play-australia-tests\/"},"modified":"2023-11-23T17:58:10","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T17:58:10","slug":"haris-faces-contract-downgrade-after-refusing-to-play-australia-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/haris-faces-contract-downgrade-after-refusing-to-play-australia-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"Haris faces contract downgrade after refusing to play Australia Tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>KARACHI: Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf faces the risk of being downgraded in his central contract and could also be denied permission to play the Big Bash League after opting out of next month\u2019s three-match Test series in Australia, the <em>Press Trust of India<\/em> news agency reported on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>A reliable source told <em>PTI<\/em> that some senior officials in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) were unhappy at the attitude of Haris and also over the statements made by his Lahore Qalandars coach Aqib Javed, who defended the express pace bowler.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan\u2019s new chief selector Wahab Riaz hit out at Haris on Monday for first agreeing to be considered for the Tests in Australia before making himself unavailable two days later citing workload and fitness concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Wahab, himself a fast bowler who appeared in three World Cups, made it clear that being a centrally contracted player, Haris should have been available for the Test series.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI and the Director of Pakistan team, Muhammad Hafeez, we went and spoke to him in detail and told him that both the captain and coach wanted him (Haris) to play in Australia as he was an impact bowler and we assured him he would not bowl more then 10-12 overs in a day in Australia,\u201d Wahab had said at his press conference while announcing the squad for Australia.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  w-full  w-full  media--stretch  media--embed  \">\n<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Chief selector Wahab Riaz announces Pakistan squad for Australia series\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/boC3oEIpaQ4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe also spoke to the team physio and trainer and they said Haris had no fitness issues and there would be no problem with him in Australia,\u201d Wahab said.<\/p>\n<p>Hours later sources quoting Haris in the Pakistan media said he had never made himself available for the Tests and had told the selectors he wanted to focus on white ball cricket and manage his workload.<\/p>\n<p>But the source said that the very fact that Haris didn\u2019t come out with a denial directly had convinced the senior board officials he was playing games with the board and selectors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere has been discussion that if Haris is only focused on white ball cricket then the central contact given to him also needs to be reviewed since he was placed in category B which carries a monthly retainer of over four million rupees plus enhanced match fees, bonuses and a share in the PCB\u2019s share of ICC revenues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose players were given top two categories who were considered all format players,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n<p>He said it could be expected that the board might either ask Haris for his final decision on red-ball cricket and revise his contract and the player also has the option of going freelance and returning the central contract to the board like other international players including Trent Bolt and Jason Roy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn NOC for playing in the Big Bash could also be withheld by the board,\u201d the source added. The source said that both Hafeez and Wahab had conveyed their disappointment over Haris\u2019 attitude to the PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf.<\/p>\n<p>Haris played one Test back in December against England in Rawalpindi where he bowled just 13 overs before getting injured.<\/p>\n<p><em>Published in Dawn, November 23rd, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf faces the risk of being downgraded in his central contract and could also be denied permission to play the Big Bash League after opting out of next month\u2019s three-match Test series in Australia, the Press Trust of India news agency reported on Wednesday. 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