Pakistan against Australia: “Our security people are there for us and we will be advised by them,” McDonald said when asked about the future of the tour.
As soon as we arrived in Rawalpindi, we were taken care of by experts who know what they were doing.
A suicide bombing at a mosque in Peshawar killed at least 56 people, but Australia’s interim head coach Andrew McDonald said his team was in excellent hands and would be overseen by security professionals. After the first day’s play in the first Test, McDonald spoke to the media and stressed that if the situation changed, the team would be advised by security professionals. The loss of innocent lives was a tragedy, according to the Australian coach, and the team’s thoughts were with the victims’ families.
“Our security people are there for us and we will be advised by them,” McDonald stated when asked about the future of the tour.
As soon as we arrived in Rawalpindi, we were taken care of by experts who know what they were doing. I believe they will discuss it if something were to change.” Since the Pakistan Cricket Board’s first tour to Pakistan in 1998, the Pakistani government has provided Presidential-level protection for the visiting team.
A press conference between Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley and PCB chief executive Faisal Hasnain stated that Australia’s tour would be a game-changer and pave the path for full international cricket in Pakistan’s backyard.
Furthermore, by hosting an event like the Cricket World Cup, he believed that other countries would be inspired to return to Pakistan and that Pakistan would be able to organize more events like it in the future.
When New Zealand’s security experts became concerned about the safety of their players during a white-ball series in Pakistan last September, they returned home from Rawalpindi.
