Islamabad, March 4 : Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday welcomed Australian cricket team to his country for a multi-format series. This is Australia’s first tour to Pakistan since 1998. The teams will play three Tests, three One Day Internationals and one Twenty20 International. Khan took to Twitter and said, “I welcome the Australian cricket team to Pakistan after an absence of 24 yrs. Pakistan’s cricket lovers have always had great respect & admiration for Australian cricket & we are all looking forward to a highly competitive & interesting series. Good luck to both teams.” The Test series has been named as Benaud–Qadir Trophy after former international cricketers Richie Benaud and Abdul Qadir. While the Test series will form part of the 2021-23 ICC World Test Championship, the ODIs are part of the 2020-23 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.
