Team Pakistan met with late Andrew Symonds’s son Will Symonds ahead of the AUS vs PAK 3rd Test starting on Wednesday (January 3). In a video uploaded on ‘X’, the likes of Shan Masood, Babar Azam, Muhammad Rizwan, Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf among other Pakistani players are greeting the veteran’s son. WATCH:
Andrew Symonds died aged 46 after being involved in a car crash last year. The all-rounder played 26 Tests, 198 one-day internationals and 14 Twenty20s for Australia between 1998 and 2009. A powerful batter, canny bowler and fine fielder, Symonds was part of two 50-over World Cup wins and Australia’s Ashes victory over England in 2006-07.
Pakistan makes two changes for 2nd Test
Meanwhile, Team Pakistan will face Australia in the AUS vs PAK 3rd Test to be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground from January 3 onwards. The visitors have opted to rest star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi and opener Imam-ul-Haq for the third and final Test against Australia.
Pakistan Playing XI: Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique. Shan Masood (c). Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel. Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Sajid Khan, Hasan Ali, Mir Hamza and Aamer Jamal.