Reports: England to tour Pakistan for playing Test series in 2022

England cricket team will be touring Pakistan in 2022 for playing the Test series after a gap of 16 years.  The news was confirmed by minister Fawad Chaudhary who is currently serving at the post of Federal minister of Pakistan.

He wrote on his official Twitter handle that I am delighted to inform all of you that the English team will visit Pakistan after a gap of 16 years which is a huge landmark for us as a cricketing nation.

Choudhary concluded by stating that it is a good sign for Pakistan cricket as we have come a long way from the devastating attack that took place on the Sri Lankan team when they last tour Pakistan in 2009.

Lovely meeting my friend ⁦@CTurnerFCDO⁩ Extremely delighted to know that after the gap of sixteen years,October this year English Cricket Team will be visiting Pak and next year again for a full test series,we have come a long way from the devastating attack on SL team pic.twitter.com/dqb8oms19c

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) April 30, 2021

“Lovely meeting my friend Christian Turner. Extremely delighted to know that after the gap of sixteen years, in October this year English Cricket Team will be visiting Pak, and next year again for a full Test series, we have come a long way from the devastating attack on the SL team, tweeted Chaudhary.

However, he also wrote that the English side will be visiting will also tour Pakistan in October 2021 this year where they will be locking horns against the home side for a two-match T20 International series scheduled on October 14^th and 15^th 2021.

The last time England tour Pakistan was in the year 2005 when both sides locked horns against each other for three-match Test series and five-match ODI series and eventually Pakistan emerged as a winner.

Mohammad Hafeez was the star performer for Pakistan with the willow and scored a match-winning 86* off only 52 deliveries.