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Lahore:Pakistan Test captain Azhar Ali has said that the new cricket environment will not be new for Pakistani cricketers due to the Corona virus. The situation is different but Pakistani players have played in such an environment before.
Azhar Ali said that Pakistan’s record in England is encouraging but this time there will be an effort not to draw the series, but to win.
The three-Test and three-T20 series between Pakistan and England will start on August 5, but the Pakistan cricket team will arrive in England five weeks before the start of the series in a bio-secure environment after a 14-day quarantine. He could also prepare the series.
He said that Pakistani cricketers played a lot of cricket in Dubai without spectators. When cricket returned to the country, it was initially limited to hotels and grounds. There was a time when people used to say that players in Pakistan tour would be limited to grounds and hotels and now the same situation has happened all over the world. However, the ban on new SOPs will definitely be new for Pakistani cricketers.
Azhar Ali says it is difficult not to do what he has been doing since childhood, but in the last two months, everyone has become accustomed to SOP restrictions, so everyone has precautions in mind.
Azhar Ali also believes that the series between England and the West Indies will not only give Pakistan a chance to observe things, it will also give English players a chance to adjust to all the situations that teams will face for Pakistan. There may be a disadvantage.
To a question, the captain of the Pakistan team said that the national cricketers are very positive for the series and the enthusiasm to return to the cricket field, the return of cricket is necessary not only for the fans but also for the cricketers, the positive thing is that the players long cricket Did not have to stay away from because the long distance could have lost a significant year of the career of many players.
Talking about the importance of the three-Test series, Azhar Ali said that they are part of the World Test Championship and Pakistani cricketers are determined to earn valuable points in this series.