Hafeez blames commercial flight journey for virus scenarios in Pakistan squad in New Zealand : The Tribune India
Karachi, December 27
Senior batsman Muhammad Hafeez states a lot of Pakistan players contracted coronavirus in New Zealand for the reason that they travelled in commercial flights wherever health and fitness protection measures had been lax in economic system course.
Ten players examined optimistic for the virus on arrival in Christchurch after a approximately 24-hour journey and it led to the New Zealand health and fitness authorities making sure the Pakistan squad put in 14-times in quarantine, something which Hafeez did not like in his job interview to a tv channel.
“I imagine the players contracted the virus on the commercial flight since some of them experienced to vacation in economy course where social distancing precautions had been lax and our gamers received exposed,” Hafeez said after returning household from New Zealand.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), which was criticised for sending gamers on a business flight to Auckland, mentioned it was not charge powerful to send the complete 53 member contingent on a chartered flight mainly because of the duration of the journey.
Before the Pakistani gamers had travelled to England in the summer time on a chartered flight due to the fact of the COVID-19 condition but the costs were borne by the England Cricket Board.
PCB CEO Wasim Khan has admitted that since only a certain selection of seats ended up readily available in the company and 1st class sections, some gamers and officers of the Pakistan A group had to journey in the overall economy area to New Zealand.
Hafeez also lamented the therapy offered to the Pakistani gamers and officers in New Zealand.
“True we are intended to be ambassadors of the nation but I never imagine we were taken care of like that in New Zealand. The angle held with us was not correct and we were being taken care of like prisoners.
Hafeez said the two-months put in in quarantine was like time spent in jail for the players and officers.
“It was not uncomplicated for us to get ready for the T20 matches right after spending time in jail situations and we had just times right before the initially match.”
The senior batsman was Pakistan’s stand out participant in the T20 sequence with two superior knocks which include 99 in the next match at Hamilton.
Hafeez, 40, is not PCB’s centrally-contracted player. — PTI