“Cricket hain ye jung thodi hain,” Haris Rauf gives befitting reply to journalist’s question of lack of aggression from Pakistani pacers against India

During an Asia Cup match against India, Rauf gave a fiery send-off to Ishan Kishan after the latter scored 82 runs off 81 balls.

“Cricket hain ye jung thodi hain,” Haris Rauf gives befitting reply to journalist’s question of lack of aggression from Pakistani pacers against India

Haris Rauf (Image via X)

Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf gave a classy reply to an aggression question by a journalist during the latest press conference event. A journalist asked his opinion about the lack of aggression in current Pakistani fast bowlers and drew a comparison with that of the former Pakistani pacemen.

India and Pakistan meet each other on the cricket field on rare occasions which only ended up increasing the hype surrounding the game. However, social media fans have pointed out that the spark within the players from both sides is gone.

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Even former cricketers from both countries have commented on the same. Ex-India opener Gautam Gambhir, during the Asia Cup match between India and Pakistan, said on air that the players from both sides have become friendly with each other while playing. However, during that Asia Cup match against India, Rauf gave a fiery send-off to Ishan Kishan after the latter scored 82 runs off 81 balls.

Back to the press conference, when Rauf was quizzed about the aggression question, he gave a befitting reply. “Toh kya ladai karu Indians ke saath? Cricket hain ye jung thodi hain. (So should I fight with the Indian? This is cricket, this is not a war.)” said Rauf during the press conference.

When the journalist repeated the question, Rauf added: “There’s still aggression even if other people believe in it or not. But we as a team believe in ourselves, that we are the best and we will give our best.”

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"Cricket hain ye jung thodi hain," Haris Rauf gives befitting reply to journalist's question of lack of aggression from fast bowlers against India
Pakistani players (Image via ESPNcricinfo)

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