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Misbah-ul-Haq wants to see Muhammad Amir in BPL

Hafeez was offered a contract by Bangladesh Premier League side Chittagong Vikings, where Amir is continuing his first-class cricket comeback after a five-year ban for spot-fixing during the 2010 tour of England.

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Hafeez refused to play with Amir in the Twenty20 competition, saying: “I can’t share the dressing room with someone who hurt my country’s integrity”.

“This is my personal opinion and this is not just about Pakistan players, it’s about all players”, the 35-year-old added. It is about the image of Pakistan cricket.

“I was approached by my agent to play for the Chittagong team, but when I knew that Amir was also in that team I refused it point blank”, he said.

Reports in the media suggest that a lucrative offer was put forward by an agent to Hafeez to represent BPL franchise Chittagong Vikings.

The Pakistan Cricket Board told Butt and Asif they must complete a “rehabilitation process” before they will be considered for Pakistan selection. I went through a few tough times as I restarted my career but thankfully have taken thirty-four wickets in the qualifying rounds of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy for my team Sui Southern Gas and helped them qualify for the main tournament where I have so far taken sixteen wickets in four matches.

Pakistan Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq said he supported Amir’s inclusion in the Bangladesh league. PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan also previously said that there were a few players who did not want to play with these three, who had been found guilty of spot-fixing in the Lord’s Test of 2010, but had their bans lifted this year as per ICC protocol.

“This is a challenge I have given a lot of thought to, and come 22nd November when we meet the Rangers in Dhaka, I will be doing my utmost to ensure that I justify the trust placed on my skills by my team and hopefully we will emerge as the trophy winners”.

“It is pretty much his personal decision”.

“(But) I think a better judge of that are the ICC and the PCB.

“And especially the audience, the supporters, they really need to decide”.

“He has been playing domestic cricket, so it’s a tournament where he can share the experience of a few of the worldwide players and see where he is at the moment”.

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Amir grabbed 4-30 including two wickets in two balls as he underlined the talent which before the ban had prompted many to compare him to cricket greats.

Mohammad Hafeez turns down lucrative BPL offer as he won't play with Mohammad Amir