cricketUpdated: Dec 27, 2020, 22:21 ISTSenior batsman Mohammad Hafeez says a lot of Pakistan players contracted coronavirus in New Zealand because they travelled in commercial flights where health safety measures were lax in economy class. “I think the players contracted the virus on the commercial flight since some of them had to travel in economy class where social distancing precautions were lax and our players got exposed,” Hafeez said after returning home from New Zealand. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), which was criticised for sending players on a commercial flight to Auckland, said it was not cost effective to send the entire 53-member contingent on a chartered flight because of the duration of the journey. Hafeez lamented the treatment given to the Pakistani players and officials in New Zealand. “True we are supposed to be ambassadors of the country but I don’t think we were treated like that in New Zealand.

Source: Hindustan Times December 27, 2020 16:52 UTC