Haris Rauf will not play T20 World Cup (Photo-GETTY IMAGES)
T20 World Cup 2026: Pakistan can soon announce its team for T20 World Cup 2026, but before that very shocking news is coming out. According to media reports, Haris Rauf will not be selected in Pakistan team. The interesting thing is that Haris Rauf is in amazing form at the moment. He is taking wicket after wicket but despite this he is being said to be out of the race for T20 World Cup.
Haris Rauf will not play T20 World Cup!
According to the news of Pakistan’s Geo News, Haris Rauf may be kept out of the T20 World Cup team. Haris Rauf’s poor performance in international cricket is being considered the reason for this. Although this player is in form at the moment. Haris Rauf has done wonders for Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League. This player has taken 18 wickets in 10 matches and he remains the highest wicket taker in this league.
ЁЯЪи Haris Rauf in BBL 15.
Matches тАУ 10. Wickets тАУ 18. Average тАУ 17.11. Economy тАУ 7.96.
He is the highest wicket taker of ongoing Big Bash League 2025-26 but still Geo Network is running a news that hell be dropped from Pakistan’s squad for T20 World Cup 2026. No Sure! pic.twitter.com/FuBh9wj53x
тАФ Ahmad Haseeb (@iamAhmadhaseeb) January 19, 2026
Salman Mirza can take place
It is being told that Salman Mirza can be given a chance in the Pakistani T20 team in place of Haris Rauf. Salman Mirza is a left arm bowler. This player has taken 19 wickets in 12 matches. Salman Mirza’s economy rate is only 6.19 runs per over. Salman Mirza played a match in the T20 series against Sri Lanka, in which he took 3 wickets for 18 runs. Well, not only Salman Mirza but Mohammad Wasim Jr. and Zaman Khan are also said to be in this race.
Haris Rauf’s T20 career
Talking about Haris Rauf, he is a wicket-taker bowler in T20 International. Haris Rauf has taken 133 wickets in 94 T0 matches. His economy rate is 8.3 runs per over. In ODI cricket, Haris Rauf has taken 97 wickets in 54 matches.