Times of Islamabad

Australian Headcoach breaks silence over his historic tour of Pakistan after 24 years

Australian Headcoach breaks silence over his historic tour of Pakistan after 24 years

Australian head coach, Andrew McDonald expressed his delight at thenational team’s tour of Pakistan after a gap of 24 years. During a virtualpress conference prior to the one-off T20I between the two sides, McDonaldstated that the tour has been remarkable in all aspects and was certainlymemorable for the entire Australian squad.

McDonald appreciated the support the Australians received from Pakistancricket supporters and thanked them for welcoming the team with open arms.

The head coach expressed his delight at his team overcoming the oddsagainst a strong Pakistan side and winning the historic three-match Testseries 1-0. He stated that beating Pakistan in their own backyard is noeasy feat and lauded the players for their exceptional performance.

The 40-year old showered praises on Pakistan and their captain, Babar Azam,for staging an epic comeback in the ODI series. He said that Pakistanplayed brilliant cricket in the ODI series and termed Babar as a‘world-class’ batter.