Rahat Ali (; born 12 September 1988) is a Pakistani

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er who has represented the

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. He is a left-arm

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bowler and bats right handed. Rahat belongs to a

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registered club of Multan, PCC (Pioneers Cricket Club) He has represented

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, Khan Research Laboratories; and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited. He has selected for

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(ODI) series against

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in 2012. He made his test debut against

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on 1 February 2013. Rahat Ali bowls with a side-on action and is capable of maintaining speeds around 140 km/h, but he insists his focus is more on swing. A left-arm fast bowler, he took to serious cricket during his first year of college, playing for Multan Cricket Club. Rahat Ali has often been a consistent member of the Pakistan test squad. In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the

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(PCB). In March 2019, he was named in

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's squad for the

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. In September 2019, he was named in

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's squad for the

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tournament. Ahead of the 2020 PSL Draft, he was released by

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. In December 2019, he was drafted by

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as their Silver Category pick at the 2020 PSL draft.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ali, Rahat 1988 births Living people Pakistani cricketers Pakistan Test cricketers Pakistan One Day International cricketers Multan cricketers Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited cricketers Khan Research Laboratories cricketers Baluchistan cricketers Cricketers from Multan Cricketers at the 2015 Cricket World Cup Punjabi people Karachi Kings cricketers Quetta Gladiators cricketers Lahore Qalandars cricketers Southern Punjab (Pakistan) cricketers Peshawar Zalmi cricketers