Lahore
Australia’s Pakistan-born cricketer Fawad Ahmed feels that a full-strength tour by the Australian team to Pakistan is not only good for Pakistan but it will also benefit the game when seen from a broader perspective.
In an interview, the KP born player who has represented Australia in 3 ODIs and 2 T20Is revealed that Australian players did speak to him about the security situation and cricketing arrangements in Pakistan.
Fawad was born in Marghuz, a village in Swabi district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. He later moved to Australia for a better future in sports.
The 40-year-old spinner is currently in Pakistan to represent Lahore Qalandars in remainders of PSL as a replacement to Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan.
“I am grateful to be back in Pakistan and looking forward to playing my part for my team. I did well in BBL and looking forward to continuing doing well here,” he said.
Talking about Australia’s tour to Pakistan which is scheduled next month and the team set to arrive later this month, Fawad said that he’s excited to know that a full-strength Australian team will be touring Pakistan.
“When I was in Big Bash, everyone was asking a lot of questions about the security and conditions like how the ball would behave, how the pitch would be, so I shared information in a good way and convinced them as well, I also spoke to CA and other officials too, and tried my best on my side to convince them, especially about security,” he mentioned.
