3 Reasons Why Hasan Ali Seems To Be A Better Option Than Rahat Ali

Almost all vacancies in the playing eleven seem to have been taken as Pakistan play the first of its two Tests against England from the 24^th of May, 2018, i.e. another couple of days for now. The only decision left for the selectors though is whether to play Hasan Ali or allow Rahat Ali another chance. So, here is a look at three reasons why Hasan Ali seems to be a better option than Rahat Ali without a shadow of doubt.

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1. Enough Opportunities Already!

Rahat Ali returned with unimpressive figures both in the Malahide Test as well as in the Leicestershire warm up game. He is frankly yet to justify his comeback even though he has already had enough opportunities on the tour.

Keeping in view of the aforesaid, Pakistani selectors, on merit, it seems have no other choice but to play Hasan ahead of an out of form Rahat.

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2. Pakistan’s Best Hope For Reverse Swing

No Pakistani bowler has really been able to reverse the old ball for a while now. However, Hasan Ali is one bowler capable of doing it and since the probability of him reversing is a lot more than Rahat, Hasan deserves to be playing the next game for sure!

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3. Will At Least Keep Things Quiet

Hasan Ali during the warm ups did not emerge as a wicket taker. Nevertheless, he did return with very economical figures. Therefore, Hasan even if he can keep things quiet in the middle is worth playing because he is bound to be of more assistance to the captain as compared to Rahat who has this tendency of leaking runs.

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