Muhammad Hafeez was a reliable all rounder and equally as effective with bat as with the ball. He captained Pakistan to a twenty20 World Cup semi final spot in 2012 held in Sri Lanka only to lose to Sri Lanka in the semi final. He was also part of the playing 11 in the Champions Trophy win of Pakistan in 2017.
Muhammad Hafeez would often make solid starts at the top order and see off the new ball. He also made his runs at a decent strike rate. His off spinners were very effective particularly in the 2011 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka where Pakistan reached the semi finals. In that World Cup his bowling partnership with Saeed Ajmal proved to be very effective.
Although Muhammad Hafeez was a mainly white ball player his contributions in test cricket cannot go unnoticed. In Pakistan - England test series in 2012 in UAE his constant dismissals of England openers in that series resulted in Pakistan whitewashing England 3-0 in that series.
In the end what I would like to say is that people used to underestimate Muhammad Hafeez's talent as a player.
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