‘My career meri marzi’: Mohammad Hafeez hits out after fan asks him about retirement plans

[The_Odd_One]

You're all bang on the money.

Lets also not forget because of Misbah (who has yet to retire from PSL), we also had Abdul Razzaq come out of retirement last year, merely so he could play in this year's PSL.

PCB needs to set an example with Hafeez and draw the line there to ensure this shameful practice ends now!

Misbah at least played on merit. He was Pakistan's best batsman in the CT and world cup 2015. He helped Pakistan win tests in England and West Indies. Just because Misbah played in his 40s, it does not make it OK for everyone else. Misbah was an exception.

Performance should be the only criterion for selection. Walsh played his last test when he was almost 39 because he was brilliant in the second half of his career.

 

[topspin]

Misbah at least played on merit. He was Pakistan's best batsman in the CT and world cup 2015. He helped Pakistan win tests in England and West Indies. Just because Misbah played in his 40s, it does not make it OK for everyone else. Misbah was an exception.

Performance should be the only criterion for selection. Walsh played his last test when he was almost 39 because he was brilliant in the second half of his career.

As with 92 WC final post, I'm not surprised for you to duck that post and come up with some poor insight, as per usual.

Btw: 4 other respected posters agree with me on this thread as well.

If you think he played on "merit" and was a "brilliant" batsman when four other posters, then may God bestow you with more intellect.

 

[Mainul]

A Bengali speaking Hindi would say 'Beshshorom', a Hindi speaker is more likely to say 'Beshsharam"

So I am almost there , a instead of o. Thanks

 

[HappyWarsFan]

As with 92 WC final post, I'm not surprised for you to duck that post and come up with some poor insight, as per usual.

Btw: 4 other respected posters agree with me on this thread as well.

If you think he played on "merit" and was a "brilliant" batsman when four other posters, then may God bestow you with more intellect.

Why do you always think he was so bad? He was a pretty good test batsmen. Sure not the best but pretty good. ODIs he was just meh . But he was not bad by any means

 

[The_Odd_One]

As with 92 WC final post, I'm not surprised for you to come up with some poor insight, as per usual. 4 other posters agree with me on this as well.

If you think he played on "merit" and was a "brilliant" batsman when four other posters, then may God bestow you with more intellect.

Did Misbah help Pakistan win the Lord's test? Yes.

Did Misbah help Pakistan win Kingston test? Yes.

Was Misbah Pakistan's best batsman in the 2015 world cup? Yes.

Was Misbah Pakistan's best batsman in the 2013 CT? Yes.

These are all facts. Your opinion is irrelevant.

 

[Chokli]

He should be locked up just for giving his wicket away to Finch, Williamson and Markram

 

[Chokli]

As with 92 WC final post, I'm not surprised for you to duck that post and come up with some poor insight, as per usual.

Btw: 4 other respected posters agree with me on this thread as well.

If you think he played on "merit" and was a "brilliant" batsman when four other posters, then may God bestow you with more intellect.

Misbah was a brilliant batsman.

If he had the likes of Imam, Fakhar, Babar and a fit Haris around we would have won more.

Misbah had the likes of Shehzad, Maqsood, Amin, Malik, Jamshed (only good in Aane Do) Younis.

Bowling attack wise he had Cheema, Gul, Rahat, Ehsan, Sohail Khan, Mohd Irfan.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Why do you always think he was so bad? He was a pretty good test batsmen. Sure not the best but pretty good. ODIs he was just meh . But he was not bad by any means

Don't take him too seriously. He rated Moeen Ali over Shadab as an ODI bowler. LOL

 

[topspin]

Did Misbah help Pakistan win the Lord's test? Yes.

Did Misbah help Pakistan win Kingston test? Yes.

Was Misbah Pakistan's best batsman in the 2015 world cup? Yes.

Was Misbah Pakistan's best batsman in the 2013 CT? Yes.

These are all facts. Your opinion is irrelevant.

Was he the the worst test batsman in the last tour of Australia tour? Yes

What did he average in Australia overall in tests? 16.89

Did he average under 30 in tests played in Pakistan (flattest wickets of all time)? Yes

Did he average 22.50 in tests played in SA? Yes

Did he average under 30 in tests played in Sri Lanka? Yes

LOIs:

Did he score the most selfish knock in Mohali semi-final? Yes

Did he get dismissed by Joginder Sharma (of all bowlers lol) in the 2007 WT20 final? Yes

Just to nail you once and for all

Was his strike rate in the 2013 CT, 2014 calendar year and 2015 WC in the 70s? YES, YES and YES!

It shows I can play this stupid game of selective questions and still school you at it. Light work...

 

[Khan12]

Misbah was a brilliant batsman.

If he had the likes of Imam, Fakhar, Babar and a fit Haris around we would have won more.

Misbah had the likes of Shehzad, Maqsood, Amin, Malik, Jamshed (only good in Aane Do) Younis.

Bowling attack wise he had Cheema, Gul, Rahat, Ehsan, Sohail Khan, Mohd Irfan.

I guess Ehsan, rahat etc played more then Hafeez, Afridi and Ajmal. Some people here lie just to put their point across. He did have haris but even promoted Sohail tanvir over him lol.

 

[topspin]

Misbah was a brilliant batsman.

If he had the likes of Imam, Fakhar, Babar and a fit Haris around we would have won more.

Misbah had the likes of Shehzad, Maqsood, Amin, Malik, Jamshed (only good in Aane Do) Younis.

Bowling attack wise he had Cheema, Gul, Rahat, Ehsan, Sohail Khan, Mohd Irfan.

I find this is disingenuous. If you think he was a "brilliant" batsman, then you do need to raise your standards.

We've had this discussion before and I don't usually get a response, so I would rather agree to disagree.

 

[topspin]

I guess Ehsan, rahat etc played more then Hafeez, Afridi and Ajmal. Some people here lie just to put their point across. He did have haris but even promoted Sohail tanvir over him lol.

This is a trait I have found with all of Misbah's cheerleaders. None of them can accept or acknowledge a single flaw in him. They all make him out as if he's infallible. It's cult like behaviour and quite frankly disgraceful.

 

[topspin]

Don't take him too seriously. He rated Moeen Ali over Shadab as an ODI bowler. LOL

They are both average and mediocre. I would take Moeen Ali over Shadab because he's a better batsman, not merely because of his bowling, so stop spreading fake news.

I have to say you live up to your username, with your odd views. That's the only thing credible about you. For your sake just stop, because you are making a fool out of yourself.

 

[Khan12]

This is a trait I have found with all of Misbah's cheerleaders. None of them can accept or acknowledge a single flaw in him. They all make him out as if he's infallible. It's cult like behaviour and quite frankly disgraceful.

Exactly. It's embarrassing stick with the facts and stats. Can't believe some people. I guarantee Babar would have been batting at 5 or 6 if Misbah was the captain. Misbah is by far one of the worst Odi batsmen we have produced. People say younis, but he had way more match winning knocks then this serial match loser.

Now he's set a trend for these rubbish senior who use him as an exaple to extend their mediocre careers like him. I have heard Faisal iqbal, kamran akmal etc use "Misbah " as a reference.

 

[topspin]

Exactly. It's embarrassing stick with the facts and stats. Can't believe some people. I guarantee Babar would have been batting at 5 or 6 if Misbah was the captain. Misbah is by far one of the worst Odi batsmen we have produced. People say younis, but he had way more match winning knocks then this serial match loser.

Now he's set a trend for these rubbish senior who use him as an exaple to extend their mediocre careers like him. I have heard Faisal iqbal, kamran akmal etc use "Misbah " as a reference.

Spot on - Younis Khan has played match winning knocks in Australia, South Africa, England, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka et al. He's done it home and away against major opposition.

Misbah had a phobia for picking younger players and when he did, his default position was to demote them lower down the order, for e.g. he did this to Umar Akmal and Sohaib Maqsood. I know the latter had flawed technique, but after he scored a 50 at number 3, Misbah thought he could utilise his talent instead as a slogger. I'm almost certain he would have done the same to Babar Azam.

Faisal Iqbal, Kamran Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Hafeez and etc constitutes a short list of many more to come to have taken "inspiration" from this bad precedent set by Misbah.

 

[Kroll]

Misbah was a brilliant batsman.

If he had the likes of Imam, Fakhar, Babar and a fit Haris around we would have won more.

Misbah had the likes of Shehzad, Maqsood, Amin, Malik, Jamshed (only good in Aane Do) Younis.

Bowling attack wise he had Cheema, Gul, Rahat, Ehsan, Sohail Khan, Mohd Irfan.

I wouldn't go as far as that. Sadly never managed even one century in ODI's. He tried to stay at the wicket as long as possibly by deploying the legendary tuk tuk method.

 

[topspin]

Was he the the worst test batsman in the last tour of Australia tour? Yes

What did he average in Australia overall in tests? 16.89

Did he average under 30 in tests played in Pakistan (flattest wickets of all time)? Yes

Did he average 22.50 in tests played in SA? Yes

Did he average under 30 in tests played in Sri Lanka? Yes

LOIs:

Did he score the most selfish knock in Mohali semi-final? Yes

Did he get dismissed by Joginder Sharma (of all bowlers lol) in the 2007 WT20 final? Yes

Just to nail you once and for all

Was his strike rate in the 2013 CT, 2014 calendar year and 2015 WC in the 70s? YES, YES and YES!

It shows I can play this stupid game of selective questions and still school you at it. Light work...

Also forgot [MENTION=139975]The_Odd_One[/MENTION]

Did Misbah score 0 tons after 162 ODIs as a middle order batsman? Yes

Hope you get the hint now.

 

[Khan12]

Spot on - Younis Khan has played match winning knocks in Australia, South Africa, England, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka et al. He's done it home and away against major opposition.

Misbah had a phobia for picking younger players and when he did, his default position was to demote them lower down the order, for e.g. he did this to Umar Akmal and Sohaib Maqsood. I know the latter had flawed technique, but after he scored a 50 at number 3, Misbah thought he could utilise his talent instead as a slogger. I'm almost certain he would have done the same to Babar Azam.

Faisal Iqbal, Kamran Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Hafeez and etc constitutes a short list of many more to come to have taken "inspiration" from this bad precedent set by Misbah.

The shocking thing is that he's still playing becuase he loves cricket....... is the argument from his fans. His fans were going crazy when he hit a fifty in PSL as if he's won us the world cup lets not forget sammy was the one who actually won it from them, but his fans said it was Misbah lamo. People were saying he's still good enough for Pakistan.

 

[Napa]

So I am almost there , a instead of o. Thanks

As a Bengali myself, I used to be teased by my friends that we speak with rasogollas in our mouths, converting "a"s to "o"s.

 

[nam]

koi sharam hoti hai.. koi haya hoti hai..

 

[moghul]

Misbah? How old are you 12? This has been happening since the beginning of time. Saleem Malik, Miandad, Saeed Anwar, etc. etc.

In fact, Misbah along with Inzi are two examples of people who have retired with grace

Misbah's retirement was anything but graceful, he lost whatever respect he had earned prior to that. His last 3-4 years were the most painful for Pakistan cricket.

 

[Madplayer]

What are the selectors doing? If he is selected again, people should boycott the matches involving him.

 

[Khan12]

What are the selectors doing? If he is selected again, people should boycott the matches involving him.

Exactly. Thank you. That's the only way we can get rid of this shameless cheater.

 

[moghul]

Neither was forced out. Inzi retired after the 2007 World Cup which was expected. Similarly, Misbah retired after the 2015 World Cup which was also expected. Neither were expected to resign before the WC

Misbah brought more shame to Pakistan cricket before he was finally dropped, by losing all the test in twin tour to NZL and Australia and hardly reached to double figure in any inning, was 42-43 year old at that time.

 

[cricketAXEpert]

It is not up to players, it is up to selection committee to decide.
However Pakistan has an empty schedule. They will play 3 t20s and 2 test in November and nothing before that?
No home Cricket & a general lack of cricket is really hurting Pakistan.
I mean look at stats of some Cricketers who are playing for 10 years but have only a few Matches under their name. We can't develop new stars if we hardly play any international Cricket.

 

[cricketAXEpert]

PCB needs to fill up our cricket schedule, Otherwise in 4 years we will have same players

 

[IAJ]

To hell with his mood.

Why so angry? It’s his decision. BUT the selectors have to make their own decision ( and that is to not select him of course)

 

[Pete Rose]

Why so angry? It’s his decision. BUT the selectors have to make their own decision ( and that is to not select him of course)

fair call. Inzi's fireable offense was selecting malik and hafeez for world cup

 

[Artaxerxes]

I would blame Misbah for starting this fashion , not retiring when you are clearly not needed. He should be just dropped, why asking him to retire.

Misbah was fitter than Hafeez.He was still scoring runs in test cricket.It is up to Hafeez to announce his retirement.The selectors should never pick him again.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Was he the the worst test batsman in the last tour of Australia tour? Yes

What did he average in Australia overall in tests? 16.89

Did he average under 30 in tests played in Pakistan (flattest wickets of all time)? Yes

Did he average 22.50 in tests played in SA? Yes

Did he average under 30 in tests played in Sri Lanka? Yes

LOIs:

Did he score the most selfish knock in Mohali semi-final? Yes

Did he get dismissed by Joginder Sharma (of all bowlers lol) in the 2007 WT20 final? Yes

Just to nail you once and for all

Was his strike rate in the 2013 CT, 2014 calendar year and 2015 WC in the 70s? YES, YES and YES!

It shows I can play this stupid game of selective questions and still school you at it. Light work...

<b>Was he the the worst test batsman in the last tour of Australia tour? Yes

What did he average in Australia overall in tests? 16.89

Did he average 22.50 in tests played in SA? Yes</b>
I am not sure why are you bringing up his poor averages in Australia and South Africa. It is not like other Pakistani batsmen have scored tons of runs in those countries. Pakistan has been pathetic in South Africa and Australia for a very long time and that is why they have lost almost every test in those countries. Misbah's poor record there is not unique to him. His competition was with other Pakistani batsmen and not with the likes of Sangakarra, Tendulkar, Dravid, etc.

<b>Did he average under 30 in tests played in Pakistan (flattest wickets of all time)? Yes</b>
In your desperation to bilittle Misbah, you even considered his numbers before he made his comeback as a better batsman. Since, when did he play a test match in Pakistan after he became captain?

<b>Did he average under 30 in tests played in Sri Lanka? Yes</b>
So what? He averaged 100+ against a much stronger India in India. Since, when did performance in SL become the benchmark for greatness?

<b>Did he score the most selfish knock in Mohali semi-final? Yes</b>
And Hafeez, Asad, Younis, Akmal, Razzaq, and Afridi played selfless match-winning knocks, right?

<b>Did he get dismissed by Joginder Sharma (of all bowlers lol) in the 2007 WT20 final? Yes</b>
Misbah was the only reason Pakistan even came close to chasing the target. He was the one who took the score from 76/5 to 152 in the first place. Malik scored 8, Hafeez scored 1, Kamran and Afridi scored ducks.

<b>Was his strike rate in the 2013 CT, 2014 calendar year and 2015 WC in the 70s? YES, YES and YES!</b>
Last 10 years, Misbah averaged 45 in ODIs and 48 in tests. How many Pakistani batsmen had better numbers? His competition was with other Pakistani batsmen and not with other world class batsmen of his time. Misbah still made the ICC team of the tournament (CT 2013). Another egg on your face:
https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/178241

<b>It shows I can play this stupid game of selective questions and still school you at it. Light work...</b>
Stats in bg tournaments like world cup and champions trophy are selective stats? Match-winning contributions in first series win in West Indies and at home of cricket are selective stats? However, mentioning his test average in SL is not? Stop embarrassing yourself further. Misbah with his ODI batting average of 45 and test average of 48 made the Pakistani team 100% on merit despite what a random poster on the Internet like you thinks.

 

[Syed1]

To hell with his mood..... how are we going to be held at gunpoint by player's moods.



Thank you Misbah for playing till age 45 now every "senior" thinks they are fit and firing well into their 40s.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Also forgot [MENTION=139975]The_Odd_One[/MENTION]

Did Misbah score 0 tons after 162 ODIs as a middle order batsman? Yes

Hope you get the hint now.

You are not telling anything new genius. Everyone knows it. Misbah still scored 34 50s in those 104 innings (a 50 in less than every 3 innings) with an average of 45. Yet, our pseudo-expert here is telling us that he did not make the team on merit.

 

[Amjid Javed]

I would blame Misbah for starting this fashion , not retiring when you are clearly not needed. He should be just dropped, why asking him to retire.

This fashion started back in 1996, with players like Javed Miandad playing on to long when they were no longer good enough.

 

[GreenKhan]

<b>Was he the the worst test batsman in the last tour of Australia tour? Yes

What did he average in Australia overall in tests? 16.89

Did he average 22.50 in tests played in SA? Yes</b>
I am not sure why are you bringing up his poor averages in Australia and South Africa. It is not like other Pakistani batsmen have scored tons of runs in those countries. Pakistan has been pathetic in South Africa and Australia for a very long time and that is why they have lost almost every test in those countries. Misbah's poor record there is not unique to him. His competition was with other Pakistani batsmen and not with the likes of Sangakarra, Tendulkar, Dravid, etc.

<b>Did he average under 30 in tests played in Pakistan (flattest wickets of all time)? Yes</b>
In your desperation to bilittle Misbah, you even considered his numbers before he made his comeback as a better batsman. Since, when did he play a test match in Pakistan after he became captain?

<b>Did he average under 30 in tests played in Sri Lanka? Yes</b>
So what? He averaged 100+ against a much stronger India in India. Since, when did performance in SL become the benchmark for greatness?

<b>Did he score the most selfish knock in Mohali semi-final? Yes</b>
And Hafeez, Asad, Younis, Akmal, Razzaq, and Afridi played selfless match-winning knocks, right?

<b>Did he get dismissed by Joginder Sharma (of all bowlers lol) in the 2007 WT20 final? Yes</b>
Misbah was the only reason Pakistan even came close to chasing the target. He was the one who took the score from 76/5 to 152 in the first place. Malik scored 8, Hafeez scored 1, Kamran and Afridi scored ducks.

<b>Was his strike rate in the 2013 CT, 2014 calendar year and 2015 WC in the 70s? YES, YES and YES!</b>
Last 10 years, Misbah averaged 45 in ODIs and 48 in tests. How many Pakistani batsmen had better numbers? His competition was with other Pakistani batsmen and not with other world class batsmen of his time. Misbah still made the ICC team of the tournament (CT 2013). Another egg on your face:
https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/178241

<b>It shows I can play this stupid game of selective questions and still school you at it. Light work...</b>
Stats in bg tournaments like world cup and champions trophy are selective stats? Match-winning contributions in first series win in West Indies and at home of cricket are selective stats? However, mentioning his test average in SL is not? Stop embarrassing yourself further. Misbah with his ODI batting average of 45 and test average of 48 made the Pakistani team 100% on merit despite what a random poster on the Internet like you thinks.

Great response lad. Misbah retired after the 2015 World cup, he was our best batsman in that tournament. Was last man standing against Inida, and scored crucial 50s against Zimbabwe and Sout Africa which helped us get to 220 odd which we were able to defend. As a batsman he left his ODI career on a high avergaing 50 in a World cup!

In fact Misbah has a great average in all iCC tournaments and was our best batsman in the ICC T0 2007, CT13 and WC 15.

in tests Misbah in his last series averaged 60 plus against the Windies. He again left on a high as a batsman.

He was on the team on merit. He struggled in the Aussie series, but apart from that he was never a liabililty. He played on till 43 but was still a top performer and that is a credit to him.

The wider cricketing world hold Misbah in very high regard and ultimately that matters, then people who probably still think Umar Akmal is our saviour.

 

[Madplayer]

Why so angry? It’s his decision. BUT the selectors have to make their own decision ( and that is to not select him of course)

The anger comes from knowing how things work in Pakistan cricket. Worshipping "seniors" is what Pakistani selectors do best. Secondly, a player should know that at 38 years of age he should just retire especially when the next world cup is 4 years away.

 

[Majid Khan]

The main difference is Misbah was a quality batsman respected around the world and one who kept improving with age and performing consistently till the day he retired.

If you perform like Misbah did in the test series on his last England tour in his mid 40s, then age can be thrown out of the window.

However coming back to Hafeez, now you are talking not even about a ‘has-been’ past his best , he’s somewhere between an ageing ‘never-has-been’ past his best and ‘never-will-be’ at his worst if that makes sense. No comparison to Misbah what so ever, Misbah I can say without even checking stats will be at least averaging 10 higher as a batsman in all formats.

 

[Rana]

Waqar Younis was also in ‘no mood’ to retire after the 2003 wc horror show. Needs to be shown the door like Waqar was

 

[Gullycricket]

Man these guys have no shame.He will block a youngster's place to satisfy his ego and play in Psl also long after retirement from international cricket.

 

[Suleiman]

But always in a mood to get out to a part timer slog sweeping.

 

[RehanG]

Waqar Younis was also in ‘no mood’ to retire after the 2003 wc horror show. Needs to be shown the door like Waqar was

The difference Waqar was at that time 33 years old could've easily played for an other 2 years. Hafeez around 40!!! And that horror show was due to all 11 not one or two single individuals, as he was captain knives were out on Waqar.

 

[Rana]

The difference Waqar was at that time 33 years old could've easily played for an other 2 years. Hafeez around 40!!! And that horror show was due to all 11 not one or two single individuals, as he was captain knives were out on Waqar.

WY was finished. He was as quick as Mashrafe Mortaza and I don’t recall that he could get any kind of swing in the 2003 wc.

 

[akkers]

Hafeez no long warrants a place on the world stage. He should pack his bag and make a honourable exit. He can carry on playing T20 tournaments around the world.
Just my opinion.

 

[Savak]

The difference Waqar was at that time 33 years old could've easily played for an other 2 years. Hafeez around 40!!! And that horror show was due to all 11 not one or two single individuals, as he was captain knives were out on Waqar.

Lol at WY being 33 in 2003, he has lied about his age and must been touching 37 at the time

 

[TigerJat]

Retirement should be on merit

Unfortunately Hafeez has been playing mediocre cricket mostly. He should retire.

If he were 45 but performing at a high level, then no need to retire.

The only difficult decision in the team selection is what to do with Sarfaraz.

Hafeez should be an easy drop.

 

[Sirris]

Just don't select him. Simple, problem solved.

 

[Markhor]

Hafeez no long warrants a place on the world stage. He should pack his bag and make a honourable exit. He can carry on playing T20 tournaments around the world.
Just my opinion.

These players probably think they won't get picked for T20 leagues without "current Pakistani international" next to their name.

Hafeez will be the new Inti Alam. Infact I expect him to be our tour manager in 2041.

 

[Majid Khan]

I’m awaiting for his announcement as captain, it’s going to happen. My gut feeling is the PCB officials are working around the clock to negotiate terms with Hafeez as captain and get him onboard, with the likelihood that Hafeez wants more influence on selection matters, if he takes up the job.

 

[Abdullah719]

 

[Syed1]

".... jub ap zaida khana chor day gain, moto gang, make a deal" ) ) )


Sit down kids, school is in session

 

[Abdullah719]

Seems like he held this Q&A primarily to let everyone know "I AM STILL AVAILABLE".

 

[OmaIR1]

The prospect of him being available for the 2023 WC are slim to none so he does not fit into the plans.

Good bye.

 

[The Viper]

What did he expect with this Q and A?

 

[Ahmed_99]

He doesn't have to retire. Selectors should just avoid picking him. Shame he's dragging his carear out since he's been a good servant especially from 2010 onwards

 

[Majid Khan]

We’ll bear in mind that Misbah who is now likely to take over as coach and chief selector , rates Hafeez very highly so he’s not going anywhere and will probably be central to all plans.

 

[MenInG]

Seems like he held this Q&A primarily to let everyone know "I AM STILL AVAILABLE".

Some cringe worthy answers.

 

[Shafi]

Some cringe worthy answers.

Any idea when PCB will announce the squad for 6 regional teams?

 

[Amjid Javed]

Selectors just need to now pick him or Malik, couldnt care less if they are available or not. time to move on.

 

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Off day Activity <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Selfies?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Selfies</a> <a href="https://t.co/NYo4Q3wWWt">pic.twitter.com/NYo4Q3wWWt</a></p>— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) <a href="https://twitter.com/MHafeez22/status/1163129545240776705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 18, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[Mueez]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Off day Activity <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Selfies?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Selfies</a> <a href="https://t.co/NYo4Q3wWWt">pic.twitter.com/NYo4Q3wWWt</a></p>— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) <a href="https://twitter.com/MHafeez22/status/1163129545240776705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 18, 2019</a></blockquote>
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This look really suits Hafeez.

 

[Abdullah719]

Hafeez not faring too well in T20 leagues since the World Cup.

Struggled in GT20 Canada, didn't do much in T20 Blast and dismissed by Hasnain in first match of CPL for 16 (22).

 

[aloo paratha]

Match losing innings lol. I hope he keeps playing like this so he can get booted out the side. Shameless player.

 

[Majid Khan]

Match losing innings lol. I hope he keeps playing like this so he can get booted out the side. Shameless player.

You are misunderstanding Hafeez - he is one mentally tough and resilient individual, the more he fails and the more stubborn he is to get that crucial innings to silence all his critics. Admirable spirit from the chap, but unfortunately the end result is a batsman who fails cheaply for 9 out of 10 innings throughout the year but gets those 3 or 4 classy looking quarter centuries which silence all critics and make him look like a champion again , and so the cycle continues.

 

[re82h]

Match losing innings lol. I hope he keeps playing like this so he can get booted out the side. Shameless player.

I hope Misbah hasn't given him hope of another run in the side. I have a feeling his so called 'experience' might still be in Misbah's plans.

 

[Khan12]

You are misunderstanding Hafeez - he is one mentally tough and resilient individual, the more he fails and the more stubborn he is to get that crucial innings to silence all his critics. Admirable spirit from the chap, but unfortunately the end result is a batsman who fails cheaply for 9 out of 10 innings throughout the year but gets those 3 or 4 classy looking quarter centuries which silence all critics and make him look like a champion again , and so the cycle continues.

Lamo. This is gold.

 

[moghul]

You are misunderstanding Hafeez - he is one mentally tough and resilient individual, the more he fails and the more stubborn he is to get that crucial innings to silence all his critics. Admirable spirit from the chap, but unfortunately the end result is a batsman who fails cheaply for 9 out of 10 innings throughout the year but gets those 3 or 4 classy looking quarter centuries which silence all critics and make him look like a champion again , and so the cycle continues.

He is mentally " tough" against weak bowler and weak against tough bowlers.

 

[Sir-fraz]

Hafeez is over 40. And should be shown the door.

If he does not comply. Leak it to the media that he has been dropped. He'll retire to save face.

 

[CleverSir]

No one on the planet should have a problem with this. Every player has a right to want to play as long as they can and should be supported to do so. It is their livelihood. I would worry about a player who has lost their desire to continue to play.

It is incumbent on the team management and selectors to drop the player if they aren’t performing. The selectors should have enough sense to know now that Hafeez isn’t a high level performer anymore and it is time to move on. The blame lies squarely on the selectors. Stop bashing a player for wanting to play. Bash the selectors decisions.

 

[Titan24]

No one on the planet should have a problem with this. Every player has a right to want to play as long as they can and should be supported to do so. It is their livelihood. I would worry about a player who has lost their desire to continue to play.

It is incumbent on the team management and selectors to drop the player if they aren’t performing. The selectors should have enough sense to know now that Hafeez isn’t a high level performer anymore and it is time to move on. The blame lies squarely on the selectors. Stop bashing a player for wanting to play. Bash the selectors decisions.

Well put.

 

[Firebat]

No one on the planet should have a problem with this. Every player has a right to want to play as long as they can and should be supported to do so. It is their livelihood. I would worry about a player who has lost their desire to continue to play.

It is incumbent on the team management and selectors to drop the player if they aren’t performing. The selectors should have enough sense to know now that Hafeez isn’t a high level performer anymore and it is time to move on. The blame lies squarely on the selectors. Stop bashing a player for wanting to play. Bash the selectors decisions.

Exactly! You can't expect a player to refuse to play if he's selected because he doesn't think he deserves to be in the team. If the player is selected, he will play. The blame lies with the selector in picking said player.

 

[Savak]

He doesn't have to retire. It's up to the selectors to ignore him.

 

[dildilpak]

Retirement is his prerogative, dropping him is the team management’s.

 

[j_kazmi]

Misbah becoming selector and coach makes me think that this guy will probably carrying on playing.

Misbah has always valued experience so there’s a chance that he’ll want him around for a while longer.

Plus, if he does indeed want to drop him, then it might be a tough case for him to make because he himself carried on playing till his early 40s. Hafeez will definitely remind Misbah and many others of this if he is dropped.

 

[muqarrab]

Hafeez has big fans in Misbah and Waqar, expect him to make a comeback.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Hafeez is not going anywhere, especially after the induction of Misbah as both CS and HC - 2023 is a very realistic possibility now!

 

[re82h]

Hafeez is not going anywhere, especially after the induction of Misbah as both CS and HC - 2023 is a very realistic possibility now!

I suppose the good thing about same person holding the 2 positions (HC & CS) is that the blame cannot be passed on.
The fans are normally left guessing who has influenced or asked for certain undeserving players. This shouldn't be the case now as the buck will stop at Misbah as Wasim Khan clearly stated.

 

[MenInG]

Pakistan’s Test cricketer Mohammad Hafeez gets a notice from the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for not revealing his properties, ARY News reported.

According to the sources, the FBR will do audit of Hafeez’s properties for the last five years, from 2014 to 2018. FBR has also collected data on Hafeez’s account in different banks.

On the other hand, Hafeez has refused to accept such allegations and stated that he has always paid tax.

It must be noted here that Hafeez has recently represented Pakistan in the World Cup 2019. He has represented Pakistan in 55 Tests, 218 ODIs and 89 T20Is so far.

https://arysports.tv/test-cricketer-mohammad-hafeez-gets-hot-water/

 

[badsha001]

Pakistan’s Test cricketer Mohammad Hafeez gets a notice from the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for not revealing his properties, ARY News reported.

According to the sources, the FBR will do audit of Hafeez’s properties for the last five years, from 2014 to 2018. FBR has also collected data on Hafeez’s account in different banks.

On the other hand, Hafeez has refused to accept such allegations and stated that he has always paid tax.

It must be noted here that Hafeez has recently represented Pakistan in the World Cup 2019. He has represented Pakistan in 55 Tests, 218 ODIs and 89 T20Is so far.

https://arysports.tv/test-cricketer-mohammad-hafeez-gets-hot-water/

very good news. all of these cricketers, news anchor, actors need to be audited for tax fraud and hiding income.

 

[MenInG]

LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a show cause notice to all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez for concealing assets.

Sources privy to the matter have revealed that Mohammad Hafeez hid assets worth over Rs 20 million. Furthermore, the FBR is conducting the cricketer’s tax audit of last five years.

On the other hand, the 39-year-old has maintained that he files his tax returns annually. He also expressed unawareness about the FBR notice.


https://abbtakk.tv/en/fbr-issues-show-cause-notice-to-mohammad-hafeez/

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Just retire gracefully brother.

 

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">News in different media houses about my undeclared assets r baseless & false.I haven’t received any notice from any department of Pakistan.I do file my Tax returns every year since i started playing professionally & M total Taxpayer to Government of Pakistan</p>— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) <a href="https://twitter.com/MHafeez22/status/1192623918969950208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 8, 2019</a></blockquote>
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