Pakistan seamer Hasan Ali: “I was never a brace-leg bowler, but my front leg started to give way. Firstly, it was bending, and then it started to collapse. Due to this reason, my pace got reduced, and I remember that I was bowling at 128, 130 kph speed in the Australia series”
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Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali revealed his bowling speed fell between 128 and 130 kph at one point due to a technical issue with his front leg.
Hasan pointed out that he has put a lot of work in behind the scenes to rectify many flaws in his bowling, which has allowed him to start taking wickets regularly and revive his international career.
On top of that, his pace is back up to 140 kph, which will no doubt be a relief for the 31-year-old.
“Technically, there are lots of things that I have improved in my bowling. One thing I faced most was collapsing on the bowling crease. For two years, it felt like I was sitting and bowling,” he said on the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) podcast as quoted by A Sports.
“I was never a brace-leg bowler, but my front leg started to give way. Firstly, it was bending, and then it started to collapse. Due to this reason, my pace got reduced, and I remember that I was bowling at 128, 130 kph speed in the Australia series.”
Hasan was phenomenal during the 2025 Pakistan Super League (PSL) as he ended up being the joint second-highest wicket-taker with 17 wickets in 10 matches for the Karachi Kings at an average of 20.47 and an economy rate of 9.03.
After the PSL, he continued his good run of form in Pakistan’s three-match T20I series against Bangladesh as he picked up eight wickets, which included a career-best five-wicket haul, at an average of 11.12 and an economy rate of 9.53.
The Gujranwala missed Pakistan’s tour of Bangladesh as he was playing for the Birmingham Bears in the Vitality Blast.
However, he returned for the ongoing tour of the West Indies and claimed one wicket in two T20Is at an average of 86 and an economy rate of 12.28.
The men in green won the three-match T20I series 2-1.
Pakistan and the West Indies will now play three ODIs, with the first match scheduled to take place on August 9 in Trinidad.
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
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