"We are on top of India as they will be under pressure" : Hasan Ali

[Varun]

Hassan Ali speaking to the media:


"First of all, as it's Defence of Pakistan Day, I would like to mention about the martyrs from our Armed Forces who have laid their lives for the country"

"We are not only focused on the 19th September game against India but on the tournament as a whole"

"As you said, there is always a special enthusiasm when we play against India so hopefully we will keep the same going for the upcoming match against India as well"

"I am happy that there is pressure on me as it makes me perform better and help my team win"

"Both India and Sri Lanka are good sides; both are used to playing in such conditions"

"But we also play in UAE all the time and we know how to play cricket here"

"We all know that Virat Kohli is a good player and a match-winner but even without him the India team is very good"

"Yes we may have an advantage as Virat Kohli [usually] pulls his team out of trouble when they are under pressure so a different player in his place may not be able to handle that pressure"

"Virat is a great player and it's every young bowler's [like me] wish to take his wicket but he wont be here this time so that's OK but if I face him next time, I will try and take his wicket"

"Its best you ask the selection committee why they have kept 6 fast-bowlers and no spinners; our job is to play and it doesn't matter if we have 7 or 8 bowlers, whoever gets a chance will try and perform for Pakistan"

"I have not said anything on social media or anywhere about not playing a specific format"

"I love to play Test cricket and it's my wish to perform in Tests in the same way I have done in ODIs and T20Is"

"As a youngster you need to keep yourself fit and look after yourself"

"Since I am playing 3 formats, I need to keep a high level of fitness"

"As far as comparison with Virat Kohli [in terms of fitness] this is not necessary as he is a legend and our senior but my focus is on my fitness as when you are fit, you can perform better"

"Every bowler wants to take 5 wickets but my focus is to perform when my team needs me most"

"It doesn't matter if that means taking one or 3 or 4 wickets; my focus is to take wickets for my team at that difficult time"

"I will try to take a 5fer in the Asia Cup and to perform in a way such that Pakistan wins"

"I would like to do my wicket-taking celebration 10 times against India but lets see what happens; I will do my best to take wickets for my team and for my fans who want to see my wicket-taking celebrations"

"We are on top of India [in terms of momentum] as they will be under pressure as they lost the last match to us, these are conditions we are familiar with and we will do our best to avail such conditions to our advantage"

[MenInG]

Fighting talk by Hassan!

[Kohli, The King of Chase]

This guy is a certain character. Enjoy reading his interview.

Some good comments about Kohli, The King.

Bring it on!🙅

[the_outsider]

Good to see young players giving so much importance to fitness. Good signs for the future of Pakistan cricket.

[Slim]

Saucy title.

Other things which he said about the india game:

"We are not only focused on the 19th September game against India but on the whole tournament"


"We all know that Virat Kohli is a good player and a match-winner but even without him the India team is very good"

[Kohli, The King of Chase]

Saucy title.

Other things which he said about the india game:

"We are not only focused on the 19th September game against India but on the whole tournament"


"We all know that Virat Kohli is a good player and a match-winner but even without him the India team is very good"

Yeah, I agree but, it's just two spice things up and take this thread to 5-6 pages.

[Titan24]

India will definitely be under pressure as they are a better ranked team and so are favourites to win the cup. Pak can definitely use this pressure in their favour like they did in CT 17 final.

Pretty honest comments from Hassan.

[hadi123]

Oh god. Every time we say stuff like this we get thrashed. Hasan Ali has talked the talk, hopefully he can walk the walk!

[InziRules]

We have been on top of India since 2008 when we humiliated them so badly, they still haven't recovered

[the_outsider]

We have been on top of India since 2008 when we humiliated them so badly, they still haven't recovered

2008? What happened in 2008? Only thing I remember from that year is England having to return home from India due to the Mumbai attack.

[InziRules]

2008? What happened in 2008? Only thing I remember from that year is England having to return home from India due to the Mumbai attack.

Bad memory, we beat you in the last game before the final chasing 300

[the_outsider]

Bad memory, we beat you in the last game before the final chasing 300

Are you talking about the Asia Cup? Where India and SL reached the final and SL eventually lifted the cup?

[InziRules]

Are you talking about the Asia Cup? Where India and SL reached the final and India eventually lifted the cup?

Yup, we've won 7 and lost 5 since then and if you look at the 5 years before then, we lost most games

[the_outsider]

Yup, we've won 7 and lost 5 since then and if you look at the 5 years before then, we lost most games

7-5 to Pak including 0-2 in WC.

Yeah we clearly haven't recovered from that trauma. Thanks for pointing it out.

[WhenSultansBowled]

"Since I am playing 3 formats, I need to keep a high level of fitness"

As a Pak fan, happy to read this. Appreciate professionalism and dedication by youngsta beauties of team Pakistan!

[troodon]

India is under pressure due to the selection of Jadhav, Pandey and Dhoni in the middle order

[aloo paratha]

Hasan sounds like he can't wait to get out there and start playing! Man I can't wait to see him bowling.

[Mirpur express]

As a Pak fan, happy to read this. Appreciate professionalism and dedication by youngsta beauties of team Pakistan!

I second that 👍🏽

[batnbowl]

Hasan A oozes confidence - nothing wrong with that.

[Iqbal6]

uhm no

[Ned Flanders]

Hasan sounds like he can't wait to get out there and start playing! Man I can't wait to see him bowling.

Talk Nah

[MRSN]

Oof
Alexa please play despacito 2.

[zeusathon]

I am still confident that they can pull it off IF they play proper cricket with aggression.

[navin]

"I would like to do my wicket-taking celebration 10 times against India"

"We are on top of India [in terms of momentum] as they will be under pressure as they lost the last match to us, these are conditions we are familiar with and we will do our best to avail such conditions to our advantage"

kuch zyada hi bol gaya

[ind_win]

Its ok for him to go hyperbole. I do not think he said anything offensive at least. He is a bit showy. But cricket needs such characters. If everyone is like a workhorse, it will be boring.