Pakistan will create trouble for England through bowling partnerships: Haris Rauf

Pakistan side is all set to indulge in a white-ball series against Pakistan from July 8. The Pakistan side has already reached England and would be up in their show once the game commences. In the same reference of events, Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf added that the men in green are quite confident of making an impact against Englishmen through their tight bowling.

Speaking with fellow pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi, Rauf talked about the English conditions and added that England tours are always challenging. However, they will be able to dominate through their bowling partnerships.

“England has always remained a challenging tour, but our bowling department is good and we will create trouble for the hosts through our bowling partnerships,” said Rauf as quoted by Cricwick.

Pakistan to face confident English side

It will be a thing to see how the Pakistan men will be able to dominate the confident English side on their home soil. Already, the Englishmen are marching up with a boost of confidence after whitewashing Sri Lanka in the T20I series. They are also leading the ODI series by 2-0 where the final match is still on.

Talking about the Pakistan team, the players will be confident after recently plying their trades in Pakistan Super League with Multan Sultans walking away with the title. In the recent turn of events, PCB also announced the central contracts for the year 2021-22 where Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan sat in the A category.

“Despite the challenging economic climate, we as the Pakistan Cricket Board believe that it is important to continue to show advancement in the value of central contracts. In the last two years, we have seen significant progress in central contract payments and we will remain committed to the principle of improving the value of contracts year on year,” stated PCB Chief.

Schedule for Pakistan tour of England

6 July – Arrival in Cardiff

8 July – 1st ODI, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

10 July – 2nd ODI, Lord’s, London

13 July – 3rd ODI, Edgbaston, Birmingham

16 July – 1st T20I, Trent Bridge, Nottingham

18 July – 2nd T20I, Headingley, Leeds

20 July – 3rd T20I, Old Trafford, Manchester