Mohammed Hafeez blames Pakistan players, their franchise cricket for team's horror run down under

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Mohammed Hafeez, the director of the Pakistan cricket team, has reportedly quoted the lack of focus among players of the team as the reason for their defeat in Australia and New Zealand.

As per media reports. Hafeez met PCB's acting chairman Shah Khawar and COO Salman Naseem to tell them that players were focussed on participating in ongoing T20 leagues.

Pakistan were whitewashed 3-0 in the Test series against Australia under new captain Shan Masood. Later, they travelled to New Zealand where the Kiwis defeated the Shaheen Afridi-led T20I side by a 4-1 margin.

This was the first series for the two captains after Babar Azam stepped down from captaincy across formats following Pakistan's underwhelming campaign in the World Cup 2023.

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are currently featuring in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2024. while Shaheen Afridi is taking part in the ILT20 in the UAE. Recently, the likes of Mohammad Haris and Fakhar Zaman were barred from partaking in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL)

Hafeez was appointed the director of Pakistan cricket team ahead of the Australia tour. A per a report in Geo News, Hafeez had a contract with the side till December 15. PCB is unlikely to ask him not to continue after Pakistan's horror run down under.

Shah Khawar, a lawyer in the Super Court of Pakistan, was appointed Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) interim chairman on Tuesday. He is the fifth person to lead PCB in the last 14 months. Before him, Ramiz Raja, Najam Sethi, Ahmed Shehzad Farooq Rana and Zaka Ashraf have also been in charge of the board.

“I would like to thank the Patron of the PCB, Mr Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, for reposing trust in me. My primary responsibility will be to hold the election of Chairman PCB in a free and transparent manner at the earliest," Khawar said.