{"id":2296093,"date":"2018-12-04T19:13:44","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T13:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thepapare.com\/?p=2296093"},"modified":"2018-12-04T19:19:28","modified_gmt":"2018-12-04T13:49:28","slug":"pakistans-mohammad-hafeez-retire-test-cricket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepapare.com\/pakistans-mohammad-hafeez-retire-test-cricket\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan&#8217;s Mohammad Hafeez to retire from Test cricket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>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.<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 38-year-old has managed just 66 runs in seven innings since scoring a hundred against Australia in Dubai last month following his recall to five-day cricket.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Abu Dhabi Test is Hafeez&#8217;s 55th since making his debut against Bangladesh in Karachi in 2003. 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