Cricket these days is played in abundance, be it domestic or international cricket and with the rise of so many cricket leagues in the recent time many players come into the reckoning and are pitted to do wonders in the future. However, not all of them live up to the expectations and then fade away with time. One such player that comes to mind is Pakistan’s, Raza Hasan.
Once pitted as one of the greatest spinners in the world, Hasan just got carried away with the fame he got in his short career and couldn’t deal with it. The 25-year-old left arm spinner was banned for failing a dope test for two years which he has now completely served.
Hasan played 10 T20I’s and one One Day Internationals before being banned and is now looking forward to making a comeback to the national side. His first step towards making a comeback is the Pakistan Super League where the Lahore Qalandars have picked him.
Raza said:
“Lahore Qalandars have done a lot for me and it is now my responsibility to do everything for Qalandars in PSL, I am thankful to Lahore Qalandars, specially Atif bhai (Rana Atif, CEO of Lahore Qalandars) and Aqib bhai (DCO of Lahore Qalandars) for giving me the opportunity to train. Working at LQ academy with Aqib bhai has helped me improve my fitness a lot.”
Raza believes that PSL will be a perfect platform for him to make a comeback and get into contention for selection:
“A lot of players have emerged after performing in PSL, and I am confident that I will perform in PSL and will make a comeback to the national side.”
Former Pakistani cricketer Aqib Javed has also expressed his views and believes that Raza will be the trump card for Lahore Qalandar:
“He has the unique ability of remaining equally effective with the new and old ball, he has got the natural turn in his bowling which can destroy any good batting line, He’s going to be our key player during PSL,”