Mohammad Hasnain opened up about the difficult phase he has went through since he got suspended from bowling in international cricket. He was found to have an illegal bowling action and umpire Gerard Abood reported his bowling in the Big Bash League game between Sydney Thunder and Adelaide Strikers last month.
The Pakistan Cricket Board pulled Hasnain out of the Pakistan Super League season as well in order to use this time to modify his bowling action, which saw the bowler’s action extended above 15 degrees. Hasnain has so far played eight ODIs and 18 T20Is after making his Pakistan debut in 2019. He opened up on the suspension and said he never expected such a thing to happen.
“Before the Big Bash League, I’ve played a decent amount of cricket. I never thought that my arm goes up beyond 15 degrees. I had never expected such a thing to happen. When I first got to know about the action, I had no idea about this. I started watching videos of my bowling… to see if there was any problem with the action.
“I didn’t feel any such thing. I returned to Pakistan leaving BBL midway through the season as the PSL was about to start. I was playing PSL games when I got to know that I’ve been banned by the ICC. It’s a difficult phase for me but I am hoping to clear this and bounce back.. and represent my team again,” said Hasnain.