Australian cricket team arrives in Pakistan for historic series after a gap of 24 years with Islamabad providing 'head of state-level' security to visitors
A special unit of Pakistani security forces escort a convoy of vehicles carrying the Australian cricket team toward a hotel upon their arrival, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday. Feb. 27, 2022.
Senior batsman Steve Smith posted a picture on Twitter of the 35-strong Australia tour party inside their charter flight's cabin after it touched down in the Pakistan capital, Islamabad. Local officials confirmed their arrival. They last played in Pakistan in 1998, winning the three-Test series 1-0 and blanking the hosts in the three one-day internationals.
But the Black Caps hastily departed in September just minutes before their first match was due to start, citing security fears, and England postponed tours by both their men's and women's teams soon after.