British High Commission hosts England, Pakistan teams in Islamabad

First Test of the three-match series between Pakistan and England starts in Rawalpindi on December 1

PHOTO: UK in Pakistan

British High Commission in Islamabad hosted a ceremony on Monday night in honor of the England Test side, who will play the longest format in Pakistan after a gap of 17 years.

Pakistan men's team was part of the occasion, while PCB and federal government officials also attended.

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In a picture shared by British High Commissioner Christian Turner, both Pakistan and England captains Babar Azam and Ben Stokes could be seen together. Meanwhile, British High Commission also shared pictures from the event.

17 Saal Ka intezar khatam. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 is back to play 3 Tests in 🇵🇰. Delighted to celebrate this iconic moment of dosti and ta’wun with @benstokes38 @babarazam258 @TheRealPCB @snowball_neil
🇬🇧 🇵🇰 🤝 zindabad
🇬🇧 🇵🇰 🏏 paindabad#EkSaath #UkSePk pic.twitter.com/psYBAWuIVr
— Christian Turner (@CTurnerFCDO) November 28, 2022

Yeh dosti, Cricket aur #EkSaath75 ka jashan hai. @ukinpakistan ki taraf se @TheRealPCB @ECB_cricket aur @GovtofPakistan ko bohat bohat mubarak baad for making this happen after 17 years. #EkSaathForCricket #UKSePK pic.twitter.com/uy7NF8zcyx
— UKinPakistan🇬🇧🇵🇰 #UKPakEkSaath (@ukinpakistan) November 29, 2022

It must be noted that the first Test of the three-match series between Pakistan and England starts in Rawalpindi on December 1.

The squads started training from Monday at the Pindi Cricket Stadium. England side had reached Pakistan on Sunday morning.