4 of the exiles, Ali Usman, Aamir Jamal, Khurram Shahzad and Muhammad Awais Zafar, attended the occasion. It’s understood gamers had expressed their choice to not attend towards the backdrop of the current upheaval. A fifth participant refused to attend in protest towards his remedy.
Pakistan cricket has come underneath growing stress after making widespread modifications to the squad following defeats within the first two Assessments. A number of gamers have already been launched however the full quota of replacements is but to reach.
Consequently, there have been fears that attendance numbers might seem embarrassingly low for such a high-profile engagement. The King spoke with the gamers and officers, encouraging the Pakistan facet throughout what has been a troublesome interval on and off the sphere. Babar Azam, the captain, introduced the King with a signed bat, whereas Mohsin Naqvi, the PCB chairman and Pakistan’s minister of inside and narcotics management, additionally introduced him with a present.
Naqvi said that the assembly was optimistic and cordial and that the King praised Pakistan’s efforts in the direction of peace.
