Ahead
of Australia’s upcoming tour of Pakistan, some cricketers expressed concern
over visiting the country, which saw terrorists shooting Sri Lankan team bus in
2009 just outside the Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium.

Also Read: IPL Auction: Ben McDermott, Romario Shepherd optimistic of bagging hefty deals

According
to Sydney Morning Herald, the players are worried about terrorist attacks in
Pakistan, which are frequent in the South East Asian country. This is the first
time in 24 years that Australia would be touring Pakistan. Australia are
scheduled to play a three-match Test and ODI series and one-off T20I in
March-April.

Earlier,
Cricket Australia said that they would send a full-strength team to Pakistan
but added that the safety and wellbeing of their players remain the top-most
priority.

Also Read: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022: Full list of fixtures

“Cricket
Australia (CA) and the Pakistan Cricket Board continue to work closely in
planning the tour and are in regular contact with our respective
governments,” the statement said.

“We
continue to have regular and open discussions with our players and support
staff on the extensive security, biosecurity and operational arrangements for
the tour,” it added.

Also Read: New Zealand abandon ODI series vs Pakistan due to security reasons

Cricket
Australia’s national selector George Bailey had said that he believed security
plans were “very, very robust and very, very thorough” for the tour
of Pakistan after multiple briefings for what would be the first Australian
tour of the country since Mark Taylor’s men visited in 1998. During their last Pakistan tour, Australia won the
Test series 1-0 and the ODI series 3-0.

“I
believe the boards are still working through some of the minor details around
that tour, so once that gets the formal tick of approval then we’ll announce
the squad post that, but we’re reasonably well down the track,” Bailey
told reporters, as per cricket.com.au.

Also Read: Glenn Maxwell smashes 2nd fastest hundred in BBL en route to 154 off 64

Australia
recently won the Ashes Test series 4-0 against England. Scott Boland emerged as
a reliable workhorse allowing selectors to rest Jhye Richardson. Richardson
reportedly said he is ready to miss Pakistan tour. His comment came after star
pacer Mitchell Starc refused to confirm his availability for the Pakistan tour.

In September, New Zealand abandoned their tour of Pakistan, citing security threats.

Australia’s
tour of Pakistan will start on March 3 at Karachi.