Mohammad Haris
Mohammad Haris (Urdu, Pashto: محمد حارث; born 30 March 2001) is a Pakistani International cricketer. He has previously played for Karachi Kings in Pakistan Super League. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in June 2022.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 March 2001 Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Nickname | Mr Google[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)[2] |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm off break |
| Role | Middle-order batter |
| International information | |
| National side |
|
| ODI debut (cap 234) | 8 June 2022 v West Indies |
| Last ODI | 21 August 2022 v Netherlands |
| ODI shirt no. | 29 |
| T20I debut (cap 99) | 30 September 2022 v England |
| Last T20I | 13 November 2022 v England |
| T20I shirt no. | 29 |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2020/21–present | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| 2021 | Karachi Kings |
| 2022-present | Peshawar Zalmi (squad no. 63) |
| 2023–present | Sylhet Strikers |
Source: Cricinfo, 13 November 2022 | |
Career
He made his Twenty20 debut on 13 October 2020, for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the 2020–21 National T20 Cup.[3] Prior to his Twenty20 debut, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4]
In September 2021, he was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against New Zealand.[5] The following month, he was named in the Pakistan Shaheens squad for their tour of Sri Lanka.[6] He made his first-class debut on 28 October 2021, for the Pakistan Shaheens against Sri Lanka.[7]
In June 2021, he was named as a replacement player in the Karachi Kings' squad following the mini draft for the 2021 Pakistan Super League, but did not play in any of the team's matches.[8] In December 2021, he was signed by Peshawar Zalmi following the players' draft in the Emerging supplementary category for the 2022 Pakistan Super League.[9] On 13 February 2022, he made his PSL debut against Karachi Kings at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, scoring 49 runs off 27 balls, and winning the man of the match award.[10] Later the same month, he was added to Pakistan's reserve list for their Test series against Australia.[11]
In March 2022, Haris was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against Australia.[12] In May 2022, he was named in Pakistan's ODI squad for the series against the West Indies.[13] He made his ODI debut on 8 June 2022, for Pakistan against the West Indies.[14] In September 2022, he was named in the Pakistan's T20I squad for the series against England.[15] He made his T20I debut on 30 September 2022, against England.[16] Haris has had a rocky start to his career averaging just 3.3 from 4 ODI's , however in the 2022 T20 Men's T20 World-cup he showed incredible intent scoring a quick fire 28 of 11. Haris could prove to be what Pakistan need in their T20 Squad.
References
- "Pakistan's 'Mr Google' searching for final answer". Cricket.com.au. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- Husain, Amir (20 September 2019). "Talent Spotter : Mohammad Haris". PakPassion. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- "23rd Match, Rawalpindi, Oct 13 2020, National T20 Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- "Pakistan squad for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020 named". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- "Pakistan name 20-player ODI squad for New Zealand series". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- "Pakistan Shaheens for Sri Lanka tour named". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- "1st Unofficial Test, Pallekele, Oct 28 - 31 2021, Pakistan Shaheens tour of Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- "Multan Sultans sign Shimron Hetmyer in PSL mini replacement draft". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- "Franchises finalise squad for HBL PSL 2022". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- "PZ vs KK (D/N), 19th match, PSL 2022". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- "Update on Pakistan Test squad". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- "Mohammad Haris, Asif Afridi in Pakistan white-ball squads for Australia series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- "Fit-again Shadab back, Shafique and Zahid called up for Pakistan's ODIs against West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- "1st ODI (D/N), Multan, June 08, 2022, West Indies tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- "Pakistan name squad for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- "6th T20I (N), Lahore, September 30, 2022, England tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2022.