“Cricket has been my life over the past two-three decades and is in fact something that has been my passion for my whole life,” Hassan was quoted as saying in a launch by the ACB. “It’s a difficult decision for me to retire from the game I love the most, but I’m doing this for the sake of my country and my team.
“At the identical time, I’m honored and happy to have the chance to take the position of the bowling coach of our nationwide crew. I’ve loved each little bit of my taking part in profession with this crew, and the chance to work with our younger bowling group is one thing I’m wanting ahead to. I’ve been watching our quick bowling group intently and am excited to work with them to make this group as sturdy as and even stronger than our spinning division.”
Hassan’s last competitive cricket game was in October 2022 and is one of the players from their first batch of international cricketers who brought Afghanistan cricket on the world map. He last featured for Afghanistan in 2021 playing his first T20I in more than five years. In the last seven years, he has been coping with injuries that forced him to shorten his run up. Before those injuries, he was considered the fastest bowler that Afghanistan had ever produced.
Hassan played his last ODI in the Men’s Cricket World Cup in 2019 and made his last T20I for Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup in 2021. He picked up 59 wickets in 38 ODIs and 35 T20I wickets in 25 appearances. His last competitive series was the Shpageeza Cricket League in 2022 where he picked up four wickets in three outings for Hindukush Stars.
Afghanistan’s final outing was a three-match sequence towards UAE in Abu Dhabi, that they received 2-1. They will play Pakistan in Sharjah beginning March 25.
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