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Full name Mohammad Hafeez
Born October 17, 1980, Sargodha, Punjab
Current age 27 years 266 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

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

677

104

33.85

1490

45.43

ODIs

874

18.59

1503

58.15

101

T20Is

182

20.22

149

122.14

First-class

105

175

5748

180

33.81

List A

121

3827

137*

33.27

Twenty20

887

25.34

613

144.69

109

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

750

319

1/11

79.75

2.55

187.5

ODIs

1721

1278

3/17

33.63

4.45

45.2

T20Is

132

182

2/19

26.00

8.27

18.8

First-class

105

7191

3356

106

8/57

31.66

2.80

67.8

List A

121

5278

3661

113

4/23

32.39

4.16

46.7

Twenty20

652

742

3/16

25.58

6.82

22.4

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

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

Jan 11, 2008

Mohammad Hafeez, the captain of Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited, receives the silverware © Waseem Alam

Oct 4, 2007

Mohammad Hafeez is bowled by Dale Steyn © AFP

Oct 2, 2007

Jacques Kallis holds on to an edge of Mohammad Hafeez's bat © AFP

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