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Haris Rauf finally tests negative for COVID-19; set to join squad

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For the first time since June 20, Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf has returned consecutive negative COVID-19 tests. As a result, it makes him eligible to join the Pakistan T20I squad in England.

Haris previously expressed his desire to play red-ball cricket, but unfortunately won’t get the chance in England as he is due to fly out this week. Pakistan’s 20-man Test squad is currently preparing for the Test series, due to begin on August 5.

However, the T20I series doesn’t begin until August 28, which gives Haris Rauf time to accilmatise to the new bubble, and prepare for the series. Earlier this month, Mohammad Amir was brought back into the Pakistan squad, but the consensus is that Haris will be one of the main bowlers for Pakistan.

Haris took to Twitter to announce the great news.

He was originally one of the 10 players to test positive for COVID-19 back in June, before many of those 10 were then tested negative. However, it has been a frustrating journey for Rauf, who tested positive five times out of six until July 20. That one negative test was not enough for him to be cleared, as players were required to test negative in consecutive tests.

Now, Haris is good to go.

The action will begin for Pakistan with three Tests, before a three-match T20I series against England. The dates were announced by ECB earlier this month.

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Charbel is the owner & founder of cricblog.net, based in Sydney, Australia. He started the website to fulfill his love for the game of cricket. Charbel has been featured on other publications including OP India, Times of India, and The Roar, among others. He is also a keen fantasy sports player. Charbel has also had the privilege of interviewing cricketers on the CricBlog TV YouTube channel, including James Neesham, Rassie van der Dussen, Andrew Tye, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat and Saurabh Netravalkar: https://www.youtube.com/@cricblogtv For any story tips or questions, you can contact Charbel at charbelcoorey@cricblog.net.

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