What is reason behind fitness problems of Hasan Ali?

By Nawaz Gohar
Pakistani fast bowler Hasan Ali has been facing fitness problems for some months

Prior to home series against Sri Lanka his CT scan report showed rib fracture

The injury forced him out of Pakistani team

Now former bowling coach and Test cricketer Azhar Mehmood has revealed that Hasan Ali …

… didn’t get injured while playing cricket but there was other reason behind his injury

Azhar Mehmood says during training team management asked Hasan Ali to …

… take exercise by lifting 130 to 140 kg weight which caused his injury

Azhar Mehmood says taking exercise by weightlifting isn’t wrong but if a player has never …

… lifted a weight more than 100 kg and you ask him to lift 130 kg, he would definitely get injured

Azhar Mehmood says in ICC Champions Trophy 2017 Hasan Ali had excellent …

… performance and later on everyone expected a lot from him

Whenever Hasan Ali came to bowl everyone expected he would get wickets

Azhar Mehmood says Hasan Ali is still getting wickets however …

… his bowling standard is not as good as it was in Champions Trophy

In 2017 ICC Champions Trophy held in England Hasan Ali …

… got 13 wickets in 5 matches and played a vital role in making Pakistan champions

In tournament list of bowlers with most wickets Hasan Ali had first position
As a result of his brilliant bowling Hasan Ali in ICC Champions Trophy got …

… Player of the Tournament and Bowler of the Tournament awards

However in 2018 and 2019 two years period he could get 26 wickets in 27 ODIs

Pakistani team coach and physical fitness experts must take care of not …

… burdening the players with extraordinary training exercises

Hasan Ali would also have to give full attention to his bowling