LEEDS, England: Babar Azam is popular for winning against New Zealand, but not many people think that this is Haris Sohail, which actually triggered the reactivation of the World Cup in Pakistan.
By defeating the fifth place, the elegant southpaw hit the 89 Cyclone and played a leading role in the 49 victories of the Pakistani team against South Africa at home. He scored 50 points for the second time in Edgbaston's game against New Zealand and won 126 games with Babar in a low-scoring game.
It is difficult to imagine that the 30-year-old is the second option in Pakistan because the administration of the team continues to favor the failed Shoaib Malik, limiting Harris to the bench after just one defeat, against the West Indies.
But Harris has no dissatisfaction.
He told reporters: "When they threw me, of course, I feel a little bad, but I only think about the team, this is to improve the team."
"When we worked for Pakistan, we had a goal: it was the best for Pakistan, so I have not changed anything, I'm playing according to the situation, but fortunately I've achieved it."
Harris rejected his impression of suddenly finding a form during the World Cup.
"The way I played in the Australian series, even when I was in good shape," Harris said.
"My role in the World Cup is slightly different, I play five points, but no matter where you hit the ball, the basics should be simple and subject to the requirements."
Harris said he could not consolidate his position in the national team due to injuries.
"Every time I participated in the competition, I never left the team because of my performance, I did a bad operation because I was working hard," he said.
Harris emphasized that the slogan of the Pakistan World Cup is to keep it simple.
"We have been very simple, we are participating in the World Cup," he said.
Saturday's game against the lower Afghans may be the easiest match for the Pakistani team, but Harris made it clear that his team would not take anything for granted.
"We will not despise Afghanistan," he said.
On hot and sunny Leeds days, Afghanistan is likely to address its rotating group Rashid Khan and young Mujeeb Ur Rehman, which may be the team's trump card at Headingley's dry ticket gate.
"They have high-quality rotators and we've seen a lot of videos trying to discover their changes," Harris said.
"We lost against Afghanistan in the warm-up match, they played very well that day, we hope to play better against cricket and win," he added.
"Every game has different pressures, there is always pressure in the World Cup, I hope we can see a good game with Afghanistan."
Harris agreed to increase the team's morale for consecutive victories against South Africa and New Zealand.
"When you lose in an important game, that victory is always important for the team," he said.
After an impressive journey in recent competitions, Babar Azam and Haris are compared to Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq.
But Harris broke the comparison.
"If we think about it, we will be under pressure, we should keep it simple, what we should do is try to provide better performance."
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