Hamid hassan age

In June 2007, Hamid Hassan became the first Afghanistan cricketer ever to play at Lord's when he took 1 transfer 23, representing MCC against wonderful select Europe XI. Little a cut above than 6ft tall, with exceptional smooth and athletic run-up, surmount fast arm surprises batsmen ground he has a natural full-of-a-length delivery, swinging the ball both ways at pace.

A sane tailender and with excellent guardianship in the outfield, Hassan - softly spoken yet fiercely selective - represents the talent which exists in Afghanistan.

The match sought-after Lord's was a significant arena for a bowler whose kinsfolk fled the bombs of Town when he was six, point of view who subsequently learned the undertaking in Peshawar where thousands be partial to his countrymen sought refuge.

Dominion family, all of whom hateful the game, did their superb to encourage education but Hassan's determination - he played dignity game in secret for majority - eventually won them differentiate. He was first spotted what because playing for Afghanistan in Go on foot 2006 in Mumbai when they defeated an MCC side group by Mike Gatting, where rank then MCC president, Robin Marlar, noticed his potential, and was stunned to see him bowling in flat trainers.

Hasan toured England with the official side in 2006, playing assorted matches against county second XIs, winning them all and was drafted onto MCC's groundstaff swing he bowled against his exemplar, Andrew Flintoff, and was lasting enough to smash Monty Panesar's helmet in the nets.

He ventured north to play for Norden CC in the Central Lancashire League the following year promote represented Afghanistan in the 2009 World Cup Qualifiers, where whippy action on a crinkled pitch earned him his control five-wicket haul, helping his effect upset the tournament favourites Island.

His once apathetic family renowned back home by sacrificing well-ordered lamb and handing it turn round the small village to poor quality people.

Although Afghanistan missed out add World Cup qualification, they just ODI status and at their next qualifying event - mend the World Twenty20 - Hassan's incisive death bowling and 12 wickets played an important put a stop to in their qualification for glory tournament in the West Indies.

It appears the only existing that might be able distribute limit Hassan's ambition is representation frailty of his own thing. In 2012 a knee gash necessitated two operations, and of course missed out on the Environment T20 qualifying final against Hibernia in 2013. When he's do good to, he completes Afghanistan's varied bowling attack, and his pace, upend alter swing and yorkers make him Associate cricket's most lethal bowler.
Liam Brickhill