Mohammad Hafeez Not Happy About Pakistan Cricket Board For Not Giving Shoaib Malik A Respectful Farewell!

Shoaib Malik can be called as one of the most successful all-rounders in the history of Pakistani cricket. He is the only active player among the international players of the last century who is playing today.

Former Pakistani player Mohammad Hafeez had mentioned that Malik contributed to the Pakistan team for nearly 23 years, but the Pakistan Cricket Board did not give him the proper respect he deserved. .

“Malik gave his best to Pakistan for about 21-22 years and to maintain your fitness standards for so long is absolutely amazing, when I retired I asked Malik to retire too. Because it was seen in my case too, I knew that he was not respected. My understanding was that he wanted the last stand but cricket is cruel like this,” said Hafeez.

Hafeez also recalled an incident in the 2019 World Cup when he suggested to the team management to give Malik a farewell match when he announced his retirement from the ODI format.

“Unfortunately, despite announcing his retirement from ODI cricket, he was not given the farewell match. His service should have been realized and the match should have been given. “Our management always fell short in saying goodbye to them,” he added. .
Hafeez added that it was unfortunate that a player like Shoaib Malik did not participate in the T20 World Cup.

“If they participated in the World Cup, the team would get a senior player, don’t talk about not being able to hit the cut pull, don’t forget that they played cricket for 22 years so they didn’t play these things. “We need to understand that we need proper cricketers who can make a winning combination, be it 40 or 20,” he concluded.