'Uska bedha gark karke saans lete hain' - Former Pakistan cricketer slams team management after Haris Rauf's injury

Pakistan is down 0-1 in the series against England and has been dealt a major blow ahead of the second Test, which begins in Multan, with pacer Haris Rauf being ruled out for the remainder of the series. Haris, who made his Test debut in Rawalpindi, suffered a Grade-2 strain in his right quad after rolling over the ball during a fielding mishap.

Haris bowled 13 overs in the first innings, taking 1/78, but did not bowl in the second. He had previously played regularly for Pakistan across all formats before earning his Test debut last week. Former Pakistan pacer Aaqib Javed, on the other hand, is dissatisfied with the management's treatment of Haris.

"To make a comeback, Pakistan will have to play bowlers. Once they get a hold of a bowler, be in T20Is, ODIs or Tests - uska bedha gark karke saans lete hain (they don't rest unless it is ruined). Haris should not be playing Tests because he is not that trained. Play bowlers who can play Test matches, who play First-Class cricket and pick wickets regularly. There is Mir Hamza - play such bowlers who can bowl for long periods and know where and how to bowl. And increase the number of bowlers," Aaqib said in an interview.

You can't have part-timers operate from one end: Aaqib Javed

In the first match, Pakistan's pace trio of Naseem Shah, Mohammad Ali, and Haris were ineffective, whereas England's pace duo of James Anderson and Ollie Pope claimed four wickets each in the final innings on a Day 5 pitch. This, according to Aaqib, is due to Pakistan's stubbornness in not playing specialist players, which must change if the series is to be levelled in Multan.

"You can't have part-timers operate from one end, who can stop the scoring, right? If you get wickets, only then will you get respite. Otherwise, they (England) will score at a brisk pace. Their mindset is to score at a run-a-ball. Keep a strike rate of 100. If they get out in the process, for them it doesn't make a difference. And that is the difference. They bat at a strike rate of 100 or 135. How can there be a match?," said the former Pakistan pacer.