Pakistan quick bowler Haris Rauf bowled to Virat Kohli within the nets in Sydney throughout India’s tour of Australia in 2019. Then PSL bowler Rauf was taking part in for a membership in Australia. Rauf says that impressed by his expertise, Kohli instructed him that “you will be playing for Pakistan in six months”.
“And I played for Pakistan in 8-9 months,” Rauf shared this nugget on Geo News present Hasna Mana Hai.
In the present, he was requested to call a batsman whose wicket he would prize. “I cherish all my wickets, but if I have to choose one, it has to be Virat Kohli”.
Rauf additionally instructed that he loves eggs and used to eat 24 eggs a day.
“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 first went to the cricket academy, there were piles of eggs in the room. I felt like I had come to a poultry farm. “I used to be 72 kgs then and Akibbhai instructed me that I must be round 82-83 kgs. Which is right for my top.I’m 82kg now.
Rauf cherishes the nets session towards the Indians as a milestone in his cricketing journey. He has up to now talked about how even former India coach Ravi Shastri used to say it.
“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 he.”
(Whenever I meet Shastri, he at all times jogs my memory how I used to be as soon as a web bowler and now you’ve earned title and fame. So, he is aware of the place I come from and he sees me are blissful),” stated Haris.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
