“Hafeez and Azhar Ali attended the camp in the morning but have not reported back,” PCB media manager Agha Akbar was quoted as saying by The Dawn on Thursday. Azhar publicly opposed Amir's inclusion. “We will not take part in a camp which also includes Amir. We will not back down on our stance but are willing to discuss the matter with PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan,” Azhar was quoted as saying by Geo News earlier.
In November, Hafeez turned down an offer from Chittagong Vikings to feature in the Bangladesh Premier League as the franchise had already signed Amir. Earlier this month, former captain and ambassador of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), Ramiz Raja, criticised PCB's sympathy for Amir.