Lahore
\nPakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Cricket Australia Sunday announced the revised itinerary of the 2022 Australia men\u2019s cricket team\u2019s tour of Pakistan for three Tests, three ODIs and one T20I.
\nAs per media report, the tour will now start and end in Rawalpindi with the opening Test to be played from 4-8 March and the four white-ball matches to be played from 29 March to 5 April.
\nThe change in the first Test venue means that the second Test will be played in Karachi from 12-16 March and the third in Lahore from 21-25 March.
\nPCB Chief Executive said, \u201cWe are pleased that the Cricket Australia Board has formally approved their side\u2019s 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.
\n\u201cWhile 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.\u201d
\nThe schedule has been revised to ease logistical and operational challenges as well as to avoid Pakistan Day rehearsals, which usually commence in Islamabad in the second week of March.
\nThe two cricket boards have also agreed that the Australia Test side will complete their isolation in Australia, before arriving in Islamabad on 27 February on a chartered flight. After one-day isolation, they will hold training sessions at the Pindi Cricket Stadium.
\nAustralia\u2019s white-ball players are expected to arrive in Lahore on 24 March following isolation in Australia. After a one-day isolation upon arrival, they will integrate with other members of the side and travel to Islamabad for the first ODI in Rawalpindi on 29 March.
\nThe Tests will be part of the ICC World Test Championship, while the ODIs are linked to the ICC Men\u2019s Cricket World Cup Super League from which the top eight sides, including hosts India, will qualify directly for the 2023 50-over World Cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lahore Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Cricket Australia Sunday announced the revised itinerary of the 2022 Australia men\u2019s cricket team\u2019s tour of Pakistan for three Tests, three ODIs and one T20I. As per media report, the tour will now start and end in Rawalpindi with the opening Test to be played from 4-8 March and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-243044","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n