WATCH: Haris Rauf left speechless when reminded of Virat Kohli’s sixes in Melbourne

Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf has been in the news recently for his angry skirmish with a fan off the field. The right-arm fast bowler was recently playing in the Major League Cricket 2024 season for the San Francisco Unicorns. 

During one of the matches, the Pakistani fast bowler had a different kind of fan encounter. One fan could be seen asking Haris Rauf, “Haris bhai! Melbourne abhi bhi yaad aata hai? Virat ke do chakke,” and the video went viral. 

Do you still remember Melbourne?

Virat's two sixes.

Fan's rubbing salt in Haris Rauf's wound 😹pic.twitter.com/Lfl2X4Ee8c

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The pacer just nodded and kept quiet as he focused on the matters at hand. Virat Kohli had hit Haris Rauf for a straight six over his head which has been called one of the best shots in cricket history. The incident took place during the 2022 T20 World Cup in Melbourne where India came back from the dead to win the match in the last ball. 

Haris Rauf was hit for two sixes off two balls as Virat Kohli was not out on 82. The Pakistani pacer is currently playing in the Hundred 2024 tournament for Welsh Fire. In his first game of the tournament, Rauf picked 3/20 with the wickets of Dan Lawrence, Ravi Bopara, and Andre Russell. His team though went on to lose the low-scoring contest. 

Former Pakistan skipper Salman Butt supports Haris Rauf 

During his live session for his YouTube channel, former Pakistan skipper Salman Butt was taking questions from the fans. One of the viewers asked Salman Butt about the way Haris Rauf and Shaheen Afridi had been handled by the Pakistani team management. 

Salman Butt said, “100%. They would have been the most dangerous bowlers in the world. If they had downloaded the right cricket, they would have understood the world of batsmen. It is not fair to put allegations on them. It is not fair to put demands on these kids. We analyze the match. We say Shaheen bowled better than Naseem. What did Haris do? You didn't even build Haris on that platform.”

The former Pakistani star also said, “Coach Aaqib Javed himself says he is a 4-over. Was he born with the banner that he is a 4-over bowler? Ustad ji, you raised him. You did it for your franchise. Fair enough. But what about the kid? You restricted him for his entire life. You put him in a limitation. Now he sees leagues on one side. On the other side, his board tells him to play a Test match. He will remain double-minded. Let me tell every boy."