Hasan Ali
Hasan Ali - Professional Pakistani Bowler
Hasan Ali is one of the standout products of Pakistan’s ODI cricket school – a player who proudly represents the national side and currently turns out for top-tier clubs in England and Australia: Warwickshire and the Adelaide Strikers. He holds a long-term PCB contract and was a key part of Pakistan’s victorious 2017 ICC Champions Trophy squad, where he was crowned Player of the Tournament.
Hasan Ali: Biography
Ali is widely regarded as one of Pakistan’s most beloved athletes – a reputation earned through years of pure dedication. Born into a humble family in the Punjab province, he fell in love with cricket from an early age. His father, Abdul Aziz Malhi, recognizing his son’s passion, did everything he could to support it. That eventually landed Hasan in a local cricket academy, where he learned the ropes and, importantly, met Ata-ur-Rehman, a man he still calls a close friend and a second mentor.
Hasan made waves even at junior level, and by the 2013/14 season he kick-started his professional career, debuting in first-class cricket for Sialkot. In his very first match against Lahore Ravi, he showcased exceptional bowling skills. The result? Seventeen wickets in seven matches at an average of 17.05 – numbers that immediately caught the eyes of scouts and coaches and paved his way toward the national team.
Real recognition came during Pakistan’s ODI tour of England in 2016, where Hasan helped secure a win over Ireland. That breakout performance in the UK became a huge springboard for his rapidly rising career. That same year he made his Pakistan Super League (PSL) debutand in 2017 joined Peshawar Zalmi under Shahid Afridi. While his first season with the “Yellow Storm” wasn’t exactly fireworks, the very next year the team claimed its first-ever PSL title. Once again Hasan Ali’s skillset drew massive attention.
Playing in a setup built around a “troika of left-arm seamers”, a strategy that suited him to a tee, Hasan became a full-blown star back home. But he wasn’t content staying in one place. He set off to make his mark across the cricket world: the Caribbean, the West Indies, Bangladesh – anywhere he could unleash his craft.
Hasan Ali: International Career
As mentioned earlier, Hasan Ali made his ODI international debut in 2016. In early August, he received the call-up for the England and Ireland series, and on August 18 he walked onto the field in Pakistan colours for the very first time, a match whose outcome is now well-known to cricket fans.
In April 2017, Hasan was selected for the Test series against the West Indies. The showdown went down to the wire, with Pakistan sealing the series 2-1 in the final Test. Then, in June, came the historic and unforgettable win over Pakistan’s fiercest rivals, India, by a staggering 180 runs. Hasan’s contribution was impossible to overlook: he bagged 13 wickets, earned Player of the Tournament honors, and took home the prestigious Golden Ball.
Hasan Ali: Achievements
October 2017 brought two more milestones. In a match against Sri Lanka, Hasan became the fastest Pakistani bowler ever to reach 50 ODI wickets, and he climbed to the No. 1 spot in the ICC ODI bowling rankings, achieving all of that just 426 days after his debut.
From that point on, Hasan Ali was firmly established as a world-class performer, shining both domestically and internationally. In 2019, at just 25, he finished as the top bowler of the Pakistan Super League with 12 wickets in 11 matches, right before a back injury sidelined him for nearly two years. After a long rehab, Hasan made a roaring, unexpected comeback in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, carrying Central Punjab all the way to the tournament final.
Even through injury setbacks, Hasan kept delivering. Between 2021 and 2025, he averaged 13+ wickets in four out of five PSL seasons. First with Islamabad United and later with the Karachi Kings. His unreal consistency and refined skill set are fully reflected in the stats table below.
| Format | Matches | Wickets | Best Innings | Average / Avg |
| Tests | 25 | 80 | 6/54 | 27.66 |
| ODI | 68 | 102 | 5/34 | 31.17 |
| First-class | 87 | 327 | 8/107 | 25.22 |
| List A | 99 | 154 | 5/34 | 28.91 |
| T20s | 221 | 318 | 6/23 | 20.67 |
