After allowing team director Muhammad Hafeez to hold a press conference on his return home from Australia, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has barred him from holding a media talk.

Sources say that the authorities wanted to protect Hafeez and PCB from conflict.

According to Geo News sources, Chief Operating Officer Salman Naseer Muhammad is not in favour of Hafeez’s press conference, while a few board officials also disagree with the decision. International Director Usman Wahla’s No Objection Certificate (NOC) policy is also different in the board.

Sources say that Usman Wahla did not give an NOC for Bangladesh League to Mohammad Haris, while it gave a third NOC to Azam Khan for ILT20.

Shadab Khan is fit to play for Pakistan and for the ILT20 league, but board officials are disagreeing with bringing Muhammad Hafeez in front the media to discuss the matter.

Muhammad Hafeez thinks that PCB cannot give priority to league cricket.

According to sources, Hafeez is not happy with the Pakistani media, especially social media. He wanted to remove the one-sidedness and speculations regarding the tour of Australia and New Zealand and clear himself by explaining the reasons for the failure.

Muhammad Hafeez did not tweet considering the extension of the contract or not.

In his message on social media, Muhammad Hafeez said that cricket is his passion and the most important strength in life. “False news spread by professionals on social media cannot reduce it,” he said.