Published 17:39 IST, March 24th 2020

Aakash Chopra backs Mohammad Hafeez, asks PCB to revisit their own rules

Aakash Chopra backed veteran all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez and asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to revisit their own rules on his Youtube channel recently

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Aakash Chopra backed veteran Pakistani all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez after he was reprimanded by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for criticizing tainted opening batsman Sharjeel Khan during a Q&A session with a fan on social media recently. It so happened that a fan had asked Hafeez wher he agreed with Pak bowling coach Waqar Younis observation about Sharjeel Khan or did he reckon that a less fit player with good skills should be selected to which veteran all-rounder replied by saying that standards of Dignity & Pride' should be set which is way higher than any or “Extra Talent” to represent Pakistan.

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"What is my stand on this? Well, when people who have served ir punishments for match-fixing or or such scandals and come back to national side, everyone will have issues and this issue did t arise today, it has been re in past as well and if you talk about Hafeez when Mohammad Amir, Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif were back (after spot-fixing scandal) and a camp was organized, Hafeez had clearly said that I am t interested in sharing dressing room with m as y had sold my country while I was in same team" said Aakash Chopra on his Youtube channel.

"This guy is talking sense and he has asked a pretty simple question. What is more important dignity or special talent?  Hafeez, professor, I am with you bror. Please speak your heart. BCCI have a zero-tolerance policy on this and even if court clears that player he is t selected by BCCI and I think that is what you need to do as well PCB. Set an example t by reprimanding Mohammad Hafeez but by revisiting your own rules", he added.

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17:39 IST, March 24th 2020