Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi on Monday gave a warm welcome to the England cricket team on their arrival in Pakistan to play a Test series after 17 years.
English players have not faced Pakistan in a Test series since 2005.
Afridi took to his Twitter handle to welcome the England squad, especially their captain Ben Stokes, who announced to donate his match fee from the three-match Test series against Pakistan to the country’s flood appeal.
A warm welcome to @englandcricket on its arrival [in Pakistan] after a long gap of 17 years, said veteran Pakistan cricketer. Much respect to Ben Stokes for this initiative for the flood victims, you are a true ambassador of our game, said the veteran Pakistan cricketer. Quote-tweeting Stokes’ tweet.
Afridi added that he was looking forward to “good cricket” during the upcoming Test series between the two countries.
Warm welcome to @englandcricket on their arrival to 🇵🇰 after 17 long years. Much respect to @benstokes38 for this gesture for flood victims, you are a true ambassador of our sport, May others be inspired through this. Looking forward to good cricket during #PakvsEng all the best https://t.co/uc16Oo9qb0
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) November 28, 2022
The Test series will begin on December 1 and conclude on December 21.
The first Test will be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Later, the second test will be played in Multan while the last test will be played in Karachi.
Stokes said on Twitter that he was delighted to be in Pakistan for the first time for this “historic series”.
I’m donating my match fees from this Test series to the Pakistan Flood appeal ❤️🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/BgvY0VQ2GG
— Ben Stokes (@benstokes38) November 28, 2022
“I’m donating my match fees from this Test series to the Pakistan Flood appeal,” said the skipper.
Schedule of Pakistan vs England Test series
- December 1-5 – First Test, Rawalpindi
- December 9-13 – Second Test, Multan
- December 17-21 – Third Test, Karachi
