The opening batsman made his international debut against Bangladesh in 2003 whether he scored only 2 runs in the first innings followed by a 50 in second but he cemented his place as a regular after 2011. He had been an integral part of the Green Army till now because of his excellent command over bat and ball. Alongside Saeed Ajmal, at one time he was one of the key spinners of the Pakistan team but later his bowling got under a lot of scanners that led to his downfall with the ball. But his class with batting stays permanent, he is one of the solid openers in Pakistan to play the game, he was also tried by Pakistan team management in middle order for some time but opening position remained suitable for him. Hafeez career got a downfall in 2017 but he made a strong comeback in Test team with a century against Australia in 2018.
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Hafeez, who made a comeback to the national side, said the PCB needs to fill the communication gap with senior players.
Babar Azam and Mohammad Hafeez hit fifties as Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 9 wickets to take 2-0 lead in three-match T20I series.
Pakistan have recalled Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Hafeez in the team for the three-match series against Bangladesh.
The 38-year-old was on Thursday recalled for Pakistan's T20I series against Bangladesh which starts on January 24 in Lahore.
Pakistan have recalled their experienced duo, Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik for the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh.
Naseem Shah, 16, has so far played three Tests for Pakistan in which he has taken eight wickets including a five-wicket haul against Sri Lanka.
Mohammad Hafeez talked about sharing the dressing room with players involved in wrongdoing.
The PCB after initially issuing NOCs to some 15 players, including Hafeez, then announced the NOCs were revoked as the players were required to play domestic cricket and attend camps.
Mohammad Hafeez criticised the board after a video of former Pakistan domestic cricketer Fazal Subhan driving a pick-up van went viral on social media last week.
Mohammad Hafeez will once again team up with Middlesex captain Dawid Malan, having previously played together with success for Peshawar Zalmi in the PSL.
Test opener Azhar Ali and left-arm pacer Mohammad Aamir, who recently announced his retirement from Test cricket, have been demoted in category B and C respectively.
Senior Pakistan cricketers including Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Hafeez, who were part of the 2019 World Cup squad are likely to lose their central contracts with PCB.
Pakistan have just managed to win one of their five games and are almost out of the contention of making it to the semi-finals.
The 38-year-old fractured his right thumb while attempting to take a catch of his own bowling in his second match of the Pakistan Super League.
The 38-year-old Mohammad Hafeez fractured his right thumb while trying to take a catch of his own bowling in a match of the PSL while captaining the Lahore franchise.
The veteran opener said that the ongoing third and final Test against New Zealand will be his last Test.
Hafeez made 126 on a flat wicket and Imam-ul-Haq hit 76 to raise only the 10th double-century opening wicket stand against Australia by any country in Test history before the visitors hit back in the last session.
Pakistan are slated to play their first Test against Australia at Dubai, starting from October 7, followed by the second and final Test at Abu Dhabi beginning October 16.
The report came a day after the PCB demoted the right-hand batsman from Category A to Category B in its revised list of centrally contracted players.
Hafeez, who has been cleared to bowl again in international cricket again, makes a comeback to the team after last playing in January in New Zealand.
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