MELBOURNE: Australia’s white-ball captain – Aaron Finch has confirmed his availability for Australia’s historical tour to Pakistan after a gap of 24 years, said he can not wait to tour the country.
Finch is excited to play in Pakistan after Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed the tour’s schedule yesterday.
Talking to Sportstar here, Finch stated he can not wait to play in Pakistan and also claimed that world cricket will be much better when Pakistan cricket prosper.
“I can’t wait to go to Pakistan for the white-ball leg, as a player,” he said.
“That’s one part of the world that has been deprived of [international] cricket for a long time now, and world cricket’s in a much better place when Pakistan’s thriving as a cricket nation,” he added.
It is worth mentioning here that CA and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the revised schedule of the historical tour. The Aussies will now start their campaign in Rawalpindi instead of Karachi by playing the first Test of three-match series from March 4 to March 8.
The second Test, however, will be played in Karachi from March 12 to March 16.
Revised schedule:
1st Test: 4-8 March, Rawalpindi
2nd Test: 12-16 March, Karachi
3rd Test: 21-25 March, Lahore
1st ODI: March 29, Rawalpindi
2nd ODI: March 31, Rawalpindi
3rd ODI: April 2, Rawalpindi
One-off T20I: April 5, Rawalpindi
READ: Australia will start their tour from Rawalpindi instead of Karachi: confirms PCB
