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Mohamamad Hafeez since returning to the side in 2010 has been a different player to what he was before that. From 2010-2015 he was more of a genuine all-rounder. However in the past couple years he's become a very handy batting all-rounder, who's improvised his game for modern standards by batting in the middle order and letting himself play a naturally aggressive game. With the ball he has become more of a container, and a guy who is still very handy with getting you the odd wicket against the lefties.
I was looking at his stats since 2010 when he made his return to the side, and they were quite impressive for a batting all-rounder. They are as follows:
Matches - 164
Batting Stats:
Innings - 162
Runs - 5587
HS - 140*
Ave - 38
SR - 81
50's - 34
100's - 11
Bowling Stats:
Innings - 126
Wickets - 100
BBI - 4/41
Ave - 39
Econ - 4.05
Those numbers are quite impressive for a batting all-rounder I'd say. I can't even think of a better Batting All-Rounder than Hafeez that we have produced we have produced some Bowling AR's or Pure AR's but no batting AR's this good in my opinion.
For the batting yeah his strike may look a bit low at first glance, but keep in mind that in the past 2 years he has really upped his scoring rate. In fact at #4/5 in this period he has a strike of 90 at an average of 37. This late transformation as a middle order batsman has really legitimized his career at least with regards to his batting.
As for bowling yeah the average seems a bit high but then again he is a batting all-rounder. His first job is with the bat, so if he is doing well with that there won't be many complaints. However, even with the ball he is very economical and barely gives anything as is shown with that economy. For the longest time his 1/30 (10) or 1/40 were such a luxury as he bowls so tight and any wickets he gets are a bonus. Plus he's still pretty lethal against the lefties, as he showed again today getting the danger man in Morgan out.
So what do you guys think? Has there been a better Batting All-Rounder than Hafeez in the past 10 or so years or in Pakistan at all for that matter? Discuss.
I was looking at his stats since 2010 when he made his return to the side, and they were quite impressive for a batting all-rounder. They are as follows:
Matches - 164
Batting Stats:
Innings - 162
Runs - 5587
HS - 140*
Ave - 38
SR - 81
50's - 34
100's - 11
Bowling Stats:
Innings - 126
Wickets - 100
BBI - 4/41
Ave - 39
Econ - 4.05
Those numbers are quite impressive for a batting all-rounder I'd say. I can't even think of a better Batting All-Rounder than Hafeez that we have produced we have produced some Bowling AR's or Pure AR's but no batting AR's this good in my opinion.
For the batting yeah his strike may look a bit low at first glance, but keep in mind that in the past 2 years he has really upped his scoring rate. In fact at #4/5 in this period he has a strike of 90 at an average of 37. This late transformation as a middle order batsman has really legitimized his career at least with regards to his batting.
As for bowling yeah the average seems a bit high but then again he is a batting all-rounder. His first job is with the bat, so if he is doing well with that there won't be many complaints. However, even with the ball he is very economical and barely gives anything as is shown with that economy. For the longest time his 1/30 (10) or 1/40 were such a luxury as he bowls so tight and any wickets he gets are a bonus. Plus he's still pretty lethal against the lefties, as he showed again today getting the danger man in Morgan out.
So what do you guys think? Has there been a better Batting All-Rounder than Hafeez in the past 10 or so years or in Pakistan at all for that matter? Discuss.