Lahore: Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Hafeez has slammed the national cricket board for the new model which has looked for an overhaul of developmental cricket in the nation. The 38-year-old criticised the board after a video of former Pakistan domestic cricketer Fazal Subhan driving a pickup van went viral on social media last week.
Subhan, speaking about his struggles, was posted on Twitter by a Pakistani journalist and drew widespread criticism from cricket fans, who questioned the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) over the new model.
Hafeez, who shared the video on Twitter, wrote: "So sad Really, Like him & Many others are suffering, New system will look after 200 players but 1000s of cricketers & management staff are unemployed because of this new model."
"I don't know who will take the responsibility of this unemployment of cricket fraternity, for all the victims," he added.
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So sad Really , Like him & Many others r suffering, New system wil look after 200 players but 1000s of crickters & management staff r Unemployed bcos of this new model , I dont know who wil take the responsibility of this unemployment of cricket fraternity, 🤲🏼 for all the victims https://t.co/SaQfAKVFU2
— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) October 12, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">So sad Really , Like him & Many others r suffering, New system wil look after 200 players but 1000s of crickters & management staff r Unemployed bcos of this new model , I dont know who wil take the responsibility of this unemployment of cricket fraternity, 🤲🏼 for all the victims https://t.co/SaQfAKVFU2
— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) October 12, 2019So sad Really , Like him & Many others r suffering, New system wil look after 200 players but 1000s of crickters & management staff r Unemployed bcos of this new model , I dont know who wil take the responsibility of this unemployment of cricket fraternity, 🤲🏼 for all the victims https://t.co/SaQfAKVFU2
— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) October 12, 2019
In the video, Subhan had said: "Yes, I drive this (pickup) for bhara (fare). This is seasonal work. Some days there is a lot of work, and sometimes there is nothing for 10 days."
"I worked so hard to play for Pakistan. During departmental cricket, we were drawing a salary of Rs 100,000 but since the departments have shut down we are down to Rs 30,000-Rs 35,000, which is not enough to survive," he added.
He said: "I am grateful that at least I have this job right now because of the way things are, who knows if I would even have this tomorrow. We have no choice; we have to do something for our children."
During his domestic career, Subhan played 40 first-class matches, scoring 2,301 runs at an average of 32.87. He also featured in 29 List A matches, scoring 659 runs.
