Mohammad Haris is a Pakistani Cricketer. He is a wicketkeeper batsman. He was born in Peshawar. His date of birth is March 30, 2001. He is currently 23 years old. He represented the B-Love Kandy, Chattogram Challengers, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Karachi Kings, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2nd XI, Pakistan Under-19s, Peshawar Zalmi, Survey Jaguars, Sythet Strikers and Pakistan.
Mohammad Haris’s Batting Statistics:
Performance In Each Format | Total Matches | Total Runs | Average | Fifties | Hundreds |
ODI Career | 6 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 |
T20I Career | 9 | 126 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 |
First Class Career | 5 | 127 | 21.16 | 1 | 0 |
List A Career | 42 | 1017 | 29.91 | 7 | 1 |
T20 Career | 76 | 1658 | 23.35 | 9 | 0 |
Mohammad Haris’s Early Life:
Mohammad Haris belongs to a Pashtun family in Mushtarzai. Mushtarzai is a village near Peshawar. He completed his studies from the Islamia College Peshawar. He played cricket at Peshawar’s Maaz Ullah Khan Cricket Academy. After that he was picked for the Peshawar Under-19 team. In the next year he became part of the Under-19 national team. He also represented Pakistan’s squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Under 19 World Cup:
Mohammad Haris played 5 matches and scored 131 runs in Under 19 World Cup 2020. His batting average was 65. He scored 1 half century. His highest individual score was 81 runs in this tournament. He was the highest runs scorer of the tournament for the Pakistan team. Rohail Nazir was the captain of this Pakistan team and players like Haider Ali and Mehran Mumtaz were part of this team.
Mohammad Haris’s Domestic Career:
First Class Career:
Mohammad Haris represented the Pakistan Shaheens in his debut match. He played this match against Sri Lanka A. This match was held on October 28, 2021. The match was played in Kandy. It was the match of the Pakistan Shaheens tour to Sri Lanka. He did not bat in this match and in the next match he played an inning of 22 runs. This match was drawn. He played two matches in Quaid e Azam Trophy 2021 and scored 53 runs in 4 innings. He played 1 match in Quaid e Azam Trophy 2022 and scored 52 runs. His performance in this format was not good because he did not play a lot of matches. This is the main reason he struggled in international cricket when there are a lot of overs left and there is a need to bat according to the conditions.
List A Career:
Mohammad Haris represented the KPK in this tournament. He played his debut match against Northern (Pakistan). The match was held on Jan 14, 2021. The match was played in Karachi. KPK won this match by 4 wickets. He scored 239 runs in 8 matches in Pakistan Cup 2021. He scored 1 half century. His highest individual score was 75 runs. His batting average was 39 in this tournament. He scored 243 runs in 9 matches in Pakistan Cup 2022. His highest individual score was 63 runs. He scored 2 fifties and batted with an average of 27. He played 2 matches and scored 74 runs with an average of 37 in Pakistan Cup 2023. His highest individual score was 46 runs.
T20 Career:
Mohammad Haris played his debut match against Sindh. He represented the KPK in this tournament. The match was played in Rawalpindi. This match was held on October 13, 2020. This match was played for the National T20 Cup. Sindh won this match by 2 wickets. He was part of the Karachi Kings’ squad in the 2021 PSL but he did not get a chance to play in this tournament. After that he played for Peshawar Zalmi in the 2022 PSL. He played his debut match against Karachi Kings. He scored 49 runs by playing 27 balls. He got the man of the match award for his performance in this match. In this season he finished the tournament as the sixth highest runs scorer. He played 12 matches and scored 350 runs. His highest individual score was 85 not out. His batting average was 31 and he scored 2 half centuries. This helped him in making his place in the Pakistan squad. He played 10 matches in PSL 2024 and scored 142 runs. His batting average was 15. He did not score any half century in this tournament. His highest individual score was 40 runs. His performance in PSL 2024 became the reason for dropping him from the national team squad that was selected for World Cup 2024. In addition, Mohammad Haris was the 9th highest runs scorer in the Lanka Premier League which was held in Sri Lanka. He played 7 matches and scored 213 runs. His batting average was 30. He scored 2 half centuries. His highest individual score was 81 runs in this tournament.
Mohammad Haris’s International Career:
ODI Career:
At the end of 2021, Mohammad Haris was picked in Pakistan’s ODI squad for the series versus New Zealand. Haris was picked in ODI and T20I squads of Pakistan for their series versus Australia in March 2022. But he played his debut match against West Indies on June 08, 2022. This match was played in Multan. It was the match of the West Indies tour of Pakistan. Pakistan won this match by 5 wickets. He was part of the Asia Cup 2023 squad. He played only 1 match against Sri Lanka and got out early without scoring any runs. In addition, he was part of travelling reserves for the World Cup 2023 which was held in India.
T20I Career:
At the end of 2022, Mohammad Haris was picked in Pakistan National team’s T20I squad for the series against England. He played his debut T20I match during that series. This match was held on September 30, 2022. The match was played in Lahore. It was the match of the England tour of Pakistan. England won this match by 8 wickets. He was also part of the national team squad in the 2022 World Cup. He played two brilliant knocks that helped Pakistan to finish the tournament as runner up. He played a quick knock versus South Africa and smashed bowlers like Rabada and Parnell. In addition, he played another quick knock versus Bangladesh in the same event.
Test Career:
In the year 2022 because of his performances in the PSL, he became part of Pakistan’s reserve list for their Test series against Australia. But he did not play any match for Pakistan in this format. In addition, he has a potential to play for Pakistan in this format. But he will play well in this format at international level if he passes through a grind in domestic cricket for at least 2 to 3 seasons.
FAQs:
Who is Mohammad Haris?
Mohammad Haris is a Pakistani Cricketer. He is a wicketkeeper batsman.
What is the date of birth of Mohammad Haris?
He was born in Peshawar. His date of birth is March 30, 2001.
What is the nickname of Mohammad Haris?
Mohammad Haris’s nickname is Mr. Google
What is the height of Mohammad Haris?
Mohammad’s Haris is 5 feet 4 inches.
What is the strength of Mohammad Haris?
Mohammad Haris is a very aggressive batsman. He plays according to the demands of modern day cricket.
Conclusion:
Mohammad Haris is a very talented youngster who played for Pakistan after performing through a proper system. The only thing he needs to improve is to play longer format at the junior level as much as he can. In this way, he will improve himself and serve Pakistan for a longer period in the coming days.