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Rauf, who is Pakistan’s leading wicket-taker in T20Is, has played five matches against India so far and has dismissed seven batters.
Haris Rauf makes bold India-Pakistan claim. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Haris Rauf will play for Pakistan in the 2025 edition of the Asia Cup, which is set to be played from September 9 to 28 in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. In the eight-team tournament, Pakistan are clubbed with India, UAE and Oman in Group A. In this year’s Asia Cup 2025, Pakistan will open their campaign on September 12 against Oman in Dubai and then take on arch-rivals India at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on September 14.
Pakistan last played a T20I match against India on June 9, 2024, in New York during the T20 World Cup but failed to chase down the target of 120 runs.
In this year’s Asia Cup, if India and Pakistan finish in the top two of Group A, then they will face each other once again in the Super Fours.
Ahead of the start of the Asia Cup 2025, Rauf has made a bold claim.
In a video going viral on the internet, a fan can be seen asking Rauf about the possibility of Pakistan playing India twice in the tournament.
“Dono apne hai, Inshallah,” (Both matches are ours, God willing), says confident Rauf in reply.
Rauf, who is Pakistan’s highest wicket-taker in T20Is (120 wickets in 87 matches), has played a total of five T20Is against India so far and picked up seven wickets.
In the Asia Cup, Haris has played two matches against India in 2022 but was only able to take one wicket.
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