Veteran Pakistan all-rounder Muhammad Hafeez, who was demoted to Category B under the new central contract, is mulling not signing the contract.

Hafeez has expressed strong reservations over the new contract that demoted him to the second tier category, Geo News citing its sources reported.

The 37-year-old, who did not feature in any of Pakistan's five one-day internationals against Zimbabwe despite being part of a much-rotated squad, was featured in Category B alongside Faheem Ashraf, Asad Shafiq, Hasan Ali, Fakhar Zaman and Shadab Khan.

On Monday, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had announced new central contracts for the upcoming year 2018-19. A total of 33 players across five categories were included in the central contract.