LAHORE, Pakistan, Jan 28, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Pakistan take on Australia in athree-match Twenty20 international series starting in Lahore from Thursday,despite doubts over their participation in next month's World Cup incricket's shortest format. However, despite the doubts, the Pakistan team was preparing for the WorldCup with skipper Salman Agha stressing the importance of the Australiaseries. "These three games will give us an idea how prepared we are for the WorldCup," Agha told a news conference on Wednesday. "We need to see how many boxes we tick in the series which are important forthe World Cup as we aim to do well and win the Cup," Agha said. Marsh still believes Australia were ready for the World Cup tune-up series.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 28, 2026 11:43 UTC