Pakistan pace bowler Hasan Ali: “I received a call saying I was being given a central contract. A few days later, a new selection committee informed me that I would not be receiving it because I was injured”
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Pakistan seamer Hasan Ali has revealed that he was given a central contract for the 2024/25 season initially before it was revoked by the new selection committee just a few days later.
Hasan confirmed that the committee informed him about the cancellation of his contract, saying it was due to the fact he was injured.
The 30-year-old, who is recovering from an elbow injury, last played for Pakistan in May 2024.
“I received a call saying I was being given a central contract. A few days later, a new selection committee informed me that I would not be receiving it because I was injured,” he said on Samaa Digital programme Zor Ka Jor.
The Pakistan team was recently involved in a limited overs series against Australia and won the ODIs 2-1 before being crushed 3-0 in the T20Is.
They then went to Zimbabwe and registered a 2-1 win in both the ODI and T20I series.
The men in green are now touring South Africa and began in disappointing fashion as they lost the three-match T20I series 2-0 before bouncing back to whitewash the Proteas 3-0 in the ODIs.
Pakistan and South Africa will now play two Tests, with the first match beginning on December 26 in Centurion.
Pakistan Squad for South Africa T20I Series: Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Omair Bin Yousuf, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tayyab Tahir and Usman Khan (wicketkeeper)
Pakistan Squad for South Africa ODI Series: Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tayyab Tahir and Usman Khan (wicketkeeper)
Pakistan Squad for South Africa Test Series: Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub and Salman Ali Agha