Pakistan team captain Babar Azam and other players will not be able to attend Haris Rauf's reception in Rawalpindi which is scheduled tonight.
According to sources, Pakistan team management hasn't allowed players to travel to Rawalpindi due to poor weather. The national team is scheduled to travel to Sri Lanka for Test series on Saturday [July 8].
As per the initial plan, players were scheduled to travel to Rawalpindi from Karachi today in the evening and set to return in the afternoon on Saturday. But due to poor weather and rain forecast in the country following monsoon season, the team management has decided against taking any risk.
Currently, Pakistan team is undergoing a training camp ahead of Sri Lanka tour in Karachi which will conclude today. The players will only train in one session at National Bank Stadium's Hanif Mohammad High Performance Center.
Players will now attend Shahid Afridi's eldest daughter's wedding ceremony tonight in Karachi.
Pakistan will play two Tests against Sri Lanka later this month. It will be the first series of the national team in third ICC Test Championship's cycle.
Pakistan squad
Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (vc & wk), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Afridi and Shan Masood
Expected schedule
First Test – July 16-20
Second Test – July 24-28
- Babar Azam