Pakistan’s Mohammad Hafeez to retire from Test cricket

In this file photo, Pakistan’s Mohammad Hafeez bats during the second one-day international cricket match between New Zealand and Pakistan at Saxton Oval in Nelson on Jan. 9, 2018. (AFP)

• The Abu Dhabi Test is Hafeez’s 55th since making his debut against Bangladesh in Karachi in 2003
• Hafeez has so far scored 3644 runs with ten hundreds and 12 half centuries

ABU DHABI: Struggling Pakistan opener Mohammad Hafeez said Tuesday he was retiring from Test cricket after the ongoing third and final match against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi.
The 38-year-old has 1 following his recall to five-day cricket.
The Abu Dhabi Test is Hafeez’s 55th since making his debut against Bangladesh in Karachi in 2003. He has so far scored 3644 runs with ten hundreds and 12 half centuries.
“I feel time is up,” said Hafeez. “I am announcing my retirement and feel happy that I worked hard in my career.”