MS Dhoni gifts his Chennai Super Kings No 7 jersey to Haris Rauf; Pakistan pacer delighted

It
was
not
clear
when
Dhoni
gifted
the
jersey
to
Rauf
but
the
Pakistan
pacer
also
thanked
CSK
manager
Russel
Radhakrishnan
in
his
Tweet
for
making
it
possible.

To
thank
Dhoni,
Rauf
took
to
his
Twitter
and
wrote:
“The
legend
&
capt
cool
@msdhoni
has
honoured
me
with
this
beautiful
gift
his
shirt.

“The
“7”
still
winning
hearts
through
his
kind
&
goodwill
gestures.
@russcsk
specially
Thank
you
so
much
for
kind
support.”

Rauf
had
an
exceptional
outing
in
the
T20
men’s
World
Cup,
2021,
where
his
four-wicket
haul
against
New
Zealand
led
his
team
to
victory
in
a
Super12
fixture.

He
was
last
seen
in
the
T20I
series
against
Bangladesh.
Rauf
is
very
promising
Pakistan
pacer
who
can
bowl
at
150
kmph
and
often
rated
as
the
future
of
Pakistan
pace
unit
along
with
Shaheen
Shah
Afridi.

Currently
Rauf
is
playing
for
Melbourne
Stars
in
the
Big
Bash
League
(BBL
2021-22).

The
Stars
had
announced
that
Pakistan
pacer
Rauf
will
be
returning
to
the
side
for
the
ongoing
Big
Bash
League
(BBL).

Rauf
has
quickly
become
a
fan
favourite
at
the
Stars
since
he
made
his
debut
in
BBL
9.

Rauf
burst
onto
the
scene
to
become
one
of
the
elite
performers
of
BBL
9,
taking
20
wickets
from
10
matches,
including
a
famous
hat-trick
at
the
MCG.

The
28-year-old
has
played
eight
ODIs
and
32
T20Is
for
Pakistan,
after
making
his
international
debut
in
2020
in
both
formats.

Rauf
has
blazed
the
way
for
recent
Stars’ debutante
Syed
Faridoun,
who
also
came
from
the
Lahore
Qalanders.

Melbourne
Stars
Coach
David
Hussey
said:
“We
can’t
wait
to
see
Haris
Rauf
back
at
the
Stars.
His
addition
brings
experience,
energy
and
quality
to
our
fast-bowling
stocks.
I’m
sure
the
Stars
fans
will
enjoy
seeing
him
represent
Team
Green
again
in
BBL11.”

Melbourne
Stars
General
Manager
Blair
Crouch
said:
“I’m
really
proud
to
welcome
Haris
back
to
the
Melbourne
Stars.
We’re
delighted
that
he
enjoyed
his
previous
two
stints
at
the
club
and
has
decided
to
return
for
another
season,
which
is
a
credit
to
the
culture
that
David
Hussey
and
his
team
have
built
over
a
number
of
years.

“He’s
an
elite
fast
bowler
who
our
members
and
fans
adore
and
I
can’t
wait
to
see
him
back
at
the
MCG.”