T20 World Cup 2024: 'Greedy' PCB made a deal with players who have 'ruined Pakistan cricket', says Mohammad Hafeez

Former Pakistan player Mohammad Hafeez has blasted two Pakistan veterans after the dismal defeat against India on Sunday.

Hafeez, speaking on Pakistani media, slammed 'greedy' PCB for making deals with players who have 'ruined Pakistan cricket'.

Pakistan suffered their second consecutive defeat in the T20 World Cup 2024 as they lost to India by 6 runs. Despite bowling India out for 119, Babar Azam and his team could only manage 113 runs.

Pakistan's selection process has been a cause for debate and it was the same in the T20 World Cup as well. Two veterans, Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim came out of retirement and were drafted straight into the Pakistan squad. The duo cited themselves unavailable during the ODI World Cup last year and their sudden inclusion meant performers in the Pakistan domestic circuit didn't get the value of their hard work.

Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez went into a meltdown after the defeat against India, where he indirectly accused Amir and Wasim for ruining Pakistan cricket and slammed PCB for bringing them back into the international fold.

"They (PBC) brought them (Wasim, Amir) back out of greed, made a deal with players who have ruined Pakistan cricket. When I was in the domestic circuit, no one wanted to play domestic cricket. They said, 'Hafeez bhai we will play if we are selected. How can they even select players who are not playing domestic cricket?''', Hafeez said.

Hafeez also accused both Wasim and Amir for not playing in the World Cup 2023 when they were asked and Hafeez says the players refused to play because they were playing franchise tournaments at that time.

"Six months before when they were asked to play for Pakistan, they said they wanted to play leagues. And as there is no league now, they are playing the World Cup and playing the World Cup like a league. What message are they giving to the youngsters of Pakistan who are working so hard," he added.

Hafeez also cited the incident of Kamran Ghulam, who left the Final of a domestic match after scoring several hundreds citing the reason that there was no incentive for playing domestic cricket due to Pakistan's dubious selection process.

With two defeats, Pakistan will have to rely on USA's defeats to progress to the Super Eights of the T20 World Cup.