Hasan Ali gave away 44 runs in his four-over quota during the semi-final match
Pakistan pacer Hasan Ali has spoken his mind about the infamous catch he dropped during the semi-final of the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup against Australia. It was the pacer who came under huge scrutiny after dropping a regulation catch in Shaheen Afridi’s over. The pacer also felt that he is ‘incapable’ of playing for his country.
In a conversation with PakPassion, Ali was asked about the dropped catch and if he is still hurt or has gotten over it. The pacer replied that he was in deep shock and started feeling that his countrymen have started hating him. To note, Ali also proved to be costly in that match as he gave away 44 runs in his four-over quota.
Hasan Ali also told that during the practice sessions, he used to take more than 500 catches without dropping any of them. “Of course, for me, it’s more painful because I feel that people have started to hate me and started believing that I am incapable of playing for Pakistan. But then this is the strange thing about cricket because in our practice sessions during that tournament, I caught close to 500 catches without dropping any!” the pacer added.
Talking about Hasan Ali’s T20I numbers, the right-arm pacer has played 49 matches for his country and has scalped a total of 60 wickets at a strike rate of 16.6. He has played bagged 89 wickets in 58 ODIs and has a total of ten five-wicket hauls in limited-overs cricket.
