Hassan ends career with big regret | The Daily Star
12:00 AM, July 01, 2019 / LAST MODIFIED: 01:55 AM, July 01, 2019

Hassan ends career with big regret

Afghanistan’s Hamid Hassan felt he could have stopped Pakistan from getting over the line in a thrilling World Cup match if his one-day career hadn’t come to an end with a painful injury.

Paceman Hassan, 32, could only bowl two overs before injuring his hamstring as Pakistan overcame a tense chase to beat the minnows on Saturday.

“Of course I was looking forward to winning the game for the team. I was playing my last ODI and in a very good mood,” he said.

“I bowled very well in the first over and wanted to keep going but. I feel like it’s something broken inside of my hamstring. I was very excited and pumped up.”

“I felt very emotional because the team missed me a lot and the ball was also reversing. The situation would have changed,” said Hassan, who also played in the 2015 World Cup.

Right-arm seamer Hassan, who has claimed 59 wickets in 38 ODI matches since making his debut in 2009 for the war-torn nation, said he will continue to play Twenty20 cricket for another two years.


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