Lahore: Australia has agreed to tour Pakistan for the first time in 24 years for the full series next year, giving a fire that is very much needed on the arms for the country’s cricket following the recent attraction by Britain and New Zealand.
Australia, the last tour of Pakistan in 1998, will play three tests in Karachi (March 3-7), Rawalpindi (March 12-16) and Lahore (March 21-25) as part of the world test championship.
Lahore will also be a venue for four white ball matches that will be played from March 29 to April 5, Pakistani Cricket Board (PCB) announces on Monday.
In September, New Zealand, who was in Pakistan, returned home without playing the game because of security threats and soon after, England also announced they would not go around the country ahead of the T20 World Cup, dealing with a large setback for PCB efforts to present cricket International high quality to the country.
Australia came to Pakistan was a big victory for the Head of PCB King King who was recently appointed, who did not expect a tour of Australia after England and New Zealand resigned.
England was criticized as heavy because it did not go around the country.
“It pleases me without the end that we will be involved in a series of three-test matches, happy lovers,” King said in a statement.
“Australia is one of the high-performance sides and they play in our backyard for the first time after the 24-year gap will be a special treation for fans.” Likewise, it will be a great opportunity for Australian Cricketers not only playing in our iconic places but also feel and enjoy respect, love, and hospitality that this great country offers this, something that most of the previous generation Cricketers answered By playing off the coast, “he said.
Chipe Cricket Australia Nick Hockley said they would continue to work with PCB to ensure very easy security for their team.” We thank PCB for considerable efforts in planning a tour and hoping to continue working together With the next few months to complete operations, logistics, security and operation.
Covid-19 protocol.
“The safety and welfare of the players and our staff remain our number one priority, and we will continue to work with PCBs and related institutions to ensure that the settings are appropriate and quite enforced for the tour,” he said.
The CA delegation will visit Pakistan to meet with PCB officials and provincial and federal authorities to discuss and resolve problems related to “Team Operations, Logistics, Security and Protocol Covid-19”.
Australia Pakistan’s last tour in 1998-99 When Mark Taylor took them to the 1-0 series victory – the first in the country since the team Richie Benaud beat the Fazal Mahmood team with a 2-0 margin in the 1959-60 series.
Suicide bombings in Karachi before Australia’s scheduled tour in 2002 imposed a series shift to Colombo and UAE.
Terrorist attacks on the Sri Lanka team in Lahore in 2009 ended international cricket in Pakistan for years.
Pakistan held four of the last four series with Australia Offshore – 2002-2003 (Colombo and Sharjah, Pakistan lost 3-0), 2010 (Drew 1-1 in England), 2014-15 (won 2-0 in UAE) and 2018 -19 ( 1-0 won in the UAE).
Zimbabwe was the first Pakistani country held in 2015, after a bus attack in 2009.