For other uses, see Mohammad Hafeez (disambiguation).
Mohammad Hafeez Hafeez
Mohammad Hafeez in 2017
Personal information
Born
(1980-10-17) 17 October 1980 (age 43) Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
Nickname
Chanda,[1][2][3] Professor[4]
Height
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[5]
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm off break
Role
All-rounder
International information
National side
Pakistan (2003–2021)
Test debut (cap 173)
20 August 2003 v Bangladesh
Last Test
3 December 2018 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 144)
3 April 2003 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI
5 July 2019 v Bangladesh
ODI shirt no.
8 (formerly 88)
T20I debut (cap 5)
1 September 2006 v England
Last T20I
11 November 2021 v Australia
T20I shirt no.
8
Domestic team information
Years
Team
2005–2011/12
Faisalabad Wolves
2008
Kolkata Knight Riders
2012/13–2015/16
Lahore Lions
2016–2018
Peshawar Zalmi
2017
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
2019
Rajshahi Kings
2019–2022
Lahore Qalandars
2019
Edmonton Royals
2019
Middlesex
2019/20
Southern Punjab
2020/21
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
2021
Galle Gladiators
2021
Muzaffarabad Tigers
2023
Quetta 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]
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^"Hafeez shares some fine memories with fans". Business Recorder (newspaper). 5 April 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^"Hafeez revealed untold stories of his life in GOOGLY WITH MUSHI". Bol News. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^Farooq, Umar (30 May 2012). "'Captaincy is leadership, not age'". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
^"Profile". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
^"www.cricingif.com". Cricingif. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
^Agha, Shaan (11 December 2018). "Mohammad Hafeez's last walk back to the pavilion". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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^"Hafeez Hits a Career Best 224 as Pakistan Stretches Lead". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
^"PCB Central Contracts 2018–19". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
^"New central contracts guarantee earnings boost for Pakistan players". ESPNcricinfo. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
^"Hafeez to retire from Test cricket after ongoing Abu Dhabi game". ESPNcricinfo. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
^"Hafeez set to retire from Test cricket". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
^"Mohammad Hafeez: Man of the Match in England vs Pakistan World Cup 2019 clash". Zee News. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
^"2020 Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
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