Pakistan superstar batsman Mohammad Hafeez has turned down a lucrative offer from Chittagong Vikings to play in the Bangladesh Premier League since the franchise had also signed tainted young pacer Mohammad Amir.
He said “It is not about individuals or any personality clash. It is about the image of Pakistan cricket. I cannot play with any player who has tarnished and brought a bad name to the country.”
Hafeez apparently turned down an offer of around 10 million Pakistani rupees as the franchise had already signed on Amir.
The batsmen has also made his feelings about the three tainted players in the spot fixing scandal – Amir, Salman Butt and Muhammad Asif – clear in the past.
Hafeez is also said to be among a group of players in the Pakistan team who are strongly opposed to allowing the tainted trio to play for the national team again in any format.
The BPL has attracted around 16 top players from Pakistan and most of these players will go directly from Dubai after the T20 series against England to Dhaka.
