Pakistan had 147 runs to defend in the Asia Cup final but their fast bowler Haris Rauf alone gave away 50 of those in his four overs. His last there, in particular, proved too costly as Tilak Verma and Shivam Dube targeted him. Angry voices have emerged in Pakistan about his bowling.

The former batsman Mohammad Yousuf didn’t even seem surprised that Haris Rauf ended up leaking so many runs.

“We have to understand Haris Rauf – how many matches he has blown away at the end (“marwaa diya”). He shouldn’t be bowling the end overs. You remember the past world cups – har jagah isney maar khaayi hai (he has been smashed everywhere) … If he had bowled better, the scenario would have been different,” Yousuf said on Samaa TV.

A similar sentiment was shared by Kamran Akmal. “Haris Rauf doesn’t win

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