Hafeez Won Hearts and Responds to Ramiz Raja’s Retirement Advise
Muhammad Hafeez said that his 12-year-old son had more cricket sense than Ramiz Raja who advised him to retire citing old age
Former Skipper Muhammad Hafeez outstrip everyone in the visiting site by scoring 99 not out with a last-ball six to reach the figure despite losing the second T20I against New Zealand and might have impressed former captain Ramiz Raja.
The middle-order batsman was applauded for his performance by the fans including the President of Pakistan, celebrities, and others.
However, it is still unclear whether he fails to impress the commentator Ramiz Raja.
Despite the splendid inning by 40-year-old Muhammad Hafeez, Ramiz Raja had advised him to retire from international cricket in April.
Ramiz had said that the former skipper must part ways with international cricket as he has grown old.
In response to this, after the impressive inning, Muhammad Hafeez said that his 12-year-old son had more cricket sense than Ramiz Raja.
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Surely, Hafeez’s latest inning is an absolute answer to the commentator’s reservations about the batsman’s age. He has shown his ability to construct the inning single-handedly.
Muhammad Hafeez set different records with the inning as well.
Most runs for Pakistan in T20Is this year 🥇
Third most runs by any batsman in T20Is this year 🥉
Joint-most fifties in T20I cricket in 2020 🥇
Highest average for any batsman in the format this year 🥇Mohammad Hafeez is having a stellar year 👏🔥#NZvPAK #CricketForAll pic.twitter.com/5rIEh456Pq
— Cricingif (@_cricingif) December 20, 2020
Although Pakistan lost the match as well as the three-match T20I series, the blistering performance of the right-handed batsman surely impressed cricket lovers from across the world.
From the President of Pakistan to celebrities.
Good batting Hafeez, deserved a century. Well played green shirts.
— Dr. Arif Alvi (@ArifAlvi) December 20, 2020
All admired Hafeez’s batting.
Sublime innings by @MHafeez22. Seems to be in the T 20 form of his life. Rest of the batting seemed to be struggling to time the ball. Looking rusty with lack of match practice
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) December 20, 2020
Be it Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Well played @MHafeez22 👌#NZvPAK | #HarHaalMainCricket | #BackTheBoysInGreen pic.twitter.com/miAf9Hgv56
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) December 20, 2020
Or, politicians and actors.
Oye well played Oye well played Maha Ustad @MHafeez22 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/8SWYnBJj63
— Kamran Akmal (@KamiAkmal23) December 20, 2020
When you have players like hafeez why look for new ones @MHafeez22 what an innings 👏👏👏👏👏👏Played like a Professor 😎
— Fahad Mustafa (@fahadmustafa26) December 20, 2020
Well played Hafeez. Even at this age u continue to be one of the sweetest timers of the cricket ball. Age & experience does matter after all
— Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui (@murtazawahab1) December 20, 2020
Journalists were not behind praising the former skipper.
Hafeez plays a brilliant lone hand. 99 is worth a 💯. If only others had chipped in. Pak vs NZ. pic.twitter.com/68fYhy0TLl
— Syed Talat Hussain (@TalatHussain12) December 20, 2020