Australia arrived for the first time in Pakistan after 24 years and this is a historic moment for all the Pakistan and Australian fans. This is going to be a new era in Pakistan Cricket History where hosting international matches on their home soil is slowly getting back to normal. Here in this article, we have provided the Australia Tour Of Pakistan 2022 Full Squads and Schedule.
Speaking about their arrival in Pakistan Australian skipper Pat Cummins said – “We’ve got to a place where everyone hopping on the plane is comfortable with where it’s all sitting,” Australian skipper Pat Cummins said ahead of the team’s departure from Sydney. It’s been a really thorough body of work that the security and the logistics teams have worked through.”
Speaking about the security of players Pakistan’s interior ministry said – “The squad will be given ‘head of state-level security’, Such arrangements are only made for high-level foreign delegations, (and) the president and prime minister of Pakistan.”
Australia Tour of Pakistan 2022, will be started with a Test Game which will be played from 4th March 2022 and the white ball matches will be started from 29th March and 5th April respectively.
PCB Chief Executive Mr. Faisal Hasnain said – “We are pleased that the Cricket Australia Board has formally approved their side’s five-week tour itinerary and confirmed that their best available players will visit Pakistan for the first time in 24 years. We are really excited to host Pat Cummins and his players, and look forward to a competitive series that will comprise three Tests, three ODIs, and a T20I.”
He has also added – “While Australia will arrive at the back of strong performances in their home series against England, our team has been playing excellent cricket resulting in our players sweeping the ICC Awards. This braces for a keenly contested series, something that the fans will thoroughly enjoy and remember for a long time.”
The Test matches will be a part of the ICC World Test Championship and the ODI games are linked to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League.
Australia Tour Of Pakistan 2022:
Test Schedule:
4-8 Mar – 1st Test, Rawalpindi
12-16 Mar – 2nd Test, Karachi
21-25 Mar – 3rd Test, Lahore
ODI Schedule:
29 Mar – 1st ODI, Rawalpindi
31 Mar – 2nd ODI, Rawalpindi
2 April – 3rd ODI, Rawalpindi
T20I Schedule:
5 Apr – one-off T20I, Rawalpindi
Australia Test squad:
Pat Cummins (C), Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Michael Neser, Steve Smith (VC), Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner
Australia’s ODI and T20 squad:
Aaron Finch (c), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Jason Behrendorff, Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Ben McDermott, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa.
Pakistan Test squad:
Babar Azam (C), Mohammad Rizwan (VC), Abdullah Shafique, Azhar Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Fawad Alam, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Nawaz, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Zahid Mahmood
Reserves: Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Abbas, Naseem Shah, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Yasir Shah
Pakistan ODI and T20 squad:
(Yet to announce)
Every Pakistan Cricket fan is excited about this Australia Tour of Pakistan 2022. Let’s wait and see if Pakistan can show its dominance on its home soil or not.
