The 31-year-old added that we need to respect players if they are not willing to travel
02 February, 2022
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Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood on Wednesday said that he would not be surprised if some of his teammates do not want to travel to Pakistan due to security concerns.
Australia are in line to tour Pakistan in March for the first time since 1998. The 31-year-old added that the trust from Cricket Australia and Australian Cricket Association (ACA) has been quite high but we need to respect players if they are not willing to travel.
"There's a lot of things in place and there's been a lot of work in the background by CA and the ACA. So the trust is quite high there from the players, but there'd certainly be some concerns from the players and I wouldn't be surprised if some of them didn't make the tour," Hazlewood said as quoted by cricket.com.au
"And that's very fair. People will discuss it with their families ... and come up with an answer and everyone respects that," he added.
It must be noted that Australia is set to tour Pakistan for a full-fledged series comprising of three Tests, three ODIs, and one T20I. The three-Test matches are scheduled in Karachi (March 3-7), Rawalpindi (March 12-16), and Lahore (March 21-25), while Lahore will host the four white-ball matches from March 29 to April 5.
