Ramiz Raja: “That is the hallmark of a smart batter – playing for the team while sustaining personal momentum”
Image taken by: Bimal Mirwani
Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has called Hasan Nawaz a “smart batter” as he plays for the team while also being able to have an individual impact.
Hasan is a newcomer to the national team, but has already made a splash in T20Is as he smashed a career-best 105 not out in just his third match.
The 22-year-old continued to show why he is such a dangerous power-hitter during the 2025 Pakistan Super League (PSL) as he was the third-highest run-scorer with 399 runs in 12 matches for the Quetta Gladiators, which included a hundred and three half-centuries, at an average of 57 and a strike-rate of 162.19.
“That is the hallmark of a smart batter – playing for the team while sustaining personal momentum,” Ramiz was quoted as saying by A Sports.
After PSL 10 finished, Hasan took part in Pakistan’s T20I series against Bangladesh in Lahore and made 121 runs at an average of 60.50 and a strike-rate of 198.36.
The Islamabad-born batsman then travelled to Bangladesh with the Pakistan team and mustered 33 runs in three T20Is at an average of 11 and a strike-rate of 122.22.
Pakistan’s next assignment will be a tour of the West Indies, where they will play three T20Is and three ODIs from August 1 to 12.
Hasan was picked in both squads, suggesting that an ODI debut could be imminent.
Pakistan Squad for West Indies T20I Series: Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Sahibzada Farhan (wicketkeeper), Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sufiyan Muqeem
Pakistan Squad for West Indies ODI Series: Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Salman Ali Agha, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sufiyan Muqeem
[TS_Poll id=”158″]