Muhammad Hafeez, the team director of Pakistan, is unlikely to receive a long-term contract from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The PCB, which is currently overseen by the Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination (Sports), has indicated that Hafeez’s contract is under review. This decision comes after discussions between Hafeez, election commissioner Shah Khawar, and chief operating officer Salman Naseer regarding the recent tours to Australia and New Zealand.
Initially, Zaka Ashraf, the former chairman of the interim committee managing PCB affairs, granted Hafeez a one-month contract as the director of the Pakistan team, with the possibility of extending it to three years. However, when Ashraf sought ministry approval for the contract during the team’s presence in New Zealand, he was instructed to put it on hold.
Sources have revealed that Hafeez was informed of the ministry’s dissatisfaction with his performance during the Australia and New Zealand tours during a meeting with Khawar and Naseer. It was also conveyed to him that the final decision regarding his contract would be made by the incoming chairman, and no assurances could be given.
Interestingly, Hafeez continued working without pay even after his one-month contract expired on December 15 during the Australia tour. He has reminded Naseer that his dues from the tour should be cleared regardless of the ministry or incoming chairman’s decision. However, the response he received regarding his interest in continuing as the team director was not very encouraging.
Pakistan faced a three-nil defeat in the Test series in Australia and a 4-1 loss in the T20 series in New Zealand. The current caretaker chief minister of Punjab, Mohsin Naqvi, who has been nominated by the ministry to succeed Zaka on the PCB interim committee, is expected to reverse several appointments and decisions made by Ashraf.
Muhammad Hafeez, the team director of the Pakistan cricket team, is unlikely to receive a long-term contract from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Hafeez recently held discussions with the acting chairman and chief operating officer of the PCB regarding his contract and the team’s recent tours to Australia and New Zealand. Initially, Hafeez was granted a one-month contract with a promise of extending it to three years, but the contract was put on hold by the ministry. The ministry expressed dissatisfaction with Hafeez’s performance during the tours, and the final decision regarding his contract will rest with the incoming chairman. Despite his contract expiring, Hafeez has continued working without pay. Pakistan faced defeats in both the Test series in Australia and the T20 series in New Zealand. It is anticipated that several appointments and decisions made by the former chairman of the PCB interim committee will be reversed by the current caretaker chief minister of Punjab.
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