LAHORE: After the successful tours to South Africa and Zimbabwe, Pakistan cricket squad arrived in Lahore on a chartered flight from Harare on Wednesday morning.

Upon their arrival a rapid Covid-19 testing was conducted at the Allama Iqbal International Airport after which the cricketers and the officials left for their respective hometowns.

Pakistan first toured South Africa where they won the three-match One-day International series and four-game T20 series followed by the T20 and Test series victories in Zimbabwe.

Pakistan’s next assignment is the England tour where Babar Azam-led team will feature in a three ODIs and as many T20 Internationals in the month of July. The squad however leaves for England on June 23 to first complete a 14-day quarantine period there before the series.

Published in Dawn, May 13th, 2021

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