Pakistan pace sensation Haris Rauf has said that the promotion into the grade C of the Pakistan Cricket Board Contract list will work as a motivation for him in the upcoming series against England.
In a video released by the PCB on its Youtube and Twitter timeline, pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi is seen interviewing Rauf where the duo shared some of their views on the developments in the game.
Rauf emphasized the challenges in the upcoming T20 and ODI series but focussed on building ‘bowling partnerships’ to challenge the hosts.
“I am very happy to get this news in Derby and of course would take it as a motivation for this year. 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,” Rauf said.
Pakistan toured England last year as well when matches were played behind closed doors. This year, however, matches are scheduled to be played at grounds filled with full-capacity crowds and both Shaheen and Rauf expressed joy over performing in front of the fans all over again.
The tourists are slated to reach Cardiff on July 6 where they will play the first of the three-match long ODI series which will be followed by an equally long T20I series.