Hafeez Blames Commercial Flight Travel For Coronavirus Scenarios in Pakistan Squad in New Zealand

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Senior batsman Muhammad Hafeez states a good deal of Pakistan players contracted coronavirus in New Zealand for the reason that they travelled in professional flights in which health safety measures have been lax in overall economy class. 10 gamers examined positive for the virus on arrival in Christchurch soon after a virtually 24-hour journey and it led to the New Zealand well being authorities making certain the Pakistan squad expended 14-days in quarantine, a thing which Hafeez did not like in his interview to a tv channel.

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“I assume the gamers contracted the virus on the professional flight considering that some of them had to travel in economy course wherever social distancing safety measures were being lax and our gamers bought uncovered,” Hafeez stated just after returning home from New Zealand.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), which was criticized for sending gamers on a commercial flight to Auckland, reported it was not charge-successful to ship the whole 53 member contingent on a chartered flight because of the period of the journey.

Earlier the Pakistani players experienced travelled to England in the summertime on a chartered flight due to the fact of the Covid-19 condition but the prices have been borne by the England Cricket Board.

PCB CEO, Wasim Khan has admitted that given that only a sure quantity of seats have been out there in the organization and initial course sections, some gamers and officials of the Pakistan A group had to journey in the overall economy part to New Zealand.

The 40-calendar year-outdated Hafeez also lamented the treatment provided to the Pakistani gamers and officers in New Zealand.

“True we are meant to be ambassadors of the country but I really don’t assume we had been taken care of like that in New Zealand. The perspective kept with us was not suitable and we have been taken care of like prisoners.”

Hafeez said the two-weeks used in quarantine was like time expended in jail for the gamers and officers.

“It was not quick for us to put together for the T20 matches after paying time in jail situations and we experienced just times just before the initially match.”

The senior batsman was Pakistan’s stand out participant in the T20 collection with two great knocks like 99 in the next match at Hamilton.

Hafeez is not PCB’s centrally-contracted player.