Mohammad Hafeez has said goodbye to international cricket this time

Sports Desk: In October last year, the age exceeded 41. At this age, the name is in the list of ex. However, Mohammad Hafeez was fighting. Many were saying when will Mohammad Hafeez retire? That question was answered. This time the fight stopped with the fight of 'Professor of Cricket'. He informed that he will not play international anymore.

Hafeez has said goodbye to international cricket, popular cricket website ESPN-Cricinfo reported on Monday. The Pakistan star cricketer has ended his 18-year long career. However, franchise cricket like PSL will be played for some more time.

In his farewell address, Hafeez said, "I want to officially end the path that started with Pakistan cricket 17 years ago today. I have proudly represented Pakistan and with what I have played for 18 years, I have played with dignity. I have always tried to keep the Pakistani flag high in on-field and off-field activities. '

He has also led Pakistan in his colorful career. He said goodbye to Tests in 2016 to survive in cricket for some more time. After that he was busy in ODIs and T20s. But this time he stopped the fight. Hafeez made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in 2003. After that he played 218 ODIs.

Pakistan lost to Australia in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup last year. That was Hafeez's last international match. Hafeez has played 55 Tests in his international cricket career. He has played 119 T20 matches. Hafeez's international run is 1280 in all formats. He has won the Matchsera award a total of 32 times in his career. This is the fourth highest in the history of Pakistan cricket. Hafeez is followed by Shahid Afridi (43), Wasim Akram (39) and Inzamam-ul-Haq (33).

Hafeez dropped out of Pakistan's T20 national team in 2016 due to his colorful career. He was then called up for the series against Bangladesh at home in 2020. Hafeez was Pakistan's leading run-scorer in the T20s that year. Hafiz said goodbye to the satisfaction of that success!

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