Pakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq has shared his gratitude to Australia as they will tour the nation next month. The former off-spinner urged other teams to follow them as well. Australia will tour for an all-format tour of Pakistan after Cricket Australia finalised the tour. It will be their first visit to the sub-continent nation since 1998.

While speaking to reporters from Karachi, Mushtaq stated that fans are excited to see Australia and Pakistan taking on each other. “I want to thank Australia too that they are coming to Pakistan after 24 years. I am sure players and fans are also excited that they are going to witness a very good series. The whole of Pakistan is with cricket, and everyone wants the teams to come and play here. We welcome the whole world with open hearts,” Mushtaq said in a video posted by the PCB.

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Meanwhile, both teams will play three Tests, three ODIs and a solitary T20 international. The Test series will start on March 4 in Rawalpindi. Saqlain Mushtaq applauded Australian players for the way they play but also said Pakistan will give their best in home conditions as well.

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“They play tough cricket. Wherever they go, they go with full preparation, and obviously, we have to play tough cricket against them. They had a really good series against England, but they are coming to our territory, and we will give our best,” Saqlain Mushtaq concluded.