PAK vs AUS: 'I can't wait to go to Pakistan', says Aaron Finch

Australian captain Aaron Finch has said that he cannot wait to go to Pakistan for the white-ball leg, consisting of three ODIs and one T20I.

"As a player, I can't wait to go to Pakistan for the white-ball leg," Finch said according to Sportstar.

The right-handed batter said that Pakistan has not been able to play cricket at home for a long time.

"That's one part of the world that's been deprived of (international) cricket for a long time now, and world cricket's in a much better place when Pakistan's thriving as a cricket nation," he added.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Cricket Australia (CA) on Friday announced the revised schedule of the Australia men's cricket team's tour of Pakistan in 2022.

The Australian cricket team will arrive in Pakistan in the last week to play three Tests, three ODIs, and one T20I at three different venues — Rawalpindi, Karachi, and Lahore.

It will be Australia's first tour of Pakistan after 24 long years. The Aussies' last tour of Pakistan was in 1998 when they won the three-match Test series by 1-0 as two matches were drawn.

Australia and Pakistan last met in the semifinals of the T20 World Cup 2021, where Australia ended Pakistan's sensational run in the tournament and went on to win their first-ever T20 World Cup.

Revised schedule:

• 27 Feb – Arrival in Islamabad
• 4-8 Mar – 1st Test, Rawalpindi
• 12-16 Mar – 2nd Test, Karachi
• 21-25 Mar – 3rd Test, Lahore
• 29 Mar – 1st ODI, Rawalpindi
• 31 Mar – 2nd ODI, Rawalpindi
• 2 April – 3rd ODI, Rawalpindi
• 5 Apr – one-off T20I, Rawalpindi
• 6 Apr - Departure

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