Haris Rauf out of PSL9 with shoulder injury

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Pakistan Super League (PSL) defending champions Lahore Qalandars have suffered a major setback after fast bowler Haris Rauf suffered an injury.

The team’s fast bowler Haris Rauf has been ruled out for this season, which was confirmed by the verified X (formerly Twitter) account of Lahore Qalandars.

Haris Rauf suffered a shoulder injury while fielding in a match against Karachi Kings at Gaddafi Stadium on yesterday.

According to the spokesperson of Lahore Qalandars, Haris Rauf’s shoulder is dislocated, it may take four to six weeks for him to be fully fit.

Director Samin Rana said that Haris Rauf was an important member of our bowling attack, he will be missed. Haris has not suffered a major injury but since he is an asset of Pakistan and we do not want to take any risk.

Shaheen Afridi said that Haris Rauf’s injury is very sad. His unavailability in PSL matches is painful for us. I hope that Lahore Qalandars will make a comeback, Afridi said.

The fast bowler said that this is a blow for the franchise, but he is also an important bowler for Pakistan. Rauf has been given time to recover for future cricket, he added.