T20 World Cup: Will try and replicate 2017 Champions Trophy final: Pak all-rounder Hasan Ali on India game

Pakistan
since
then
have
played
India
twice
in
50
over
games
and
has
been
thrashed
at
the
Asia
Cup
in
Dubai
in
2018
and
the
ODI
World
Cup
in
Manchester
in
2019.
Before
every
global
event,
there
is
always
a
lot
of
hullabaloo
from
the
Pakistan
corner
but
till
date,
they
haven’t
beaten
India
ever
in
50
or
T20
over
World
Cup
games.

In
fact,
they
have
also
failed
to
beat
India
in
practice
games.
“When
we
won
the
Champions
Trophy
(in
2017),
it
was
a
very
good
time
for
us
and
we
will
try
to
beat
them
again
in
the
T20
World
Cup.
We
will
give
our
best.
Playing
against
India
is
always
a
pressure
game
because
of
the
expectations
of
fans
from
both
countries,”
Hasan
told
a
virtual
media
conference
on
Wednesday.

He
pointed
out
that
the
Pakistan
and
India
match
are
the
most-watched
ones
at
the
global
events.
“Even
those
people
who
don’t
normally
watch
cricket
follow
the
India
vs
Pakistan
matches,
so
the
pressure
on
the
players
is
high
but
we
will
give
it
our
best.”

Hasan
also
feels
that
spinners
would
dominate
in
the
dry
conditions
in
UAE
but
it
didn’t
mean
that
pacers
couldn’t
do
well
in
those
conditions.
“We
know
how
to
bowl
in
those
conditions
but
yes
you
can
see
all
teams
have
picked
many
spinners
in
their
squads.”

Disappointed
at
Misbah
and
Waqar’s
resignations,
says
Hasan

Hasan
also
admitted
that
he
was
disappointed
at
the
way
Misbah-ul-Haq
and
Waqar
Younis
had
resigned
as
head
coach
and
bowling
coach
before
the
World
Cup.

“Honestly
speaking,
I
was
disappointed
because
the
World
Cup
was
coming
and
such
a
change
happened
and
they
left,”
he
said.
“But
it
is
not
our
domain
as
a
player
and
this
is
something
for
the
Pakistan
Cricket
Board
and
others
to
handle.
Our
job
is
to
perform
and
try
to
win
matches
for
Pakistan.”

Hasan
said
that
Waqar
was
a
role
model
for
him
and
he
would
miss
his
guidance
but
as
a
professional
one
has
to
move
on.
“I
wish
them
the
best.
I
will
miss
Waqar’s
guidance
as
I
took
up
bowling
after
watching
him
bowl
on
screen.”

Hasan
also
spoke
on
the
appointment
of
Vernon
Philander
as
the
bowling
consultant
with
the
Pakistan
team
for
the
World
Cup.
“We
all
know
that
Philander
is
a
great
bowler
and
he
has
performed
at
the
top
level.
We
are
looking
forward
to
working
with
him
but
it
is
too
early
to
say
how
much
benefit
we
can
get
from
him
as
this
will
only
be
clear
once
he
joins
the
squad.”

New
Zealand
will
give
us
tough
time,
he
assesses

Hasan
stated
that
Pakistan
would
not
underestimate
the
New
Zealand
squad
in
the
home
series
in
ODIs
or
T20
Internationals
as
any
national
team
had
to
be
respected.

“I
think
their
team
has
enough
potential
to
give
us
a
tough
time
and
the
thing
is
they
have
to
come
to
Pakistan
after
playing
a
tough
series
in
Bangladesh
in
dry
conditions
and
they
will
not
be
easy
to
beat,”
he
added.

Pakistan
and
New
Zealand
play
their
first
ODI
at
the
Rawalpindi
stadium
on
September
17
while
the
five-match
T20
series
will
be
held
in
Lahore
from
the
25th.
New
Zealand
is
playing
on
Pakistan
soil
after
18
years.
Hasan
said
that
presently
he
was
not
thinking
about
the
World
Cup.

“Right
now,
the
focus
is
on
the
home
series
against
New
Zealand
because
my
team
needs
me
to
deliver
for
them
all
the
time.”

Hasan
also
spelt
out
his
ambition
to
become
a
proper
all-rounder
and
said
he
was
focussing
on
improving
his
batting
day
by
day
in
the
nets.

“I
want
to
be
a
good
all-rounder
in
all
three
formats.
The
presence
of
someone
like
Abdul
Razzaq
who
has
joined
us
recently
has
already
been
a
big
help
to
me.
He
is
teaching
me
how
to
do
power
hitting
while
keeping
a
balance
at
the
crease.
He
has
been
a
quality
all-rounder
for
Pakistan.”