Mohammad

Hafeez

Pakistan
All Rounder

About Mohammad Hafeez

Name
Mohammad Hafeez
Born
Oct 17, 1980 (44 years)
Birth Place
Pakistan
Role
All Rounder
Batting Style
Right Handed
Bowling Style
Off break

A free-flowing batsman and a bowling style that emulated Saqlain Mushtaq's, Mohammad Hafeez was the have-it-all cricketer that Pakistan found in the early 2000s. He was one of the few players to be given a chance when the Pakistan squad was revamped following a dismal 2003 World Cup.

The youngster didn't do badly, scalping two wickets on ODI debut and a half century in only his second ODI. His defensive abilities and temperament impressed selectors and despite his inconsistency, Hafeez was drafted into the Test side. Debuting against Bangladesh, the opener had a great start to his Test career with a fifty and a century in consequent Tests and looked on course to be cementing his place in the side. However, a poor run in the ODI format against the same opponents coupled with a horrendous series against South Africa, where he could manage only one two digit score from 5 ODIs, he found himself dropped from the team in both formats.

With some good performances both domestically and for Pakistan A, he roared his way back in the team in 2005, but still continued to struggle in the ODI arena. A fine 95 he scored in his comeback Test was marred by the infamous Oval Test in which Pakistan forfeited the game to England. Hafeez scored his second Test century against a visiting West Indies side but inconsistency continued to haunt him and he was dropped from the team for a second time, but nevertheless, he continued to make comebacks. One of the best fielders in the side, Hafeez is also a good bet as their fifth bowler.

The talented cricketer did well enough in the Pakistani side to earn his Twenty20 captaincy, which was given to him after Misbah-ul-Haq stepped down from his post in 2012. Form followed Hafeez in T20Is but stayed aloof from him in the ODIs and Tests. 2013 proved to be yet another forgetful year for Hafeez. The out-swing of Dale Steyn who has taken his wicket over 10 times across all formats, exposed a weakness that bowlers around the world began to exploit without much difficulty. Hafeez admitted that his axing for Pakistan's tour to Zimbabwe that year, was justified and vowed to make a strong comeback. His return followed a month later, against South Africa but his problems against the likes of Steyn did not isolate him. Hafeez fought against all odds and played a vital role, both with bat and ball, in Pakistan's ODI series victory in the Rainbow Nation, the first bilateral ODI series win by an Asian team in the country.

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ICC Ranking

# 0
Test
# 33
ODI
# 51
T20I

Career Stats

Batting
Bowling
Batter
Test
ODI
T20I
Domestic-Firstclass
Matches
55
208
89
155
Innings
105
206
86
260
Runs
3652
6302
1908
8517
Highest Score
224
140
86
213
SR
56.00
76.00
116.00
0.00
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Team Played For

Pakistan
Pakistan
Baluchistan Bears
Baluchistan Bears
Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Faisalabad
Faisalabad
Faisalabad Wolves
Faisalabad Wolves
Lahore Blues
Lahore Blues
Lahore Whites
Lahore Whites
Lahore Lions
Lahore Lions
Multan
Multan
Pakistan A
Pakistan A
Punjab Pakistan
Punjab Pakistan
PCB Reds
PCB Reds
Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi
Sui Gas Corporation
Sui Gas Corporation
Sargodha
Sargodha
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited
Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders
Melbourne Renegades
Melbourne Renegades
Melbourne Stars
Melbourne Stars
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khulna Royal Bengals
Khulna Royal Bengals
Wayamba United
Wayamba United
Guyana Amazon Warriors
Guyana Amazon Warriors
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
Dhaka Dynamites
Dhaka Dynamites
Lahore Qalandars
Lahore Qalandars
Peshawar Zalmi
Peshawar Zalmi
Rajshahi Kings
Rajshahi Kings
Pakistan Cricket Board Patrons XI
Pakistan Cricket Board Patrons XI
Durban Qalandars
Durban Qalandars
Montreal Tigers
Montreal Tigers