Won't stop playing cricket on someone's opinion, says Hafeez.

LAHORE -- Pakistan veteran all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has said that he will not stop playing cricket on someone's opinion.

Hafeez said this while talking to the sports journalists during an online session arranged by the PCB media department here on Monday. This was actually a reply to former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja's advice about retiring from international cricket in order to give youngsters chance to represent the country.

'I am not playing cricket on anyone's desire and will not stop playing cricket based on someone's opinion. I have been justifying my selection for the last 17-18 years by my performances and will continue to do it. I will cut off this topic on this note that it's my career, my choice,' he said.

Hafeez also said that his aim is still to play the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia, which is in uncertainty due to COVID-19 pandemic. 'I decided to retire after playing the T20 World Cup, if this tournament postpones or have some changes in its schedule, I will maintain myself to play the tournament,' he added.

Hafeez also requested the International Cricket Council (ICC) to view bowling angle regulations, which were implemented a few years back and had a strict impact on off-spinners. 'Beauty of the game has disappeared due to some regulations. The excitement between the ball and bat has been limited. In order to protect...

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