Haris Rauf, in the press conference, had a lot to say about the criticism that he has faced recently. Basically, the player got a lot of criticism for his performance in the Asia Cup 2025. Pakistan lost in the final to India. Haris Rauf’s response to criticism by saying “We are expected to perform like robots”.
Sri Lanka and Pakistan played their 1st ODI in the three-match series, which Pakistan won by six runs. Haris Rauf was the best bowler for the Pakistan team. In his 10 overs, he picked up 4/61. He got out in the top four of the Sri Lankan batting line-up. Eventually, Salman Agha was the Player of the Match for his century.
“We are expected to perform like robots,” Haris Rauf response to criticism
The last few months were surely tough for the Pakistani pacer. In the Asia Cup 2025, India played Pakistan three times and lost all the matches. Haris Rauf got a lot of criticism as he was the bowler who had one of his bad days in the final of the Asia Cup 2025. In his 3.4 overs, he gave away 50 runs and did not get a wicket.
Humaray lıye koi maafi nahi hoti . We are expected to perform like robots but we are human beings and we can have bad days
He was questioned about his performance in the Asia Cup 2025 final. Haris Rauf responded with that. It is fair from the player’s side that not every day is the same on the field. You can have the best day of your life as well as the worst on the field. There is one match that neither the fans nor the players want their team to lose, and it is the India-Pakistan game.
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The main thing is you don’t give up. You don’t die from a bad day. We just keep belief in our skills and keep on working on rectifying mistakes but as a professional cricketer any bowler can have a bad day,
No player likes to be criticised, yes everyone has his opinion but like I said for us, there is no forgiveness. You might have 10 good matches and one bad game and everyone will remember the bad game
No player wants to give up on the field, and that’s what Haris Rauf said. In the first ODI against Sri Lanka, Haris Rauf bowled the 48th over, which was one of the crucial overs in the match. Sri Lanka needed 31 runs from three overs. He just gave away eight runs. Later, Nasheem Shah and Hussain Talat did the rest. Haris Rauf also shared his love for test cricket and his willingness to play in test matches for Pakistan. He wants the board to inform him in prior so he can prepare with the red ball.
