COVID-19: Senior Pakistan batsman Mohammad Hafeez says he's negative

On Tuesday, the Pakistan Cricket Board informed that Hafeez was one of ten Pakistan players in total who tested positive for COVID-19.

Hafeez, however, conducted a private test for "second opinion" for him and his family and said on Wednesday in a tweet that the result came out negative.

"After Tested positive COVID-19 acc to PCB testing Report yesterday, as 2nd opinion & for satisfaction I personally went to Test it again along with my family and here I along with my all family members are reported Negetive Alham du Lillah. May Allah keep us all safe (sic)," Hafeez said on his official Twitter handle with the report of his test.

According to PCB, the players who had tested positive for the virus were Fakhar Zaman, Imran Khan, Kashif Bhatti, Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan, Wahab Riaz, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf and Shadab Khan.

All these players are part of the squad scheduled to travel to England on June 28 for three Tests and as many T20Is currently scheduled to be played in August and September.

Meanwhile former cricketer Rashid Latif has lashed out at the PCB and the players for their unprofessional approach after 10 Pakistan players tested positive for coronavirus.

Following Mondays announcement that three players had tested positive for COVID-19, the Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday confirmed that a further seven players and a player support personnel from a total of 35 have tested positive for COVID-19. The PCB had organised these 35 tests in Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar on Monday.

"Players who have tested positive were practising outside together, so there was bound to be a problem. Unprofessional approach from PCB and players is to blame for these positive COVID-19 tests," Latif said in a video posted on his YouTube channel.

"I also went to the ground for one day, but I maintained my distance with Rohail Nazir. You have to follow the protocols and keep distance," he added. IANS

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