Pakistan’s stand-in captain struck 10 fours and two sixes from 93 balls to lead the visitors to 287 for seven from 50 overs, after they chose to bat in the one-day practice match at the Mindoo Phillip Park.Left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman then captured four for 27 from his 10 overs as the VC XI were restricted to 219 for eight in reply. This was the only match practice for Pakistan before they face West Indies in a Twenty20 International tomorrow.Hafeez enjoyed a slice of good fortune when Keron Cottoy dropped him at backward point off West Indies fast-bowler Fidel Edwards in the day’s first over.
He went on to share an opening stand of 77 with Taufeeq Umar, and added 130 for the second wicket with Ahmed Shehzad before he gave another teammate a chance in the middle.Umar Akmal supported with a boundary-studded 57, Shehzad scored 49, and Taufeeq made 44. Carlos Brathwaite was the most successful VC XI bowler with three for 38 from 10 overs, and leg-spinner Nkrumah Bonner finished with two for 25 from four overs.The VC XI ran into trouble on 75 for three before Dwayne Bravo, the West Indies vice-captain, and Bonner put them back on course. Bravo led the way with 63 that included four fours and two sixes, and Bonner added 43. Rehman, however, dismissed them both before picking up two more wickets to swing the balance of power decisively Pakistan’s way.
Haynes to be WI batting consultantWest Indies have been able to persuade Desmond Haynes, one of their legends, to become a batting consultant for the current side.The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announced that Haynes will work with Darren Sammy’s side for the duration of the home series against Pakistan and India before it undertakes a search for a long-term batting coach.“I have always said I wanted to be involved in West Indies cricket, and help in any way I could,” said Haynes in a WICB media release announcing his appointment. “This is a chance to help the young players with their development. I just want to see the players get better as we aim for improvement at all levels in West Indies cricket and get the team back to the halcyon days.”Haynes’ appointment is timely, since there are several unproven batsmen in the line-up to face Pakistan in the opening exchanges of a home series during the next week after the omissions of Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Chris Gayle, and Ramnaresh Sarwan.Pakistani spinners now a days on top. After Saeed Ajmal now Muhammad Hafeez get the 2nd position in ODI bowlers in ICC rankings.Last weak Saeed Ajmal reach 1st position in ICC ranking as a One day International bowler.Earlier Daniel Vettori of New Zealand was on 2nd position but Hafeez jumped from 8th position to 2nd position.Meanwhile Shahid Khan Afridi also in 9th position. So Pakistani 3 bowlers in top 10 in ICC ODI ranking.He start his career as a opener but under the captaincy of Rashid Latif he got the chance bowl as a off spinner.But as time pass he get the experience and made him self as a good off spin bowler.Who is Muhammad Hafeez? Name: Mohammad Hafeez Born: October 17, 1980,Sargodha, Punjab Current age: 31 years 51 days Playing role: Allrounder Test debut Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Aug 20-24, 2003 ODI debut Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Sharjah, Apr 3, 2003 T20I debut England v Pakistan at Bristol, Aug 28, 20062011 world cup, cricket, cricket world cup, darren sammy, garfield sobers, gary sobers, gibson, hafeez, mohammad hafeez, otis, otis gibson, pakistan cricket, pakistan in west indies, pakistan sport, pakistan sports, pakistan vs west indies, pakistan west indies, pakistan world cup, pakistan's tour to west indies, sammy, sammy west indies, shahid afridi, west indies, west indies tour, west indies vs Pakistan, world cup 2011, world cup pakistan GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia: Mohammad Hafeez said he has drawn on the confidence placed in him by Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi, particularly when he been given a chance to bowl in recent matches.Hafeez was speaking after he earned the Man-of-the-Match award in the first One-day International against West Indies, which Pakistan won by eight wickets on Saturday at the Beausejour Cricket Ground.He took one for 36 from his allotted 10 overs, and played his part, along with Afridi and Saeed Ajmal, in strangling the scoring of the West Indies batsmen, as the home team struggled to 220 for six from their 50 overs, after choosing to bat.“I think Shahid has been using me well in matches,” said Hafeez.“Whenever he thinks there is a chance for me to exploit the conditions, he gives me the ball.“Whenever I get a chance to bowl I try to restrict the batsmen, and I am getting wickets with that. I am always happy for the team when I bowl.”Hafeez then opening the batting pummelled seven fours and one six in 54 from 45 deliveries to give Pakistan a flying start in their run chase.“I have been batting more consistently because of the hard work I have been doing in practice sessions with the coaches,” he said.“Right now, the advice that they have been giving is working out for me.“All I want to do is continue this form for Pakistan, and I am very happy to contribute to the team’s performance, which is required in the remaining matches for us to be able to win the series.”His hard work has caught the eye of Afridi, who hailed the way he has been playing in recent times.“I’m very confident with the way Hafeez is contributing in the team,” said the Pakistan captain.“I think he is a real team man, and he’s doing a great job with the ball and the bat.”The third ODI will be played on Monday at the same ground.Pakistan’s opening batsman and off-spin bowler, Mohammad Hafeez, played a crucial role in the Men in Green’s impounding victory over West Indies by 10 wickets in the Quarter-Final match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 on Wednesday.Mohammad Hafeez grabbed two wickets for just 16 runs and then further backed his performance with the ball with an unbeaten half century to clinch the Man of the Match award.Skipper Shahid Afridi, who holds firm belief in abilities of Hafeez, called otherwise Professor, as he scooped the ball towards him after the first over. Hafeez never looked novice of bowling with the new balls as he trapped Devon Smith and Darren Bravo in the same over right in front of the wickets. Cricket, Featured, ICC Cricket Worldcup 2011, News Categories, Pakistan, Videos, Westindies Tags: Cricket Worldcup, Cricket Worldcup 2011, ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, Icc Cricket Worldcup, ICC cricket worldcup 2011, Icc Worldcup 2011, Mohammad Hafeez, Pakistan vs West Indies, Worldcup 2011 15-player Pakistan cricket team will leave the country tonight in Bangladesh to take part in the 10 th ICC World Cup, starting on February 19. The team includes Shahid Afridi (captain), Misbah-ul-Haq (vice captain), Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal (wicketkeeper), Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rehman, Saeed Ajmal, most beautiful hot guy boy friend most unseen events news wallpapers snapshots pictures photos fotos fotoz of muhammad hafeez mohammad hafeez muhamad hafiiz hafeez intelligent thrilled healthy good better best girl images wallpapers snapshots egagement married marriage wedding hotel party dance club show sing a song full video live cricket streaming free download cricket channel youtube full lengthy high result hd movie video Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul , Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan and Shehzad Ahmed.Total 14 teams are taking part in the 43-day mega event, including Australia, West Indies, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Netherlands, Canada, Ireland, England and Kenya. Pakistan has been placed in a group with Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada and Kenya. While India, South Africa, England, Bangladesh, West Indies, the Netherlands and Ireland are in Group B.cricket, Mohammad Hafeez, Pakistan Cricket, Green Shirts, All-Rounder, Cricket Update, cricket news, pakistan team, Opening batsman On the topic of the on-going Faysal Bank T20 Tournament in Karachi, the all-rounder from Sargodha believes that Sialkot, Karachi and Lahore are the hot-favourites of the tournament.“This time around if you look at the overall strengths of the teams taking part, the Karachi Dolphins, Sialkot Stallions and Lahore Lions look very strong,” the Pakistani opener added.All the recent T20 tournaments in Pakistan have achieved great success; however, the Pakistani sides are still not able to join the big leagues, like IPL or CL T20.One interesting and lucky part of his career is that in spite of being a turbulent selection in Pakistan's squads he still managed to make into big events of ICC as since his debut he has featured in ICC's Champions Trophy 2006, World Cup 2007, World T20 2007, World T20 2010 and now in squad of World Cup 2011. 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