LAHORE: Pakistan’s former captain Mohammad Hafeez while replying to his critics has said that he would not retire from cricket on someone’s suggestion.
Talking to reporters today (Monday) via videoconference, he said, “I’m not playing cricket to fulfill anyone’s desire and will not stop playing cricket based on someone’s personal suggestions.”
He further said, “I’ve been justifying my selection for the last 17-18 years with performances and will try to continue doing it. In short, it’s my career, my choice.”
The right-arm batsman also said that his aim is to represent Pakistan in the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia, which is in uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I have decided to retire after playing the T20 World Cup, if this tournament postpones, I will maintain myself to play the tournament,” he added.
He had also requested the International Cricket Council (ICC) to review bowling angle regulations which were implemented a few years back and had a strict impact on off-spinners.
Replying to a question, the former captain expressed his desire to represent Pakistan in the Test cricket in England where the national team is scheduled to play three Tests.
It is pertinent to mention here that Mohammad Hafeez had retired from the Test cricket in 2018 because he wanted to focus on white-ball cricket.
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