ISLAMABAD: There have been several debates to drop pacer Hasan Ali from the Pakistan cricket team due to a dip in his bowling form over the past six months.
But bowling coach Shaun Tait is unfazed about the form of the 27-year-old as it is just a matter of time for the right-arm pacer to regain his form.
“There’s never, never a shortage of hard work, personally, that’s for sure,” said Tait while talking to ESPNcricinfo.
“I think it’s a bit of an illusion, too, because I think I’ve sort of just got a bit of time, obviously, with the boys recently, and I’ve watched them pretty closely, and I think he’s bowling quite well.
“So it’s just a matter of taking wickets, right, so if he runs it and takes wickets, the media and the public all of a sudden they’re like, ‘Oh, he’s in great form’. So now we don’t want to think about that too much. They’re all bowling well, so there’s no pressure there.”
Hasan had a forgettable series against Australia in March. He took only two wickets averaging 96 in two games.
Tait also stated that despite the conditions in Sri Lanka favoring spinners, he is expecting his fast bowlers to do well.
“I think obviously it’s not a place renowned for fast bowlers to go and take bags of wickets usually. But I think as a pace bowler you’ve got to go in with a positive mindset. You know, when you get your opportunity to bowl your spell, get it right, take a breakthrough. Obviously, with spinners, Sri Lanka will do their job anyway. We’re just going as positive as we can. We’ve got a good fast-bowling group. There’s no reason for us not to be excited about the contest,” he concluded.
