24-year-old Hasan Ali has been one of the better finds of Pakistan cricket. He was the impact maker in the Champions Trophy last year. Recently, during the IPL finals, Ali was seen shaking a leg to the foot-tapping beats.
It seems the cricketer’s fans didn’t make much of his dancing skills as Ali went on to apologize. Ali said that he is a sportsman first, not a dancer. Adding that he won’t be dancing if his fans didn’t like it.
“I just enjoy the moment, I am not a dancer but a sportsman. If a fan didn’t like it [dancing] then I won’t do it again,” he said while speaking to a press conference. With West Indies arriving for an entertaining series, Ali feels it will be a great contest.
“With the Caribbean guys we know that if 2 are out on 2 balls then the third one can come in and hit a few sixes. They are good team and we should not take consider any opposition easy,” he added.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has biffed up security measures in and around the stadium. The security arrangements have been top notch with 8,000 policemen and paramilitary personnel guarding the Windies team.
The visitors will be without the impressive match-winner Carlos Braithwaite. The all-rounder has opted to rule himself out over security fears. The likes of Chris Gayle, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo won’t be taking part due to their commitments to upcoming the Indian Premier League.
Pakistan squad:
Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Ahmed Shehzad, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Hussain Talat, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali, Rahat Ali, Usman Khan Shinwari, Shaheen Shah Afridi.
West Indies squad:
Jason Mohammed (captain), Samuel Badree, Rayad Emrit, Andre Fletcher, Andre McCarthy, Keemo Paul, Veerasammy Permaul, Rovman Powell, Denesh Ramdin (wkt), Marlon Samuels, Odean Smith, Chadwick Walton, Kesrick Williams.
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