Introduction

Cricket player Haris Rauf, who was born on November 7, 1993, made his debut for Pakistan on the international scene in January 2020. In October 2018, he debuted for Lahore Qalandars in the Twenty20 league, in December 2022, he made his Test debut against England.

Early life and family

Haris Rauf, a Pashtun from the Swati clan in Mansehra, was born on November 7, 1993, in Rawalpindi, Punjab. He never actually joined the Diamond Cricket Club in Islamabad, even though he grew up close to it. He was initially more of a football fan and attended Islamabad Model College for Boys I-8/3, where he was a standout player. Later on, he worked as a mobile shop employee and played tape-ball cricket to supplement his income while attending the International Islamic University in Islamabad to pursue an IT program. He wed Muzna Masood Malik, a classmate, in Islamabad on December 23, 2022.

Early career

At the age of 23, Rauf switched to playing hardball cricket and joined the International Islamic University of Islamabad cricket team. He reluctantly went to the Lahore Qalandars trials in 2017 after his coach insisted. Lahore Qalandars made him an offer of a contract after realizing his ability and wanting to help him advance. To further his development, Rauf joined the Hawkesbury Cricket Club in Australia and under coach Aaqib Javed started a strict training regimen. In 2018, he played his first Twenty20 match for the Lahore Qalandars against the Hobart Hurricanes.