After four years of “learning and success,” the former all-rounder for Pakistan Mohammad Hafeez has said goodbye to Lahore Qalandars, a franchise of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
After the T20 World Cup in 2021, Hafeez announced his retirement from international cricket. He has played for various teams in T20 franchise competitions all over the world.
Taking to Twitter, Hafeez announced the end of his career with the PSL 2022 champions as he said:
“My journey comes to an end with @lahoreqalandars here. Thanks for the amazing last four years of learning and success.”
The veteran cricketer said that he will always cherish the “amazing” memories of working with the franchise and wished it all the best for future endeavors.
My journey comes to an end with @lahoreqalandars here. Thanks for the amazing last 4 years of learnings & success. I will always cherish the amazing memories of working together. Wish u all the best for future endeavours.
— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) November 5, 2022
Hafeez, often known as The Professor, retired from Test cricket in 2018. He has seen a successful and glittering career in league cricket with Lahore Qalandars and completed 200 wickets in the T20 format this season of the PSL.
Over the course of his 18-year career, the all-rounder scored 12,789 runs and claimed 253 wickets while playing in 392 international matches for Pakistan.
He represented his country in 55 Tests, 218 One-Day Internationals, and 119 Twenty-20 Internationals, including three ICC ODI world cups and six T20 world cups.
Hafeez, 41, made his international debut in April 2003 at Sharjah against Zimbabwe in an ODI. On August 20 of the same year, he made his Test debut against Bangladesh in Karachi.