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"I had no fear at all. I really backed myself and I knew that whenever it is the right time I will perform."
Pakistan's Mohd Hafeez kisses the ground as he celebrates his century on Day One of the first Test v Oz in Dubai yesterday. Pic/Getty Images
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"I could have been doing something else (had I retired)," said Hafeez after putting on a solid 205-run opening stand with Imam-ul-Haq who made a career best 76. "But probably this was the place where I had to stage a comeback. When I came back in the team all the players welcomed me and gave me confidence and that increased my inner energy." Hafeez was dropped from the Test side after faring poorly in the first three matches of Pakistan's series in England two years ago.
"I am very happy after this hundred. I tried my level best in the last couple of years to get back into this format and I am so happy to get a chance after a long time. "I had no fear at all. I really backed myself and I knew that whenever it is the right time I will perform."
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