*KARACHI : *Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman has unveiled his desire to playtest cricket for Pakistan.
He is eager to represent Pakistan in Test cricket after having successfullyestablished himself in the limited overs Men in Green side.
Zaman stated that he is preparing for upcoming series against Australian inUnited Arab Emirates (UAE) and he will not disappoint if given theopportunity to don the whites for Pakistan.
“I’m eager to play Test cricket,” he said. “Currently I’m rigorouslypreparing for the series against Australia and hope that I will be given anopportunity during the series.”
Pakistan will face the Kangaroos in October for two-Test and three-T20Iseries although the PCB is yet to release the official schedule for theAustralia’s tour of UAE.
Sharing his thoughts on the Asia Cup — which is scheduled to take placefrom September 15 to September 28 in UAE — the left-handed opener said thatPakistan will put up a good show while also showing a keen desire toreplicate their triumphant Champions Trophy 2017 form.
“We are preparing adequately in order to perform to the best of ourability,” he said. “We are capable of repeating the performance we showedin the last Champions Trophy in England.”
He added: “Players are putting in the hard yards and hopefully we willperform in accordance with the expectations of the entire nation.”
The 28-year-old further stated that the century against India in the finalof Champions Trophy 2017 is the most memorable innings of his short careerso far.