- Hasan Ali – 9 overs – 100 – 2
You would be in for the shock of your life on realising that the person heading this dubious list is undoubtedly the pacer of 2017, Hasan Ali.
Ali single-handedly injected life into Pakistan’s campaign in the ICC Champions Trophy with a fiery spell against South Africa. From there on, things just took off for the aggressive pacer as sheer pace, combined with energy and some reverse swing, turned out to be the ingredient which Pakistan needed to achieve glory.
The year though didn’t begin as planned for Hasan, as he was massacred Down Under in the final ODI of the series. With David Warner scoring a tremendous 179, Ali was on the receiving end of a vicious assault, as the Australians were on the offensive against the right-arm pacer.
Ali went on to touch the three-figure mark and wasn’t asked to bowl his final over. Nevertheless, the amends he made in the ICC Champions Trophy topple all the flaws!