Pakistan Batsman Mohammad Hafeez Considers Retirement in Protest of his Demotion

Lahore: Pakistan's senior batsman Mohammad Hafeez is reportedly considering retirement in protest against his recent demotion in the players' categories by the Pakistan Cricket Board, local media reported on Tuesday. Local media quoting sources close to the right-hand all-rounder said that Hafeez considered the demotion an insult to him because he had been performing up to the mark to win several honours for the country. Hafeez, 37, had been a regular recipient of the PCB's top category contract, but the board on Monday replaced him with a young rising star, Babar Azam. The PCB dropped Hafeez from category A to category B in the annual central contact given to players for a period of one year. IANS