Aus play first Test in Pak after 24 years today

Australia will face Pakistan in the three-match Test series, beginning Friday at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi. This historic event will be seen by a huge crowd as tickets for the match have been sold out. Pakistan vs Australia Test series is named the Benaud-Qadir series, after legendary Australia all-rounder Richie Benaud and Pakistani leg-spinner Abdul Qadir. This will be the first visit by Australia since 1998. This time, Kangaroos will play three Tests, three ODIs, and one T20I match against the hosts.

As a skipper, Pat Cummins will lead the pace attack alongside Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood against the hosts.

Talking about Pakistan’s batting, it will rely on the shoulders of in-form duo Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan.

Going in the field without the prominent pacers Pakistan will surely look to teen sensation Naseem Shah who took a hat-trick at the age of 16 years against Bangladesh. He will most likely be sharing the new ball duties with Shaheen Shah Afridi