Pakistan team members who will travel on Friday for the tours of South Africa and Zimbabwe, tested negative for the Covid-19. The tests were carried out four times of these members ahead of the tour.
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All the 22 members of the Pakistan squad and 13 officials tested negative for the Covid-19 before they left for twin tours of South Africa and Zimbabwe on Friday. One player, Hasan Ali, had tested positive initially but he also later cleared three tests. A total of four tests was conducted on the players and officials in order to avoid any Covid-19 related mishaps.
For safety, the Pakistan Cricket Board decided to send the entire squad by a chartered flight to Johannesburg for the South Africa leg. The squad will also fly to Bulawayo from Johannesburg by a chartered flight for the Zimbabwe leg and return home the same way. Pakistan will play three ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League matches from April 2 to 7 and four T20 Internationals from April 10 to 16. Then they will be playing three T20 Internationals and two Tests in Zimbabwe, before returning home on May 12.
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Misbah on Pakistan’s T20 WC Preparation
Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said that South Africa could be challenging because of COVID-19 issues in the African nation. “But at same time as the biggest stakeholders, it is responsibility of players to carry on and fulfil a moral duty to the game,” he said. Misbah spoke how the twin series would play important role for the preparation of the T20 World Cup in India. “I think everyone knows about the nucleus of the T20 squad except for a few slots here and there which we will work out on the coming tours. Give our players more exposure and build up our back-up in all formats.”
Talking about captain Babar Azam, he said, “Babar as a captain is also developing and improving day by day. His biggest strength is he leads by example. He always performs himself and demands the same from other players.”
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