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[Saba Sports News] Pakistan express pace bowler Haris Rauf is all set to play his first-ever ICC ODI World Cup, starting from 5th October in India.
The success story of Rauf, who is one of Pakistan’s finest white-ball pacers currently, is known to all, but only a few know about the struggle behind it.
Rauf recently revealed a story from his initial days when he had to play tape-ball cricket and sell snacks on Sundays to earn money so that he could pay his university fees by himself.
“After matriculation, I used to work in the market selling snacks (nimco) on Sundays to be able to pay my fees. The rest of the week, I will attend school and academy. When I enrolled in university, my father was not earning enough to be able to pay my fees and I couldn’t afford it too but by playing tape-ball cricket I would easily manage my fees,” the 29-year-old was quoted as saying on ESPNcricinfo’s documentary ‘The Incredible rise of Haris Rauf’.
He further disclosed how much he earned by playing tape-ball cricket and what he did with that money.
“The boys, who play tape-ball professionally in Pakistan, easily make around 2-2.5 lakh per month. I used to earn that and would give it to my mother but I never told my father about earning this much,” he added.
The Rawalpindi-born pacer has played 91 internationals for Pakistan, claiming 137 wickets so far. He made his international cricket debut against Bangladesh in a T20 match in 2020.