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Full name Mohammad Hafeez
Born October 17, 1980, Sargodha, Punjab
Current age 27 years 325 days
Major teams Pakistan,Kolkata Knight Riders,Sargodha,Sui Gas Corporation of Pakistan
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
11
21
1
677
104
33.85
1490
45.43
2
3
89
3
4
0
ODIs
48
48
1
874
92
18.59
1503
58.15
0
4
101
8
20
0
T20Is
9
9
0
182
46
20.22
149
122.14
0
0
23
4
5
0
First-class
105
175
5
5748
180
33.81
13
26
91
0
List A
121
121
6
3827
137*
33.27
5
25
52
0
Twenty20
39
39
4
887
79
25.34
613
144.69
0
4
109
34
13
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
11
14
750
319
4
1/11
1/11
79.75
2.55
187.5
0
0
0
ODIs
48
45
1721
1278
38
3/17
3/17
33.63
4.45
45.2
0
0
0
T20Is
9
7
132
182
7
2/19
2/19
26.00
8.27
18.8
0
0
0
First-class
105
7191
3356
106
8/57
31.66
2.80
67.8
3
1
List A
121
5278
3661
113
4/23
4/23
32.39
4.16
46.7
2
0
0
Twenty20
39
33
652
742
29
3/16
3/16
25.58
6.82
22.4
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Aug 20-24, 2003 scorecard
Last Test
Pakistan v South Africa at Karachi, Oct 1-5, 2007 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Sharjah, Apr 3, 2003 scorecard
Last ODI
Pakistan v South Africa at Lahore, Oct 18, 2007 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
England v Pakistan at Bristol, Aug 28, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I
India v Pakistan at Johannesburg, Sep 24, 2007 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
1998/99
Last First-class
Sind v Punjab (Pakistan) at Karachi, Mar 11-13, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1998/99
Last List A
Habib Bank Limited v Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited at Karachi, Apr 10, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Australia A v Pakistanis at Adelaide, Jan 13, 2005 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals at Kolkata, May 20, 2008 scorecard
Profile
An opening batsman and a handy offspin bowler, Hafeez was one of the young players that the Pakistan selectors turned to after the team's abysmal display in the 2003 World Cup. His performances in Sharjah and in the NatWest Challenge in England indicated that Hafeez could well be a long-term prospect - he showed good technique and temperament at the top of the order and bowled his offspinners tidily, but most impressive was his performance in the field. Patrolling the point and covers region with feverish alertness, he saved plenty of runs and pulled off an amazing catch. His organised approach towards batting ensured that he got an opportunity in the Test team in the three-Test series against Bangladesh. He didn't do badly either, scoring a half-century on debut, and then stroking his first hundred in his second Test. However, his form then dipped alarmingly in the ODIs against South Africa, leading to his exclusion from the Test squad. Soon after he was dropped from the ODI squad as well. He has remained on the fringes of the national squad however with a string of impressive domestic performances, coupled with useful hands for the Pakistan A squad. He was called back to the ODI side in 2005 but failed to achieve any significant results. A spanking century for Pakistan A against Australia A in the Top End Series in Australia during the summer of 2006, allied with the exacerbtion of Pakistan's opening problems on the tour to England, meant that Hafeez returned for the Oval Test annd amidst all debris, his calm and signficant 95 was all but forgotten. He has been adequate rather than spectacular though given the problems Pakistan have with openers, Hafeez is likely to remain involved for some time even with an ordinary average.
Osman Samiuddin February 2007
