Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf© AFP
pacer Haris Rauf Currently one of the best bowlers in Pakistan. The 29-year-old cricketer, who earlier worked as a net bowler, has shown massive improvement over the years and has cemented his position in the Pakistan team across all three formats. Since making his ODI debut in 2020, Rauf has taken 29 wickets in 16 matches. He has played 57 matches in T20Is and has taken 72 wickets. In a recent discussion on Pakistan’s Geo News show ‘Hasna Mana Hai’, the pacer revealed his love for eggs and shared how he worked on his diet to put on weight.
“I eat 24 eggs a day. Aaqib Javed (former Pakistan bowler and now a coach) gave me a diet plan: 8 eggs for breakfast, 8 for lunch and 8 for dinner. When I went to the cricket academy for the first time, there were piles of eggs in the room. I felt like I had come to a poultry farm.” Rauf said on the show.
He said, “I was 72 kg then and Aaqib bhai told me that I should be around 82-83 kg, which is ideal for my height. I am 82 kg now.”
The pacer also highlighted how the former India coach Ravi Shastri Appreciated his struggle from net bowler to a major part of Team Pakistan.
“Aksar unse (Ravi Shastri) mulakat hoti hai, wo kehte hai ‘yaar ek net bowler jaise tum hamare paas aye they…aur jis tarah tum world me bowling kar rahey ho tumhara ek naam hai. Jab hum tumko dekhte hai to hume kafi khushi Milti hai’. To unhe sara pata hai jaise Virat bhai bhi kafi appreciate karte hai ki ek time tum net bowler bhi they. and earned fame. So, he knows where I came from and he is happy to see me),” said Rauf.
Rauf is currently with the Pakistan team, which is playing against New Zealand in the first ODI of the three-match series in Karachi.
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