Mohammed Hafeez’s tenure as the director of the Pakistan cricket team ended as the PCB on Thursday did not renew the contract of the previous skipper. Hafeez took the function late in 2023 and was the director of the team for his or her excursions of Australia and New Zealand. However, following poor outcomes from these excursions, his contract has not been prolonged any additional.
The PCB confirmed the event. “The Pakistan Cricket Board extends heartfelt gratitude to Mohammad Hafeez, Director Pakistan men’s cricket team, for his invaluable contributions,” the Pakistan board wrote in an announcement on X.
Despite parting methods with the previous skipper, the board prolonged its finest needs for his future. “Hafeez’s passion for the game has inspired players and his mentorship during the tour of Australia and New Zealand have been of immense importance. The PCB wishes Hafeez good luck and success in his future endeavours,” the board added.
Hafeez took the function in November final yr after Pakistan’s exit from the ODI World Cup 2023 within the group stage. Under his tenure, the Men in Green misplaced the Test sequence in Australia 3-0 after which went down in a T20I sequence 4-1 in New Zealand.
Pakistan are actually set to journey to England for a T20I sequence in May earlier than they characteristic within the T20 World Cup 2024. The 4 T20Is of that sequence shall be their last T20I assignments earlier than the big-ticket event within the USA and West Indies.
Hafeez has performed 55 Tests, 218 ODIs and 119 T20Is for Pakistan from 2003 to 2021. The right-handed batter has made a complete of 12780 runs in International cricket with 3652 coming in Tests, 6614 in ODIs and 2514 within the shortest format.
Not solely with the bat, the previous skipper had an impression with the ball in hand as nicely. He took 53 wickets in Tests, 139 in ODIs and 61 in T20Is to make the International wickets tally to 253 scalps.
