Mohammad Haris opens up after being compared to Suryakumar Yadav

Pakistan wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Haris responded on being compared to players such as the Indian batter Suryakumar Yadav and former South African skipper AB de Villiers. The 22-year-old believes that it would be too early to compare him with both cricketers who already have achieved a lot in their careers.

Haris is currently leading the Pakistan team in the ongoing Emerging Asia Cup in Sri Lanka, where he has scored 64 runs in two matches at an average of 32 so far. He scored 55 runs in a 184-run victory against United Arab Emirates (UAE). On comparison with Suryakumar and De Villiers, Haris said that they both are in a league of their own and that he hoped to establish himself as a 360-degree cricketer.

“We shouldn’t compare between the two of us just yet, Surya is 32-33 years old. I am still a 22-year-old boy. To reach that stage I still have to put that work in,” Haris was quoted as saying by CricketAddictor.

“Surya has his own level, De Villiers had his own level and I am my own level well. I want to make a name for myself as a 360-degree cricketer, not use theirs,” he further added.

Haris made his international debut in 2022

Notably, Haris made his ODI debut for Pakistan in June 2022 and went on to make his T20I debut in the same year. The right-handed batter impressed everyone with his batting in the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia, where he scored 97 runs in 4 innings at a strike rate of 144.78. He was signed by Peshawar Zalmi in Pakistan Super League in 2021. He was among the leading run scorers in PSL 2023, scoring 350 runs in 11 innings with an impressive strike rate of 186.17.

Meanwhile, Suryakumar Yadav is currently the World’s number-one T20I batter and has established himself as one of the top batters in the shortest format. He has been a pivotal player for Team India in the 20-over format as well as for the Mumbai Indians in Indian Premier League.