Veteran Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez retires from international cricket

Veteran Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez retires from international cricket

Question: who is Current Caption of Pakistan cricket team?
a) Babar Azam
b) Mohammad Rizwan
c) Shoaib Malik
d) Saqlain Mushtaq
Ans:a
Related fact:

  • All-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has retired from international cricket after representing Pakistan in 392 matches over 18 years.
  • He was recalled in 2020 for Twenty20 matches and finished the year as the world’s leading run-scorer in the calendar year in the shortest format.
  • The right-handed batsman scored 12,780 runs in international matches that included 55 Test matches, 218 ODIs and 119 T20s.
  • During his long career, Hafeez, profoundly known as ‘Professor,’ represented Pakistan in three 50-over World Cups, six T20 World Cups and three ICC Champions Trophy tournaments.
  • He was the member of the winning squad which won the ICC Champions Trophy in 2017 but missed the T20 World Cup in 2009 when Pakistan won the trophy in England.

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