"Why can't Hasan Ali display the same energy for Pakistan in WC as he did at Wagah?" : Shoaib Akhtar

[MenInG]

"Why can't Hasan Ali display the same energy for Pakistan in WC as he did at Wagah?" : Shoaib Akhtar

Former speedster Shoaib Akhtar is utterly disappointed and dejected after Pakistan‘s crushing defeat to India in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2019 and has asked fans not to expect “extraordinary things from average Pakistan players”.

On Sunday, Pakistan were outplayed in all the three departments by the Virat Kohli-led side who won their crucial World Cup tie against the arch-rivals by 89 runs (DLS method) at the Old Trafford.

Put into bat, India posted a mammoth 336/5. In reply, Pakistan could only muster 212/6 in 40 overs as rain stopped play. “The mistakes committed by the Indian team during the Champions Trophy 2017 final were repeated by Pakistan yesterday and they became the victim of Karma,” said Akhtar in a video posted on his Youtube channel on Monday.

He went all guns blazing at skipper Sarfraz Ahmed and termed him as a “brainless captain” for opting to field after winning the toss. “I can’t understand how Sarfraz can be so brainless. How could he forget that we don’t chase very well? Knowing our strength, which is bowling, is important. The game was half-won by Pakistan when Sarfaraz won the toss, but he tried hard to lose the match,” said Akhtar.

“Toss was very crucial and even if Pakistan had made 260, with their bowling, they could have defended it. So, I think it was just brainless captaincy. It’s a very saddening and disheartening performance from the Pakistan team captain. I wanted to see shades of Imran Khan in him but it’s too late for him now,” lamented the former speedster.

The 43-year-old further singled out pacer Hasan Ali – who went for 84 off his 9 overs – and said he felt Hasan was only interested in playing T20s and the Pakistan Super League (PSL) while not putting enough effort when it matters.

“Hasan Ali, who never shies away from jumping around at the Wagah border, couldn’t apply himself when it mattered the most. Many of his deliveries were short-pitched.

“His mindset seems to be: I want to keep playing T20s and the PSL. But in the World Cup 2019, we can see that he has not shown any pace or swing that could trouble batsmen,” said Akhtar.

“We are expecting extraordinary things from average Pakistani players,” he added.

He also lashed out at the team management including coach Mickey Arthur and others, saying they are doing nothing for the progress of the team. “Our management is just stupid. Sarfraz is behaving like a 10th pass kid who doesn’t know what to do, how to win. He does what he is told by the team management and thus ends up losing the game,” said the Rawalpindi Express.

“Imran Khan should not be encouraging and tweeting for this Pakistan team. He should be tweeting for the players who have the capacity to perform,” he added.

Pakistan have three points from five games and is the second last team on the points table. Their next game is against South Africa to be played on Sunday at Lord’s in London.

https://www.cricketcountry.com/news...ollowing-crushing-defeat-against-india-858131

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Quotes from Shoaib Akhtar video on Hasan Ali


"Hasan Ali goes to Wagah Border and jumps around to show off his energy but why can he not display the same energy for Pakistan in the World Cup?"

"Instead, what he has did today against India was to bowl short-pitched deliveries. Now this would be great if he had 6-7 wickets in this game to his name but not great when you concede 82-84 runs"

"I don't understand his mindset which seems to be centered around becoming a good T20 bowler so that he can get good PSL contracts"

"He's played 4-5 games for Pakistan in the World Cup and there is no pace or swing in his bowling"

"I fail to understand what he is trying to achieve; Has he decided that he just wants to play T20?"

 

[Aman]

I find all this talk about the toss to be rubbish.

You just know if Pakistan had batted first, Bhuvi and Bumrah would have caused Pakistan trouble and they would have put up a subpar total. Then everyone in the media would have complained about not bowling first after winning the toss, being afraid to chase etc.

 

[MenInG]

"Hasan Ali goes to Wagah Border and jumps around to show off his energy but why can he not display the same energy for Pakistan in the World Cup?"

"Instead, what he has did today against India was to bowl short-pitched deliveries. Now this would be great if he had 6-7 wickets in this game to his name but not great when you concede 82-84 runs"

"I don't understand his mindset which seems to be centered around becoming a good T20 bowler so that he can get good PSL contracts"

"He's played 4-5 games for Pakistan in the World Cup and there is no pace or swing in his bowling"

"I fail to understand what he is trying to achieve; Has he decided that he just wants to play T20?"


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Quotes from Shoaib Akhtar

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Hindsight is wonderful.

Had we batted first and Bumrah and Bhuvi removed the openers and Kuldeep ran through our middle order and we made around 240 or 250 odd, people would be saying

"How can Sarfraz be so clueless as to bat first on such a cloudy day for swing and seam"?

The real answer is, it didn't matter if Pakistan were chasing or setting a score.

The skill level of Pakistan vs India was totally at a different dimension and if we didn't have Amir, Pakistan would probably have lost every game they have won so far or have lost the ones they have lost even more heavily.

 

[Hawkeye]

Stop blaming the toss, the truth is India are a much better team. There's a reason why they're favorites for the WC along with England.

I'm not blaming him for the toss only.

He's responsible for the lineup we played, dropped one of our best batsmen Haris, did not pick any proper spinner in the squad, keep playing railu kattas / bits and pieces players.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Just like you Shoaib , when you were bowling fast tripe to Sachin in 2003 WC.

 

[saeedhk]

Shoaib is spot on. Sarfaraz should be crucified by opting to bowl first. Brainless person!!

 

[irfan]

can't see how Shoaib can say bowling is our strength, maybe historically but certainly not with these bunch of bowlers apart from Amir, I'd say our batting is stronger which isn't saying much.

 

[Captain caveman]

Shoaib sahib have you forgotten that overcast english summer's day back in 1999, when akram won the toss and decided to bat, with a team which comprised of the 2 greatest pak odi batsman(inzi and anwar) and pak scored a mighty 132 all out! And that same team had 2 of paks greatest odi bowlers(akram and YOU) and you didn't even come close to defending that score!
Yes i'm talking about pak crickets WORST EVER DEFEAT - 1999 WC FINAL!

safaraz chose rightly, but our bowlers weren't good enough to exploit the conditions. If india bowled at us we would probably be 40 for 4!
Having said that, we had chances the biggest being the missed run out of sharma on 32, he went on to score 140.

We should have got them out for 270 and we would of had a good chance of winning, but our bowlers apart from amir and to a certain extent imad, are rubbish!

And this obssesion with malik leaves me dumbfounded. Fully expect malik to be selected for the next game too.

All in all, right decision to bowl first, we had chances to win but failed to take them and the MUCH BETTER TEAM WON!

 

[pakistani pride]

Whats the point in blaming Hasan so openly on TV by Shoaib? Leave that to the fans.

Our ex cricketers are good only for rants on their youtube channels obsessed with views.

If you care so much talk to the guy, help him give him advise. What have these ex players done? Nothing.

Wasim Akram shows up every 4 years during the WC and then goes missing 4 years. If you care so much then get involved.

 

[dhump]

Hasan Ali is one of the biggest drama and showoff to play for Pakistan only words and no performance.

 

[Asif321]

When u bring players from PSL performance this is what will happen

 

[Gullycricket]

I find all this talk about the toss to be rubbish.

You just know if Pakistan had batted first, Bhuvi and Bumrah would have caused Pakistan trouble and they would have put up a subpar total. Then everyone in the media would have complained about not bowling first after winning the toss, being afraid to chase etc.

Absolutely.Its was embarassing to see our 2 openers being cut in half literally by Bhumrah and Bhuvaneswari.Even Kohli was having a laugh.Toss doesn't matter when you are poor

 

[Gullycricket]

Whats the point in blaming Hasan so openly on TV by Shoaib? Leave that to the fans.

Our ex cricketers are good only for rants on their youtube channels obsessed with views.

If you care so much talk to the guy, help him give him advise. What have these ex players done? Nothing.

Wasim Akram shows up every 4 years during the WC and then goes missing 4 years. If you care so much then get involved.

This.Our ex players are happy with being called legends by Indian media and contend with the bucks they make off news channels.Some participate in Indian shows to humiliate themselves when asked about this abysmal record.Sick of these people like Akhtar,Yousuf,Razzaq,Wasim etc.Look at Dravid, Ganguly etc giving back to Indian cricket.

 

[Pete Rose]

Shoaib Akhtar’s analysis is more entertainment and clicks, nothing else

 

[saeedhk]

Why are people getting upset over Akhtar’s comments? Ramiz and Wasim also said the same thing.

These cricketers get paid heavily with taxpayers’ money. They deserve every bit of criticism if they don’t do their job right. Especially after this pathetic and coward performance, they deserve to be humiliated. Don’t see anything wrong with what Akhtar said. He’s spot on. Can’t believe people are defending cowards.

 

[Arsalan Pro]

I always believed he wasn't that special from his debut onwards as he was made to be here, his skill level was pretty ordinary, but I never expected him to fall this low and become one of the worst in the world.

 

[Boi]

Hasan Ali is one of the biggest drama and showoff to play for Pakistan only words and no performance.

Atleast he’s won Pakistan a major trophy. What has Shoaib Akhtar done? Get banned for drugs before the 07 WC? Get smashed by Taylor in ‘11? Get pulverised by India in ‘03? He is one the biggest let downs along in our history and he has the balls to talk like this.

 

[dhump]

Atleast he’s won Pakistan a major trophy. What has Shoaib Akhtar done? Get banned for drugs before the 07 WC? Get smashed by Taylor in ‘11? Get pulverised by India in ‘03? He is one the biggest let downs along in our history and he has the balls to talk like this.

This is not Shoaib Akhtar vs Hasan Ali thread and Shoaib Akhtar did a lot for his cricket team and was 10 times the bowler Hasan Ali will ever will be. Look at the fact not at the person who is speaking it this habit will help you not only here but everywhere in life.

 

[Pakhs]

Well all I will say is that he needs to be dropped from the team thats all.

 

[Oxfordchamp]

Most of the people who supported his antics at wagah deserve this performance from him..Hasan's downfall started at wagah ..

 

[cricket_cfa]

Most teams batting first in this tournament have scored a lot of runs

 

[saeedhk]

Him and the other show-off Shadab deserve to be out into their place.

 

[Duckworth Lewis]

Hassan has been underperforming for a while now. But Shoaib had been a Hassan numerous times when things don't go well. Ross Taylor's epic thrashing of Akthar in 2011 WC comes to mind. Indians have mauled him numerous times.

 

[Nov15]

Success & fame made Hasan Ali arrogant. This was evident by his theatrics at Wagah & his boastful claims before the India game in Asia Cup. The subsequent phanity by Rohit & Dhawan affected him mentally & began his downfall.

 

[sunnykhan]

Sarfraz did right by opting to field. D/L was definitely into play.

It is rubbish that if we had batted first, we would have won.

 

[wasimjunior]

I find all this talk about the toss to be rubbish.

You just know if Pakistan had batted first, Bhuvi and Bumrah would have caused Pakistan trouble and they would have put up a subpar total. Then everyone in the media would have complained about not bowling first after winning the toss, being afraid to chase etc.

This

 

[Mahee]

I saw his wagah video...no doubt he behaved like an idiot that day

 

[Hitman]

Success & fame made Hasan Ali arrogant. This was evident by his theatrics at Wagah & his boastful claims before the India game in Asia Cup. The subsequent phanity by Rohit & Dhawan affected him mentally & began his downfall.

What did he claim?

 

[CricketIsAwesome]

You know what!!!! Send Hasan Ali to the same border again but this time ensure that he serves a few weeks there and let him jump to his heart's content.Hopefully this will instill some discipline into him

 

[Hasan123]

I think he has lost his confidence. He has been given a long run and hasn’t turned it around. He should not play versus South Africa.

 

[JaDed]

Atleast he’s won Pakistan a major trophy. What has Shoaib Akhtar done? Get banned for drugs before the 07 WC? Get smashed by Taylor in ‘11? Get pulverised by India in ‘03? He is one the biggest let downs along in our history and he has the balls to talk like this.

Joginder Sharma won us T20 wc , he is a police officer now retired from cricket.. doesnt mean he is better than Srinath..

 

[Syed1]

Garbage player who stopped working when he got a little bit of success. Should be dropped and made to forcibly retire. Cannot have disgraceful club level bowlers like him tarnishing our legacy.

 

[JaDed]

Garbage player who stopped working when he got a little bit of success. Should be dropped and made to forcibly retire. Cannot have disgraceful club level bowlers like him tarnishing our legacy.

All your posts on PCT are your anger speaking than yourself..

 

[pratiktc]

Shoaib showing his class as usual humblebragging about his MoM in '99 semi final.

It is really fascinating to hear him speak. With the other rabid ranters like Tanveer, Yousuf etc. you can see that they are clearly putting a performance for the gallery.

But Shoaib I think truly believes his own rhetoric. In his world Shoaib sincerely feels he is an ATG bowler that was let down by his teammates/captains/coaches etc.

 

[Kaka4pope]

Doesn’t look as whippy as two years ago, not expecting Waqar but he has more zip to him back then.

Interesting they mentioned Bhuvi getting that bit faster, looks meaner too - as do all the Indian quicks.

Haven’t seen our boys improve as such.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Because that's what the whole show-off group (Shadab, Faheem, and Hassan) is capable of.

 

[zwaqas]

Just like you Shoaib , when you were bowling fast tripe to Sachin in 2003 WC.

Agree. I remember Tendulkar asking if there are some conflicts between Pakistani players which there were but he was just amazed how they bowled at him.

 

[CricFan2012]

Hindsight is wonderful.

Had we batted first and Bumrah and Bhuvi removed the openers and Kuldeep ran through our middle order and we made around 240 or 250 odd, people would be saying

"How can Sarfraz be so clueless as to bat first on such a cloudy day for swing and seam"?

The real answer is, it didn't matter if Pakistan were chasing or setting a score.

The skill level of Pakistan vs India was totally at a different dimension and if we didn't have Amir, Pakistan would probably have lost every game they have won so far or have lost the ones they have lost even more heavily.

^

Basically what Mamoon has been saying all along.

It comes off as a little passive aggressive and he does over do it at times but its fact.

We are never as good as India, in a five match series today it would be 5-0 or 4-1.

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

Hasan Ali didn't wake up one fine morning and decided to do those silly unprofessional things at Wagah Border.

Everybody knows that power Holy Cows forced him to do that and he may not have the choice to say No.


Coming back to Cricketing matters I have been saying this for long that Hasan Ali is hardly 5'8 5'9. Bowlers with such height need to be very fast or express like Waqar, Steyn or great Malcolm Marshall or they need to seam or swing the ball with precision from good length areas.


What's the difference currently in Hasan of CT 2017 vs WC 2019 ?


1. In CT 2017 Hasan was getting sharp seam movement. Currently he is gun barrel straight.


2. In CT 2017 his line and length were impeccable. 90 % of time he was hitting those good length areas where batsmen used to be in two minds whether to play him on front foot or back foot. Furthermore sharp seam movement was a nightmare for most batsmen than.


3. In CT 2017 He mostly operated in excess of 86 mph and bowled atleast 10 deliveries between 143-147 marks in his 10 overs spell. Currently his average speeds are far lower.


4. In CT 2017 He got good reverse swing with Old ball but now he isn't getting any reverse.


5. In CT 2017 Hasan used to surprise batsmen with quick shoulder or head height bouncers. They were occasional and surprised the batsmen. Now he bowls half trackers and slow short deliveries which batsman pull easily and his short lengths are predictable.




He needs to analyse these things with analyst aswell as coach and than fix these things off season ie after WC in nets. Stamenna and fitness need attention aswell. There is no quick fix. He needs to come back on ground and be humble and hard working again. Otherwise Haris Rauf or Naseem Shah will replace him in Pakistan squad in next Int Assignment.


Its silly to believe that his Int Career is over. He will InshaAllah bounce back but it will take some time and rational effort. At the moment he needs to be benched.

 

[hur rizvi]

Hindsight is wonderful.

Had we batted first and Bumrah and Bhuvi removed the openers and Kuldeep ran through our middle order and we made around 240 or 250 odd, people would be saying

"How can Sarfraz be so clueless as to bat first on such a cloudy day for swing and seam"?

The real answer is, it didn't matter if Pakistan were chasing or setting a score.

The skill level of Pakistan vs India was totally at a different dimension and if we didn't have Amir, Pakistan would probably have lost every game they have won so far or have lost the ones they have lost even more heavily.

Wrong even before toss happened Akhtar said Pakistan should bat first

Even Geoff boycotts great grand mother Pakistan’s only chance was to bat first. They still might have lost but they didn’t avail the chance and the decision itself was an extremely negative one. I understand the decision in Aus game pitch had green stuff and our bowlers bowled rubbish and still we got Aus out but in this game bowling first was full of cowardice and downright pathetic

 

[hur rizvi]

I find all this talk about the toss to be rubbish.

You just know if Pakistan had batted first, Bhuvi and Bumrah would have caused Pakistan trouble and they would have put up a subpar total. Then everyone in the media would have complained about not bowling first after winning the toss, being afraid to chase etc.

It’s not rubbish. Everyone knows Pakistan can’t chase so albeit little but only chance we had was batting first.

Remember India Winning the toss and bowling in CT final, they gave Pakistan the chance and they took it. You are right bhuvi et al might have run through Pakistan but that’s the only chance Pakistan had

 

[hur rizvi]

Hasan Ali didn't wake up one fine morning and decided to do those silly unprofessional things at Wagah Border.

Everybody knows that power Holy Cows forced him to do that and he may not have the choice to say No.


Coming back to Cricketing matters I have been saying this for long that Hasan Ali is hardly 5'8 5'9. Bowlers with such height need to be very fast or express like Waqar, Steyn or great Malcolm Marshall or they need to seam or swing the ball with precision from good length areas.


What's the difference currently in Hasan of CT 2017 vs WC 2019 ?


1. In CT 2017 Hasan was getting sharp seam movement. Currently he is gun barrel straight.


2. In CT 2017 his line and length were impeccable. 90 % of time he was hitting those good length areas where batsmen used to be in two minds whether to play him on front foot or back foot. Furthermore sharp seam movement was a nightmare for most batsmen than.


3. In CT 2017 He mostly operated in excess of 86 mph and bowled atleast 10 deliveries between 143-147 marks in his 10 overs spell. Currently his average speeds are far lower.


4. In CT 2017 He got good reverse swing with Old ball but now he isn't getting any reverse.


5. In CT 2017 Hasan used to surprise batsmen with quick shoulder or head height bouncers. They were occasional and surprised the batsmen. Now he bowls half trackers and slow short deliveries which batsman pull easily and his short lengths are predictable.



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He needs to analyse these things with analyst aswell as coach and than fix these things off season ie after WC in nets. Stamenna and fitness need attention aswell. There is no quick fix. He needs to come back on ground and be humble and hard working again. Otherwise Haris Rauf or Naseem Shah will replace him in Pakistan squad in next Int Assignment.


Its silly to believe that his Int Career is over. He will InshaAllah bounce back but it will take some time and rational effort. At the moment he needs to be benched.

I would be very surprised if Hasan Ali is able to get his old venom back

Though you are right his international career is far from over because Pakistan have rubbish talent these days.

Likes of Haris Rauf are very raw, the might have novelty factor success but because of lack of experience they would never be able to sustain good performances so even though Hasan Ali will be bad he will make comeback after comebacks and probably will repeat his awfulness at 2023 wC too

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

I would be very surprised if Hasan Ali is able to get his old venom back

Though you are right his international career is far from over because Pakistan have rubbish talent these days.

Likes of Haris Rauf are very raw, the might have novelty factor success but because of lack of experience they would never be able to sustain good performances so even though Hasan Ali will be bad he will make comeback after comebacks and probably will repeat his awfulness at 2023 wC too

I don’t think Haris Rauf is as raw as few ppl here think. Is he more raw than Hasnain who has been picked ? I don’t think so.



Also we must keep in mind that Haris Rauf was the best new ball bowler in Pakistan Cup who bowled decent outswingers at good pace and was a rare commodity to swing the new ball (good seam position, reverse revolutions and release)


Naseem if stays fit will be knocking on the doors very soon and is quality indeed. Shaur Ahmed is also very very decent prospect. So I differ with you that our new talent these days is rubbish. It’s after a long time that we are again producing 145 + kph bowlers.

 

[Khan12]

I don’t think Haris Rauf is as raw as few ppl here think. Is he more raw than Hasnain who has been picked ? I don’t think so.



Also we must keep in mind that Haris Rauf was the best new ball bowler in Pakistan Cup who bowled decent outswingers at good pace and was a rare commodity to swing the new ball (good seam position, reverse revolutions and release)


Naseem if stays fit will be knocking on the doors very soon and is quality indeed. Shaur Ahmed is also very very decent prospect. So I differ with you that our new talent these days is rubbish. It’s after a long time that we are again producing 145 + kph bowlers.

What's rauf height. As for Hasan we need to get rid of him. Rubbish bowler at the moment. Hopefully someone like Haris rauf and Nasim shah can perform and get selected.

 

[Nov15]

What did he claim?

"I want to take 10 wickets in the match against India"

 

[Ram Shekhar]

In Champions Trophy 2017, only 3 grounds were used - Cardiff, Edgbaston, and the Oval. Pakistan benefited a lot from this as the pitches were used a were a lot drier than what you're seeing this world cup - fresh pitches. The organizers have planned the world cup in such a way that teams generally play on fresh and good cricketing wickets rather than on the sluggish dry ones.

Pakistan reversed the ball at will as the ball between 20-35 overs in 2017. This greatly helped Pakistan seamers, particularly Ali, to extract the reverse swing. This time, there is no chance of that happening owing to some great scheduling, albeit the rain.

 

[Hitman]

"I want to take 10 wickets in the match against India"

He seriously did? Not even Sreesanth would say something like that.

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

What's rauf height. As for Hasan we need to get rid of him. Rubbish bowler at the moment. Hopefully someone like Haris rauf and Nasim shah can perform and get selected.

5’10 5’11

 

[Mamoon]

It is easy to be fooled by a purple patch early in the career. Junaid had a purple patch in 2012/2013, and we thought he was something special, but by 2014, it was clear that he was just an average bowler who was going through a very good run of form.

Similarly, Hasan had an even better purple patch very early in his career, but the Hasan that we are seeing today is a more accurate version of who he really is.

 

[hur rizvi]

I don’t think Haris Rauf is as raw as few ppl here think. Is he more raw than Hasnain who has been picked ? I don’t think so.



Also we must keep in mind that Haris Rauf was the best new ball bowler in Pakistan Cup who bowled decent outswingers at good pace and was a rare commodity to swing the new ball (good seam position, reverse revolutions and release)


Naseem if stays fit will be knocking on the doors very soon and is quality indeed. Shaur Ahmed is also very very decent prospect. So I differ with you that our new talent these days is rubbish. It’s after a long time that we are again producing 145 + kph bowlers.

Has HAris played even 1 First class game let alone season?

I beg to differ our talent these days is very undercooked. Haris, Nasim anyone without having worked on their skills would go same way as Shaheen has.

And I will beleive in 145kph bowlers when I see them.

 

[hur rizvi]

It is easy to be fooled by a purple patch early in the career. Junaid had a purple patch in 2012/2013, and we thought he was something special, but by 2014, it was clear that he was just an average bowler who was going through a very good run of form.

Similarly, Hasan had an even better purple patch very early in his career, but the Hasan that we are seeing today is a more accurate version of who he really is.

I agree. With a pathetic system like ours and counties no more interested in nurturing our talent we will see this more often than not. Pacers emerging on the scene with raw talent and few decent performances and than fading away

This is future of Pakistan's pace bowling

 

[TAK]

Shoaib Akhtar the perennial slayer of India in World Cups...

 

[Khan12]

5’10 5’11

Thats decent. Bowled really well in the Pakistan cup. Excellent death bowler too.

 

[TamiL_GarvaM!]

That wagah-attari border stunt from HA was cringe.....

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

His performance declined after doing Bhangra at Wagah Border. He should control his bhangre next time he lands on Wagah.

 

[Savak]

His performance declined after doing Bhangra at Wagah Border. He should control his bhangre next time he lands on Wagah.

Actually he got back into form vs NZ in the test matches. From what i have seen of Hassan Ali, he becomes a totally different bowler when there is reverse swing on offer. Without it he is ineffective just like the vast majority of Pakistani bowlers.

 

[MMHS]

Hasan Ali's (every PAK bowlers over all), biggest problem is T20 - it was never a good thing for bowlers (worse than batsman) and too much of that royal job will destroy every discipline, conventional skills, control and intelligence from bowlers. If PCB is to protect it's bowlers, must have to block them from playing PLs, including Faisal Bank T20 for national pacers - only PSL and that's it. Also, must have to block selected pacers/bowlers from wasting time in Ramadan Cup, Patrons Cup, T10 cup.... complete wastage of time & energy, actually detrimental.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Hasan Ali didn't wake up one fine morning and decided to do those silly unprofessional things at Wagah Border.

Everybody knows that power Holy Cows forced him to do that and he may not have the choice to say No.


Coming back to Cricketing matters I have been saying this for long that Hasan Ali is hardly 5'8 5'9. Bowlers with such height need to be very fast or express like Waqar, Steyn or great Malcolm Marshall or they need to seam or swing the ball with precision from good length areas.


What's the difference currently in Hasan of CT 2017 vs WC 2019 ?


1. In CT 2017 Hasan was getting sharp seam movement. Currently he is gun barrel straight.


2. In CT 2017 his line and length were impeccable. 90 % of time he was hitting those good length areas where batsmen used to be in two minds whether to play him on front foot or back foot. Furthermore sharp seam movement was a nightmare for most batsmen than.


3. In CT 2017 He mostly operated in excess of 86 mph and bowled atleast 10 deliveries between 143-147 marks in his 10 overs spell. Currently his average speeds are far lower.


4. In CT 2017 He got good reverse swing with Old ball but now he isn't getting any reverse.


5. In CT 2017 Hasan used to surprise batsmen with quick shoulder or head height bouncers. They were occasional and surprised the batsmen. Now he bowls half trackers and slow short deliveries which batsman pull easily and his short lengths are predictable.




He needs to analyse these things with analyst aswell as coach and than fix these things off season ie after WC in nets. Stamenna and fitness need attention aswell. There is no quick fix. He needs to come back on ground and be humble and hard working again. Otherwise Haris Rauf or Naseem Shah will replace him in Pakistan squad in next Int Assignment.


Its silly to believe that his Int Career is over. He will InshaAllah bounce back but it will take some time and rational effort. At the moment he needs to be benched.

Good post. I still see glimpses of the old Hasan Ali, but mostly with the old ball. Seems like an act of desperation to give him the new cherry as I don't recall him ever being that effective with it.

He is off form, but still uses variety and slower balls well in the death overs, but he needs to regain some zip and most importantly consistency in his line and length.

 

[Junaid_ahmed]

Hasan Ali didn't wake up one fine morning and decided to do those silly unprofessional things at Wagah Border.

Everybody knows that power Holy Cows forced him to do that and he may not have the choice to say No.


Coming back to Cricketing matters I have been saying this for long that Hasan Ali is hardly 5'8 5'9. Bowlers with such height need to be very fast or express like Waqar, Steyn or great Malcolm Marshall or they need to seam or swing the ball with precision from good length areas.


What's the difference currently in Hasan of CT 2017 vs WC 2019 ?


1. In CT 2017 Hasan was getting sharp seam movement. Currently he is gun barrel straight.


2. In CT 2017 his line and length were impeccable. 90 % of time he was hitting those good length areas where batsmen used to be in two minds whether to play him on front foot or back foot. Furthermore sharp seam movement was a nightmare for most batsmen than.


3. In CT 2017 He mostly operated in excess of 86 mph and bowled atleast 10 deliveries between 143-147 marks in his 10 overs spell. Currently his average speeds are far lower.


4. In CT 2017 He got good reverse swing with Old ball but now he isn't getting any reverse.


5. In CT 2017 Hasan used to surprise batsmen with quick shoulder or head height bouncers. They were occasional and surprised the batsmen. Now he bowls half trackers and slow short deliveries which batsman pull easily and his short lengths are predictable.




He needs to analyse these things with analyst aswell as coach and than fix these things off season ie after WC in nets. Stamenna and fitness need attention aswell. There is no quick fix. He needs to come back on ground and be humble and hard working again. Otherwise Haris Rauf or Naseem Shah will replace him in Pakistan squad in next Int Assignment.


Its silly to believe that his Int Career is over. He will InshaAllah bounce back but it will take some time and rational effort. At the moment he needs to be benched.

I think PCB should double their PSL's compensation (only fast bowlers) & ban them to play every other league, the problem is these guys overdoing the sport. Can one imagine that these boys even play gujranwala super league & sialkot super league type of cricket (just for cheep money) & the hell part is dumb pcb allow them to play.

Fast bowlers are like weight lifters whose body required ample rest to perform.

 

[shah_1]

5' 7" to 8" type bowler shouldn't play for Pakistan

 

[Sir Alex]

Hasan Ali exemplifies the inferiority complex within the current lineup. The Wagah show was the best example. And when it came down to real business he chickened big time. The Wagah show only put himself under pressure as he thought he was going to be put under the hammer by Indians. And he simply didn't have the cricketing ability to back himself against that onslaught on field. And it showed.

Other Pak (and generally all professional cricket players) would learn well from this episode. Keep the aggression on field unless you are an absolute champion on field and can take it on.