Australia tour of Pakistan: Aussies leave for Pakistan – Australia batters Steve Smith and David Warner have posted a picture before embarking on a historic tour to Pakistan on Saturday (February 26). While Smith posted a selfie-and looked a bit serious, Warner penned an emotional note for his family. Follow Australia tour of Pakistan for live updates on InsideSport.IN.
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Usman Khawaja also posted a masked-up selfie. The southpaw has spent his 10 years in Pakistan and this will be the first time he will play in his country of birth in an international match. He has played PSL before and termed the experience as surreal.
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— Steve Smith (@stevesmith49) February 26, 2022
Australia Tour of Pakistan: Steve Smith, David Warner LEAVE for HISTORIC Pakistan Tour – Check pics
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PAK vs AUS Test series: Australia set to embark on a historic
- This is a historic tour for Australia as they will play in Pakistan after 24 years
- None of the current squad members have prior experience of playing in Pakistan
- First time Australia are set to travel without a specialist spin coach in 10 years to a sub-continent nation
- First full tour for Australia to Pakistan since 1998
- Australia kick off Pakistan’s exciting bumper season
Australia Test skipper Pat Cummins has spoken about the challenges that lie ahead in Pakistan. He feels it will be a huge test for players and they have to show some creativity.
“It throws up a different challenge to the cricket we’ve grown up used to playing in Australia. There’s probably going to be times where I’ll have to be more creative, try a few different things, be brave, so I’m excited about that challenge,” Cummins said.
Australia Tour of Pakistan: Steve Smith, David Warner LEAVE for HISTORIC Pakistan Tour – Check pics
“We don’t really know what to expect over there. Subcontinent Tests can be played quickly or slowly, but think for a lot of this group, we haven’t played a lot of cricket overseas, so if we want to be No. 1 in the world we have to have a really good showing on these subcontinent tours,” he added.
