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'60 Rooms Were Booked...': Pakistan Media Accuses Players For Taking Families Along In T20 WC

Pakistan team (AP)Pakistan team (AP)

After the disappointing T20 World Cup 2024 campaign, numerous Pakistani players have now come under fire for taking their families along with them to the United States of America for the tournament.

As per PTI, apart from the nearly 34 players, support staff and officials who were part of the national squad in the USA, the team hotel was teeming with around 26 to 28 family members of the players.

These included their wives, children, parents and even siblings in some cases. Pakistan were eliminated after losing to India and debutants USA in their group league stage matches held in New York.

The report said players like Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, and Muhammad Amir were among those who had family members travelling with them.


Here's what the reports stated:

"The extra expenses incurred on having families is obviously paid by players but having family members around does hit the focus of the players," said one report.


"Some 60 rooms were booked where the team stayed to accommodate the other people travelling with the team. The environment was a family one with take-away dinners and outings being the norm for some players," added another report

Amir had also taken his personal trainer to the World Cup at his own expense despite the team having a foreign trainer, strength conditioning coach, physiotherapist and doctor.

One report said that during training sessions, the left-arm pacer trained away from others, having taken permission from the board for this.