Sarfaraz Ahmed: “Hasan Nawaz is a promising player”
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Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed has called top order batsman Hasan Nawaz “a promising player”.
Nawaz has shown his big-hitting capabilities on a number of occasions and made his international debut during Pakistan’s five-match T20I series against New Zealand, where he struck 106 runs, which included a career-best 105 not out, at an average of 26.50 and a strike-rate of 185.96.
The 22-year-old then represented the Quetta Gladiators in the 2025 Pakistan Super League (PSL) and finished as the third-highest run-scorer with 399 runs in 12 games, which included a century and three fifties, at an average of 57 and a strike-rate of 162.19.
Having seen Nawaz in action as the Gladiators’ team director, Sarfaraz acknowledged that the Islamabad native has the potential to enjoy a long and successful career.
“Hasan Nawaz is a promising player,” he told PCB Digital as quoted by Cricket Pakistan.
Following PSL 10, Nawaz played in Pakistan’s three-match T20I series against Bangladesh and accumulated 121 runs, which included a top score of 51 not out, at an average of 60.50 and a strike-rate of 198.36.
The men in green won the series 3-0.
Pakistan Squad for Bangladesh T20I Series: Salman Ali Agha (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hassan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan (wicketkeeper) and Saim Ayub
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