KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez got enrolled in the BS Health Physical Education and Sports Sciences (HPESS) program at the University of Karachi (UOK).

According to the details, Hafeez on Friday, met the Vice Chancellor of the UOK, Prof. Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi, at the Vice-Chancellor’s Secret alongside the President of the HPESS, Prof. Dr Basit Ansari.

The former captain stated that he could not complete his higher studies during his professional career for Pakistan cricket.

In a statement released by the UOK, the university quoted Hafeez, who expressed his delight to resume his curricular career and also to be a part of the country’s largest public sector university.

“Mohammad Hafeez expressed that he was delighted to be a part of the country’s largest public sector university and hoped that HPESS would help him in achieving his dreams of pursuing higher education,” a press release issued by KU stated.

“Meanwhile, the KU VC Professor Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi while welcoming Muhammad Hafeez to the University of Karachi said that students would learn a lot from the former captain’s cricketing experience.

“He mentioned that our young generation should also participate in sports as it is essential for mental and physical development. He said that people should learn from the spirit of competition rather than getting jealous of someone’s success.”

Notably, following Pakistan’s remarkable triumph over India and New Zealand in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021, the UOK announced fully paid scholarships for the team members and also to provide the best facilities and bear all the academic expenses of the sportsmen and sportswomen, who made the nation proud.

It is worth mentioning here that Hafeez represented Pakistan in 55 Tests, 218 ODIs and 119 T20Is over the course of his career.

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