Hasan Shah, an elegant right hander, has played most of his cricket for Pak Gymkhana in the US. Back home in Lahore, he has played for the Pakistan Under- 19 team. He has fond memories of playing with international stars like Mazad Khan, Rameez Raja, Mansoor Elahi and most importantly, Wasim Akram. He was twice selected to the US national cricket team and has attended training camps in Houston and California. He also played Pro-cricket in 2004 for the Chicago Tornadoes.
Hasan, scored a brilliant century in the championship game and shared a 250 run partnership with Shahid Munir. He spoke with Jaggi Nadig a few weeks after the game.
Your thoughts about the game? A month after the finals, it still hurts. We put up a good total on board and were very confident of defending it. Catches win matches, unfortunately, we dropped too many catches and the Wildcats took full advantage of it.
Your brilliant century and the record breaking partnership with Shahid Munir? Shahid is a brilliant cricketer and is a fantastic athlete. We had lost 4 wickets for 50 odd runs and it was very important for both of us to stick on. We encouraged each other and kept rotating the strike initially, taking very few chances. Once, we had settled in, we took a few risks and it paid off.
What was the strategy during the two day break? We have a bunch of very good bowlers and were happy about the break. It gave our bowlers some rest. Also, Wildcats needed more than 9 runs per over and with our bowling attack, we still were quite confident. Unfortunately, we didn’t learn from mistakes and dropped a few more catches. The Wildcats are a talented bunch and made us pay for the mistakes. I also want to add that the Wildcats are a very good, talented and a friendly team. They play hard. We both had good crowd support and that’s very good for the game. We hope that more people turn up for future games.
Where were you born/brought up? I was born in Lahore, Pakistan and migrated to the US in 1987.
What do you do for a living? Self Employed.
How long have you played cricket? Since I have been a kid
What is your favorite cricketing memory? Hitting three sixes in one over of Abdul Qadir and leading my school cricket team (Divisional Public High School) to a famous victory against a visiting English team from Brighton College.
What is your worst cricket memory? I get disappointed when I don’t make runs. Losing in the championship game was a big disappointment.
Who is your favorite international player? Imran Khan
Who is your favorite MCC player? There are a lot of cricketers from MCC that I like- Bakshi, Rashid Khan, Farman, Sanjay Barretto and many more.
What are your hobbies outside cricket? Going to the gym, reading cricket magazines
Favorite Movie? Legend of the Fall
Few words about your family? My entire family is back in Lahore and I miss them everyday, especially my two daughters.
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