Hafeez hangs up his boots in Test cricket

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The 38-year-old allrounder has informed the selectors that he wants to focus on his limited-overs career
news desk
islamabad
Veteran Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has announced his retirement from Test cricket.
The ongoing third Test match between Pakistan and New Zealand in Abu Dhabi will be his last international outing for the professor in the longest format of the game.
The 38-year-old — who made a convincing comeback into the Test side against Australia last month after notching up three figurers in the first Test— failed to perform consistently well for the Green Caps.
“I’m announcing my retirement from Test cricket. I’m really happy and I’m really proud to do that,” said Hafeez after the conclusion of day two in Abu Dhabi. “I feel like I’ve worked hard for past 15 years of my career.
Thank you very much to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), they helped me in each and every step of my career. I would also like to thank all my teammates to whom I share the dressing room and the team management, who guided me throughout in this journey.”
Hafeez will end his career with 54 Tests to his name, where he scored 3,644 runs at an average of 38.35. His highest score in the longest format is 224, which he scored in Khulna against Bangladesh in 2015.