The Australian cricket squad volition adjacent twelvemonth circuit Pakistan for the archetypal clip since 1998.
Cricket Australia confirmed that a seven-match bid including 3 Tests, 3 ODIs and 1 T20I volition instrumentality spot successful 2022, from March.
The 3 Tests volition autumn nether the ICC World Test Championship category. Meanwhile, the ODIs volition beryllium portion of the Cricket World Cup Super League.
Cricket Australia brag Nick Hockley said the organising assemblage would guarantee that unit and subordinate information is appropriately managed.
"The information and payment of our players and unit remains our fig 1 priority, and we volition proceed to enactment with the PCB and applicable agencies to guarantee that due and capable arrangements are enactment successful spot for the tour," Hockley said successful a statement.
Australia won some the Test and the ODI bid erstwhile the 2 nations past played successful Pakistan astir 24 years ago.
Mark Taylor led Australia to a 1-0 triumph successful the past trial bid it played successful Pakistan successful 1998. Since past Pakistan has hosted Australia 4 times astatine neutral venues successful Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates.
Earlier this year, some England and New Zealand opted retired of their planned trips to Pakistan owed to information concerns.
Ramiz Raja, president of the Pakistan Cricket Board, said the bid would beryllium a "special dainty for the fans".
"It pleases maine nary extremity that we'll beryllium engaged successful a three-Test lucifer series, connoisseurs delight," Raja said successful a statement.
"Australia are 1 of the high-performing sides and them playing successful our backyard for the archetypal clip aft a spread of 24 years volition beryllium a peculiar dainty for the fans.
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"Likewise, it volition beryllium a large accidental for the Australia cricketers to not lone play astatine our iconic venues but besides consciousness and bask the respect, emotion and hospitality that this large state offers, thing which astir of their erstwhile procreation of cricketers missed retired by playing offshore."
Pakistan was disconnected limits for hosting planetary cricket for astir a decennary aft the Sri Lanka team's autobus came nether onslaught astatine Lahore successful March 2009. Eight radical were killed during the panic attack, and respective Sri Lankan players were injured.
Pakistan besides mislaid its presumption arsenic a co-host for the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
Sri Lanka was the archetypal squad to instrumentality for a trial series, successful December 2019, and was followed by Bangladesh and South Africa. Other teams person toured for limited-overs series.
- with AP
Dates for the circuit of Pakistan successful 2022:
March 3-7: First Test, Karachi
March 12-16: Second Test, Rawalpindi
March 21-25: Third Test, Lahore
March 29: First ODI, Lahore
March 31: Second ODI, Lahore
April 2: Third ODI, Lahore
April 5: Only T20, Lahore
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