The England cricket staff arrived in Islamabad within the early hours of Sunday to play their first Test sequence in Pakistan since 2005. Led by Ben Stokes, England will begin the tour in Rawalpindi – town adjoining to Islamabad – which can host the primary Test subsequent Thursday. The second Test will probably be performed in Multan from 9 to 13 December, adopted by England’s tour from 17 to 21 December with the ultimate Test in Karachi.
England performed a seven-match T20I sequence in Pakistan previous to the T20 World Cup in Australia, the place they defeated Pakistan within the remaining. England had been scheduled to tour Pakistan final 12 months forward of the T20 World Cup within the United Arab Emirates, however the tour was deserted on account of safety considerations after New Zealand known as off the Pakistan tour minutes earlier than the toss within the first ODI in Rawalpindi. .
Touchdown in Pakistan for our males’s Test staff! pic.twitter.com/2GbRr1Xcw1
– England Cricket (@englandcricket) November 26, 2022
There had been some considerations over Pakistan’s Test tour of England after former Prime Minister Imran Khan was injured throughout a protest towards the present authorities in Wazirabad, a district in jap Punjab province.
Stokes stated in Abu Dhabi final Friday, “It’s a long time since England played Test cricket in Pakistan.”
Hello Pakistan 🇵🇰
– Ben Stokes (@benstokes38) November 26, 2022
“What happened recently with Imran Khan caused some concern, but we have Reg Dickson, who has been a security guard for many years with England, and we have left it in his able hands.” Last Monday, Khan had met Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Rameez Raja and the British High Commissioner in Lahore and warranted the officers that his protest towards the federal government wouldn’t hinder the England cricket staff’s tour of Pakistan.
Pakistan had hosted England twice for a Test sequence within the United Arab Emirates within the earlier 17 years, with international groups reluctant to journey to Pakistan after the 2009 assault on the Sri Lankan cricket staff in Lahore.
👋👋👋 Pakistan 🇵🇰🇵🇰
— Ollie Pope (@OPope32) November 27, 2022
However, since 2015, Pakistan has began to realize the arrogance of international international locations that it could actually host worldwide video games at house and has hosted nearly all main cricketing nations, together with South Africa and Australia. The three-Test sequence will probably be a part of the World Test Championship the place Pakistan is in fifth place whereas England is in seventh place. Pakistan must win the three-Test sequence to maintain their hopes of creating the ultimate alive subsequent 12 months.
Pakistan will probably be with out their premier quick bowler Shaheen Afridi, who has been dominated out of the sequence on account of a knee harm. The house staff has additionally dropped middle-order batsman Fawad Alam and leg-spinner Yasir Shah on account of poor type. Uncapped quick bowlers Haris Rauf and Mohammad Ali have been known as into the squad together with thriller spinner Abrar Ahmed, who is predicted to make his debut through the sequence.
England even have harm considerations forward of the primary Test as quick bowler Mark Wood is unsure with a hip harm. Stuart Broad has been given paternity go away from the tour as England will probably be banking on their skilled pacer James Anderson to bother Pakistan’s batsmen.
England have included 18-year-old Leicestershire all-rounder Rehaan Ahmed within the squad after initially being drafted in as a web bowler for the tour.
Shaft: Ben Stokes (c), Harry Brook, Joe Root, Jack Crawley, Ollie Pope, Ben Duckett, Liam Livingstone, Ben Fox, Will Jacks, Keaton Jennings, Jack Leach, James Anderson, Jamie Overton, Ollie Robinson, Mark Wood, Rehan Ahmed .
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
