Ex-Coach Reveals Pakistan Cricketers Slept in Dressing Room Mid-Game
Mohammad Hafeez made some shocking revelations about Pakistan Cricket.
Former Pakistan team director Mohammad Hafeez has revealed that some Pakistan players used to sleep in the dressing room during Test matches.
In a conversation with Michael Vaughan and Adam Gilchrist, former Pakistan player Mohammad Hafeez criticized the team and revealed the reason why he was sacked.
Here’s what Mohammad Hafeez, who was the Pakistan team director from November 2023 to February 2024 and also served as the interim head coach said:
“You tell me Gilly, if a player is sleeping in the dressing room and we are playing Test cricket. 4-5 players are sleeping in the dressing room, should I allow that as a team director?”
Upon hearing this, Vaughan couldn’t help himself and laughed while asking, ‘Are they tired?’
Hafeez further added:
“I went into the dressing room and found 4-5 players sleeping in the dressing room while playing Test cricket. I was like, “how come you guys can do that?” If you do something like this, you cannot be a part of this team.”
“I want you guys to stay focussed during the game and off the game, whatever you guys do, it is your own life, I never get involved in it. But in professional timings of the game, I want you guys to focus on the game. Stay in touch.”
“If you are a fast bowler, you can have a rest, a good ice bath but you need to concentrate on the game of cricket, like how the other team is also doing. You cannot switch yourself off during the game, but unfortunately the media didn’t like it.”
The Pakistan team experienced its second successive group-stage elimination in ICC events, first in the 2023 ODI World Cup held in India and now in the 2024 T20 World Cup.
