Mohammad Hafeez

For other uses, see Mohammad Hafeez (disambiguation).

Mohammad Hafeez
Mohammad Hafeez in 2017
Personal information
Born (1980-10-17) 17 October 1980 (age 44)
Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
NicknameChanda,[1][2][3] Professor[4]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[5]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 173)20 August 2003 v Bangladesh
Last Test3 December 2018 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 144)3 April 2003 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI5 July 2019 v Bangladesh
ODI shirt no.8 (formerly 88)
T20I debut (cap 5)1 September 2006 v England
Last T20I11 November 2021 v Australia
T20I shirt no.8
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2005–2011/12Faisalabad Wolves
2008Kolkata Knight Riders
2012/13–2015/16Lahore Lions
2016–2018Peshawar Zalmi
2017St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
2019Rajshahi Kings
2019–2022Lahore Qalandars
2019Edmonton Royals
2019Middlesex
2019/20Southern Punjab
2020/21Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
2021Galle Gladiators
2021Muzaffarabad Tigers
2023Quetta Gladiators
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 55 218 119 210
Runs scored 3,652 6,614 2,514 12,169
Batting average 37.64 32.90 26.46 34.76
100s/50s 10/12 11/38 0/14 26/56
Top score 224 140* 99* 224
Balls bowled 4,067 7,733 1,261 14,992
Wickets 53 139 61 253
Bowling average 34.11 38.84 22.75 26.73
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 7
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 2
Best bowling 4/16 4/41 4/10 8/57
Catches/stumpings 45/– 82/– 30/- 183/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 January 2022

Mohammad Hafeez (Punjabi and Urdu: محمد حفیظ; born 17 October 1980) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer. He was a member of the Pakistan team that won the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, and had a major role in the final, where he scored an unbeaten innings of 57.He retired from Test cricket after the third and final match against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi in December 2018, departing the ground for the final time in white clothing to a guard of honour from his teammates.[6][7] On 3 January 2022, he announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket, ending a career that spanned more than 18 years.[8][9]

He was the fourth international player to play in the Caribbean Premier League and the first Pakistani player to be named to be chosen for Twenty20 tournament. He is nicknamed "The Professor".[10] The major teams for which he played are Pakistan, Lahore, Lahore Lions, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Kolkata Knight Riders, Sargodha, Sui Gas Corporation of Pakistan. Hafeez scored his test career best of 224 runs against Bangladesh in 2015 at Khulna during the Dan Cake Series.[11]

In August 2018, he was one of the thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).[12][13] In December 2018, during Pakistan's series against New Zealand, Hafeez announced that he would retire from Test cricket following the conclusion of the tour, to focus on limited-overs cricket.[14] Hafeez said that the time was right to retire from Test cricket and that he was honoured to represent Pakistan in 55 Test matches, including captaining the side.[15]

After a lackluster personal ICC 2019 World Cup campaign albeit a match-winning 84 batting at number 4 against England in the round-robin stage in 2019,[16] he found new life as a T20 specialist for Pakistan and various leagues across the world. This culminated in him being the leading run scorer in T20I cricket in the world in 2020.[17]

  1. ^ "'Happy retirement, professor': Ex-Pakistan captain Hafeez bids farewell to international cricket". Arab News (newspaper). 3 January 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Hafeez shares some fine memories with fans". Business Recorder (newspaper). 5 April 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Hafeez revealed untold stories of his life in GOOGLY WITH MUSHI". Bol News. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. ^ Farooq, Umar (30 May 2012). "'Captaincy is leadership, not age'". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Profile". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  6. ^ "www.cricingif.com". Cricingif. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  7. ^ Agha, Shaan (11 December 2018). "Mohammad Hafeez's last walk back to the pavilion". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Mohammad Hafeez retires from international cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Mohammad Hafeez retires from international cricket". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Latest News - cplt20". cplt20.com.
  11. ^ "Hafeez Hits a Career Best 224 as Pakistan Stretches Lead". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  12. ^ "PCB Central Contracts 2018–19". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  13. ^ "New central contracts guarantee earnings boost for Pakistan players". ESPNcricinfo. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Hafeez to retire from Test cricket after ongoing Abu Dhabi game". ESPNcricinfo. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Hafeez set to retire from Test cricket". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Mohammad Hafeez: Man of the Match in England vs Pakistan World Cup 2019 clash". Zee News. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  17. ^ "2020 Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2021.