Mohammad Hafeez

Mohammad Hafeez

Muhammad Hafeez in 2010
Player information
Surname	Mohammad Hafeez
Born	October 17, 1980 (age 39) Sargodha , Pakistan
Nickname	Professor, Professor of Sargodha
Batting style	Right handed
Bowling style	Right handed off break
Player role	Batting all-rounder
International games
National team	Pakistan
Test debut (cap 173)	August 20, 2003 v  Bangladesh
Last test	7th December 2018 v  New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 144)	April 3, 2003 v  Zimbabwe
Last ODI	November 11, 2018 v  New Zealand
ODI shirt no.	8th
T20I debut (cap 5)	28 August 2006 v  England
Last T20I	November 4, 2018 v  New Zealand
National teams
Years	team
2008	Kolkata Knight Riders
2005–2012	Faisalabad Wolves
2012-2015	Lahore Lions
2016-2018	Peshawar Zalmi
2017 – present	St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
2017 – present	Durban Qalandars
Career statistics
Game form	test	ODI	T20I	FC
Games	55	200	89	207
Runs (total)	3,652	6.107	1,908	12,122
Batting average	37.65	32.83	24.46	35.13
100s / 50s	10/12	11/34	0/10	26/56
Highscore	224	140 *	86	224
Balls	4,007	7,313	1,117	14,932
Wickets	53	136	54	253
Bowling Average	33.84	36.90	22.70	26.67
5 wickets in innings	0	0	0	7th
10 wickets in play	0	n / A	n / A	2
Best bowling performance	4/16	4/41	4/10	8/57
Catches / stumpings	43 / -	76 / -	25 / -	181 / -
Source: Cricinfo , November 24, 2018

Mohammad Hafeez (born October 17, 1980 in Sargodha ) is a Pakistani cricketer. He plays all forms of the game and is a former Twenty20 captain of the Pakistani cricket team . Hafeez usually opens batting and is also part of the bowling team.

Life

Hafeez was appointed to the team for the first time after Pakistan's poor performance in the 2003 Cricket World Cup . In his second test against Bangladesh he won the first Century. However, after a poor performance at the end of 2003, they were eliminated from the squad. Good performance in national competitions led to his return to the national team in 2005. He was commended for his good performance in bowling. He stayed in the roster on the tours against the West Indies and England . Hafeez scored his second Test Century against the West Indies in Karachi . He was not considered for the squad for the next few years because of his poor fitness. He was taken into account again for the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 . He performed poorly in the competition but was considered for the 2010 Tour of Pakistan in England . During the tour he scored the second most runs behind Kamran Akmal and was therefore considered for the following tour against South Africa . He was appointed opening batsman for the tour. He scored the most runs as a batsman and most wickets as a bowler, cementing his place on the team. He won 10 man-of-the-match trophies in 2011 and was only the third cricketer to score 1000 runs and get 30 wickets in the calendar year. With Nasir Jamshed, Hafeez set the record for the highest opening partnership against Bangladesh at the 2012 Asia Cup . Both batsman scored a total of 224 runs. They topped the record of Saeed Anwar and Aamer Sohail , who together scored 144 runs. Mohammad Hafeez was elected captain of the Twenty20 team in 2012. The Pakistan Cricket Board criticized Hafeez for putting together the squad for the 2012 Twenty20 World Cup . Mohammad Hafeez won victories against South Africa, West Indies and Zimbabwe as captain. He took the most wins in the T20 as captain. Mohammad Hafeez scored the most runs as captain in 2012, leading Pakistan to second place on the Twenty20 rankings. Hafeez's bowling action has been reviewed multiple times by the ICC . Tests showed that his bowling action did not comply with the rules of cricket. Hafeez was banned from bowling for 12 months. Hafeez became part of the national team again after his suspension.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 'We've got a good bowling attack for English conditions' .
2. ↑ Top 5 ODI partnerships in a losing cause
3. ^ Hafeez banned from bowling for 12 months
4. ^ ICC Clears Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez To Bowl With Remodeled Action