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Although Hafeez didn’t take any name, fans speculated that it might relate to Pakistan’s star batter Babar Azam, who was dropped midway through the series.
Pakistan beat England by 9 wickets in 3rd Test. (Picture Credit: AP)
Pakistan completed a 2-1 series win against England, defeating the visitors by 9 wickets in the third Test in Rawalpindi on Saturday. The spin duo of Noman Ali and Sajid Khan shared 20 and 19 wickets respectively, in the last two matches to put Pakistan far ahead of England after going 0-1 down in the three-match series.
A series victory seemed highly unlikely after a record-breaking England crushed the hosts in the opening Test in Multan by an innings and 47 runs. This defeat led to the unexpected exclusion of star players Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and pacer Naseem Shah. Their replacements, Noman and Sajid, transformed the series, taking a remarkable 39 wickets between them over the next two Tests.
Meanwhile, former all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez made a cryptic post on X after Pakistan’s terrific win, talking about exposing faces. Although he didn’t take any name, fans speculated that it might relate to Pakistan’s star batter Babar Azam, who was dropped midway through the series.
“Two faces Sajid khan & Noman Ali with star impactful performances brought home series win for Pakistan after more than 3 years. More importantly their performances exposed many faces…” Hafeez wrote.
Two faces Sajid khan & Noman Ali with star impactful performances brought home series win for Pakistan after more than 3 years. More importantly their performances exposed many faces… pic.twitter.com/rioe1uFXnm— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) October 26, 2024
Hafeez’s post has left the fans guessing the person the former cricketer talked about. Here’s how they reacted:
Jee jee un faces ko jo kehte thay ke humaray domestic mein spinners nahi hain, achhay middle-order batters nahi.— Siraj Ahmed (@IamSirajLarkana) October 26, 2024
Babar ki dosti yari and ramiz raja ki lobhy— Amir Shabbir (@theamirshabbir) October 26, 2024
exposed many faces and the fact that hyping selfish players for stats and PR is wrong, it should only be for their passion for country. pic.twitter.com/1RaoafUNbc— \o/¹⁰ era (@LoyalAfridian10) October 26, 2024
It was a measure of revenge for Pakistan, who were whitewashed 3-0 two years ago by a rampant England.
“We’d like to dedicate this to the people of Pakistan, who’ve been through a lot,” said Masood, who had lost his previous two series – 3-0 to Australia and 2-0 to Bangladesh – since taking charge last year.
“Hopefully this will put a smile on people’s faces, and hopefully we can have full houses during matches,” he added.
