Pat Cummins thanks locals for 'preferential treatment'

Australian men's cricket team is in Pakistan for the first time in 24 years for all-format series. The side is preparing for the second Test at the National Stadium in Karachi which starts from tomorrow.

The Aussies are getting presidential security in Pakistan and Test skipper Pat Cummins is aware of all the sacrifices Pakistani locals are giving to make this tour possible.

In a virtual presser ahead of the second Test, Cummins said that he and his teammates are enjoying their time in Pakistan.

"It is been a great tour, we have thoroughly enjoyed it as a playing group. We were really well looked after in Islamabad and it's the same in Karachi. The hotel is good and the food has been amazing," Cummins said.

"Every time we leave the hotel to go to the ground, I think it hits home how lucky we are to be you know so well looked after all the locals..... they literally stop what they are doing to get us to go to the stadium which doesn't get unnoticed," he added.

"We are really thankful for the lengths that everyone's gone to make this Test series happen," he maintained.

It must be noted that the first Test in Rawalpindi ended in a draw. The third Test is in Lahore from March 21-25. The tourists will also play three one-day internationals and a single T20I in Rawalpindi from March 29 to April 5.