Hafeez reveals reason behind Pakistan's defeats in Australia, New Zealand

After the national cricket squad witnessed humiliating defeats back-to-back in the series against Australia and New Zealand, Pakistan men's Team Director Mohammad Hafeez revealed the reason behind the side's losses as per recent reports.

Putting the blame on the squad, Hafeez said that the players lacked focus on the game, as their primary attention was on participating in the ongoing franchise T20 leagues.

The revelation came after the official's meeting with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) acting chairman Shah Khawar and PCB COO Salman Naseem was also present.

Earlier, it was reported that Hafeez's role as director will conclude after disappointing performances in Australia and New Zealand. Pakistan lost 3-0 Down Under while the Blackcaps thumped the Men in Green 4-1.

Hafeez, nicknamed Professor, had a contract with the side till December 15. The PCB is likely to ask him not to continue any further.

Remember, Shah Khawar, Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and the Election Commissioner of the PCB, assumed the powers of Chairman PCB on January 23.

According to the notification from the Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) Ministry and under Article 7(2) of the PCB Constitution, the Election Commissioner is vested with the powers of Chairman PCB.

Shah Khawar is the fifth person to lead PCB in the last 14 months. Before him, Ramiz Raja, Najam Sethi, Ahmed Shehzad Farooq Rana and Zaka Ashraf have also been in charge of the board's affairs.

“I would like to thank the Patron of the PCB, Mr Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, for reposing trust in me. My primary responsibility will be to hold the election of Chairman PCB in a free and transparent manner at the earliest," Khawar said.

Earlier, Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, the patron of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), had officially nominated Mohsin Naqvi as the new representative of the Board of Governors (BoG).

The nomination comes as a replacement for Zaka Ashraf, who recently resigned from the position of the Management Committee chairman.

Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) Fawad Hasan Fawad confirmed the news in a conversation with Geo News, stating that the notification of Mohsin Naqvi's nomination as the patron's representative in the BoG has been issued.