40-year-old Mohammad Hafeez picked his national duties for Pakistan over earning millions of dollars from the Lankan Premier League. Mohammad Hafeez was all-set to be a part of the inaugural season of the Lankan Premier League. However, the ace all-rounder got a call from Pakistan for their upcoming New Zealand tour. Mohammad Hafeez had to choose between the two and he chose his nation over money.
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Mohammad Hafeez selects Pakistan over money
Mohammad Hafez was brought-in as Fad du Plessis’ replacement in the Colombo Kings squad. Faf du Plessis opted to back out from the Sri Lankan-based tournament to feature in South Africa’s upcoming series in England. Mohammad Hafeez followed the former South African skipper’s footstep while hand-picking one between LPL and international cricket.
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Pakistan and NZ will play three test games between December 18 to December 22. As reported by CricketPakistan, Hafeez made a special request to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to allow him to play a couple of LPL games before Pakistan’s tour of New Zealand. PCB, however, denied Hafeez’s request and asked him to make his decision and Mohammad Hafeez decided to drop the Lankan Premier League.
However, choosing Pakistan over LPL didn’t come cheap for the all-rounder. As reported by CricketPakistan, Mohammad Hafeez was apparently set to earn around PKR 10 Million for representing Colombo Kings in LPL 2020. 10 Million is a huge amount for a player like Mohammad Hafeez who is approaching his retirement.
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Mohammad Hafeez has time and again chosen his country over money. Earlier this year, Hafeez denied a contract worth PKR 2.5 Million from Caribbean Premier League (CPL 2020) to join Pakistan in their England tour. As Mohammad Hafeez comes under Category C in Pakistan’s player’s contract list, the veteran cricketer only earned around PKR 202,950 from the England tour. Fans of Pakistan cricket will seemingly be proud of Mohammad Hafeez’s dedication and his decision to keep his country ahead of everything.
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