Senior players of Pakistan cricket are upset and unhappy with the strict behavior of team director, Muhammad Hafeez.
Tension has erupted between team management and the players in New Zealand over the issue of the No Objections Certificate (NOC), Geo sources have said.
After losing three Tests in Australia, the Pakistan team has also been defeated in both T20 Internationals in New Zealand.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has given unlimited powers to Hafeez after he replaced Mickey Arthur as director, putting him at the forefront of many decisions in domestic cricket.
Sources say that some players including Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, and Azam Khan had asked for and were issued NOCs for the expensive league ILT Twenty20 in Dubai. Still, some of the big cricketers asked for the NOC for the Bangladesh Premier League but Mohammad Hafeez is hesitant, which threatens his contracts.
Senior players are also not happy with long team meetings. Players say that they are interfering and interrupting unnecessarily which is spoiling the atmosphere of the team.
When Geo News tried to get a response from the Pakistan team management and PCB, they indicated that everything was fine.
Team sources say that although right now tension is in the initial stage, but going forward, things may become more bitter.
The final of the ILT Twenty will be played on February 17, the same day as the opening match of the Pakistan Super League. Retired player Mohammad Amir has been issued NOC for ILT Twenty20.