‘I cried’: Hasan Ali on Matthew Wade’s drop catch in T20 WC

Pakistan’s right-arm fast bowler Hassan Ali has recently opened up about Matthew Wade’s drop catch in the T20 World Cup. The pacer said that he cried after dropping that catch.

In an interview, Hassan revealed that he cried after that incident and so did Shaheen following the dropped catch.

“After the match, I was crying and so was Shaheen, it was an extremely sad moment,” said Hassan.

Hassan also revealed that he ‘wasn’t able to sleep for days’, terming it as the toughest phase of his career.

“It was a tough moment of my career and it was quite difficult for me to forget. I haven’t revealed this to anyone until now but I didn’t sleep for two days, my wife was with me and she was tense as I was not sleeping,” he said.

“Shoaib bhai came to me and told me that you are a tiger and that I shouldn’t fall. In addition to that, I also received a lot of support on social media which helped me ease through the pain,” he said.

He went on to say that he was gutted following that costly dropped catch but he decided to move on while travelling to Bangladesh briefly after Pakistan’s exit from the mega event.

“I was quiet and sitting at the side as the dropped catch was appearing in my mind continuously but while travelling to Bangladesh I told myself that I should move on,” he said.

Hassan also added that the 27-year-old pacer does not take the matches lightly and always tries to perform for Pakistan.

It is pertinent to mention here, following that dropped catch from Hassan, Wade smashed three consecutive sixes to Shaheen and powered his side to the victory which also booked a final berth for the Kangaroos.