Former Pakistan cricketer and Director of Cricket Mohammed Hafeez lashed out at the team for their alleged lackadaisical attitude towards the game during his tenure, claiming that four to five players were sleeping inside the room during a Test match against Australia.

Hafeez was appointed as the Director of Cricket after the team's poor performance at the 50-overs Cricket World Cup held in India last year, in which they finished fifth with just four wins in nine matches, with Mickey Arthur being the Director. However, Hafeez's tenure was not much better either as Australia beat Pakistan 3-0 in a Test series Down Under and New Zealand also defeated Pakistan by 4-1 in the T20I series following the series against Australia.