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  • ‘I didn’t sleep for 2 days’: Hasan Ali remembers notorious dropped catch in T20 Global Cup semifinal

    Pakistan rapid bowler Hasan Ali, who was once within the eye of a hurricane right through the T20 Global Cup after shedding a an important catch of Mathew Wade within the semifinal in opposition to Australia on November 11, 2021, has after all unfolded concerning the incident for the primary time.

    The pacer published that he was once not able to ‘sleep for a few days’ following his workforce’s defeat and next ouster from the event. Within the nineteenth over of the fit, Ali dropped Matthew Wade off Shaheen Shah Afridi at deep midwicket and the mistake proved to be expensive for Pakistan because the Australian stumper then hit 3 consecutive sixes to take his aspect into the general through registering a five-wicket win in Dubai.

    This catch drop hasan ali australia win the fit
    Unhealthy success???? %.twitter.com/URopr2ptRm

    — Mudassar Iqbal (@Mudassa21479018) November 12, 2021

    This ended Pakistan’s marketing campaign within the event after the Babar Azam-led aspect had entered the semifinal conflict with 5 wins at the trot.

    Ali, a celebrity of Pakistan’s 2017 Champions Trophy marketing campaign, changed into a countrywide villain following his dropped catch, with the pacer being subjected to numerous trolling and negativity on social media.

    “It was once the harsh second of my profession and it was once moderately tough for me to put out of your mind. I haven’t published this to somebody till now however I didn’t sleep for 2 days, my spouse was once with me and he was once irritating as I used to be no longer slumbering,” Hasan Ali was once quoted as pronouncing through Cricket Pakistan.

    “I used to be quiet and sitting on the aspect because the dropped catch was once showing in my thoughts frequently however whilst touring to Bangladesh I informed myself that I will have to transfer on,” he added.

    “All my teammates are conscious about how I method the video games and that I don’t take the suits evenly. I get ready neatly and I all the time attempt to carry out for Pakistan. After the fit, I used to be crying and so was once Shaheen; it was once a particularly unhappy second,” published Hasan.

    “Shoaib bhai got here to me and informed me that you’re a tiger and that I shouldn’t fall. Along with that, I additionally gained numerous beef up on social media which helped me ease throughout the ache,” added Hasan.

  • Veteran Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez set to retire from world cricket

    Veteran Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez, who captained his nationwide crew in each and every layout of the sport, is reportedly set to retire from world cricket.

    Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has introduced his retirement from world cricket. percent.twitter.com/rpTpT3jp6f

    — ICC (@ICC) January 3, 2022

    The 41-year-old top-order batter has signed up with Lahore Qalandars for the impending version of the Pakistan Tremendous League and can proceed to be to be had for franchise cricket all over the world, a record on ‘Geo Information’ mentioned although there’s no phrase from the participant as but.

    Hafeez, who had introduced his retirement from Take a look at cricket in 2018, and could be finishing a profession spanning just about 20 years.

    He represented Pakistan in 392 world fits by which he scored 12,789 runs and took 253 wickets.
    He has performed 55 Checks, 218 ODIs and 119 T20Is for the rustic together with 3 ICC ODI International Cups and 6 T20 International Cups.

    His world debut got here in an ODI in opposition to Zimbabwe in 2003 and his closing fit was once Pakistan’s defeat to Australia within the T20 International Cup semi-final closing November.

    Right through a a hit profession, he gained 32 Participant-of-the-Fit awards, the fourth-highest amongst Pakistan avid gamers in all world cricket, with best Shahid Afridi (43), Wasim Akram (39) and Inzamam-ul-Haq (33) positioned forward of him.

    But even so, Hafeez additionally earned 9 Participant-of-the-Collection awards, which made him joint-second within the all-time listing with Imran Khan, Inzamam and Waqar Younis.

    He had to start with mentioned that the 2020 T20 International Cup could be his closing project for Pakistan, however the event was once driven to 2021 on account of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Hafeez ended up stretching his profession to constitute his crew within the premier event.