Aamer Sohail criticises PCB for badly handling Mohammad Hafeez's COVID-19 test process

Aamer Sohail criticised Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for mishandling  COVID-19 Test process of Mohammad Hafeez. It had so happened that board had confirmed earlier this week about seven players being tested positive for COVID-19 which had also included Hafeez as well. However, after getting himself tested privately, veteran all-rounder had taken to social media and confirmed that he has been tested negative.  neless, middle-order batsman was once again tested positive in ar round of tests conducted by his national cricket board.

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'Was handled so badly': Aamer Sohail

Sohail in his blog for PakPassion.net went on to reveal that whole Mohammad Hafeez COVID-19 test fiasco has been a matter of embarrassment for Pakistan and he fails to understand how this matter was handled so badly by PCB. He n mentioned that firstly tests were done after squad was anunced and instead of doing all tests in one laboratory, players were sent to different facilities for tests resulting in conflicting reports. 

former Pakistani skipper n added that without jumping gun, y (PCB) should have done scrutiny of those results and if needed got m redone to confirm before going public with m. Furrmore, 1992 World Cup winner added that expecting Mohammad Hafeez to t go public with results of his COVID-19 test when PCB had anunced that he had tested positive would be unrealistic as he is t bound by any code of conduct which would be case if he was a centrally contracted player.

Pakistan team to reach England on June 28

Despite Pakistan's 10 players testing COVID-19 positive, ir tour of England is set to go ahead as England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed that Men in Green will arrive in United Kingdom on June 28. Pakistan team will begin ir 14-day isolation period at Blackfinch New Road, Worcester soon after ir arrival. With second round of COVID-19 test results of Pakistan team set to be anunced on Saturday, team will undergo ar round of testing after landing in UK. Meanwhile, entire 30-man English squad has tested COVID-19 negative and have begun preparations. 

After completing ir 14-day isolation period, Men in Green will move on to Derbyshire’s Incora County Ground on Monday 13 July to accelerate ir preparation ahead of first Test, which will include two four-day internal warm-up matches. Only those players who test negative after arriving in England on Sunday will be allowed to proceed ahead with squad. behind-closed-doors schedule for se fixtures will be anunced in due course.

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