Hafeez relishes 'unpredictable' tag

Mohammad Hafeez has no issues with Pakistan being known as "erratic", saying he "cherishes" the tag that is so frequently connected to the group.

The Pakistan all-rounder is set to highlight in a virtual Champions Trophy quarter-last against Sri Lanka when the two sides meet for the closing Gathering B coordinate in Cardiff on Monday.

Whichever group wins will progress into the semi-finals of an occasion including the world's main eight one-day worldwide groups, with the failures killed from the 'little World Container'.

The prosaism that you can never make sure which Pakistan group will turn up is one the present side have grasped at this competition.

Their crusade began with a hopeless 124-run whipping by most outstanding adversaries and title-holders India, which saw Pakistan absolutely outflanked in all parts of the diversion to the overwhelm of their fans at a stuffed Edgbaston.

Be that as it may, only three days after the fact they went from zeroes to saints when they came back to the Birmingham ground to beat South Africa, the world's top-positioned ODI side by 19 keeps running on Duckworth/Lewis.

At the end of the day, there was much discussion of the "capricious Pakistan".

"Forceful" -

Be that as it may, Hafeez, a veteran of 187 ODIs, told journalists in Cardiff on Sunday: "To be completely forthright, I'm generally a devotee of that tag, that we're a capricious group.

"As a group, we're generally exceptionally forceful.

"Yes, we had a portion of the days which were not pleasant, and I think the main diversion was one of those where we as a whole attempted our level-best however things didn't work for us," the 36-year-old finish arrange batsman and off-spinner included.

"Furthermore, the following amusement, similar to it was a very surprising collaboration.

"As a group, we are constantly similar to that, and I adore that tag dependably."

Pakistan's unrivaled capacity to go from the essentially dreadful to the radiant has for some time been a component of their play.

To the extent Hafeez is concerned, the group's notoriety goes back to Pakistan's surprising 1992 World Glass crusade.

They were knocked down some pins out for only 74 by Britain in a gathering match in Adelaide before rain saved Pakistan an annihilation that would have ceased them getting to the semi-finals.

As it seemed to be, under the moving captaincy of amazing all-rounder Imran Khan, who guaranteed his group would "battle like cornered tigers", Pakistan made it the distance to the last where, with left-arm quick bowler Wasim Akram in splendid shape, they beat Britain by 22 keeps running in Melbourne.

It remains the main time Pakistan have won the World Container and Hafeez said that was the place they got the "unusual" tag.

"On the off chance that you see the historical backdrop of Pakistan cricket from that point till now, we're generally capricious," he said.

"We have the ability, yet at the same time, you never know when it comes.

"That is something the resistance dependably consider. They never trifle with us."

Hafeez trusts the victor takes all nature of Monday's match will suit Pakistan.

"The circumstance before we are clear we need to win, everything else is quite recently unimportant," he said.

This year has seen Hafeez again contributing with ball and bat, having renovated his activity after a time of suspension for an unlawful conveyance.

"I was feeling the loss of that piece of the amusement since that was something (knocking down some pins) that I truly needed to do at whatever point I played cricket," he clarified.

"It's more charming for myself and furthermore it's working for the group. That is constantly incredible."