Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali: “Test cricket is my love. Even if the time comes to retire from T20s and ODIs, I won’t even think about quitting Test cricket as long as I’m fit”
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Pakistan pacer Hasan Ali has confirmed that he will retire from ODIs and T20Is before Tests as he loves playing the longest format of the game.
Hasan hasn’t played Test cricket since January 2024, but still retains an interest in making a comeback to the team.
He made it clear that representing his country in red-ball cricket will continue to be a priority as long as he is fit.
“Test cricket is my love. Even if the time comes to retire from T20s and ODIs, I won’t even think about quitting Test cricket as long as I’m fit,” the 31-year-old was quoted as saying by A Sports.
Hasan recently featured in the 2025 Pakistan Super League (PSL), where he was 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.
Afterwards, he took part in Pakistan’s three-match T20I series against Bangladesh in Lahore and claimed eight wickets, which included a career-best five-wicket haul, at an average of 11.12 and an economy rate of 9.53.
Pakistan then toured Bangladesh for three T20Is, but Hasan did not participate in the series as he was representing the Birmingham Bears in the Vitality Blast.
He returned for Pakistan’s tour of the West Indies and began by taking one wicket in two T20Is at an average of 86 and an economy rate of 12.28.
In the ODI series that followed, he ended up with two wickets in two matches at an average of 47.50.
Pakistan will now feature in a T20I tri-series against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Afghanistan in Sharjah, which will be played from August 29 to September 7.
Following this, they will be involved in the 2025 Asia Cup, which will take place in the UAE from September 9 to 28.
Pakistan squad for UAE T20I tri-series and 2025 Asia Cup: 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, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem
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