Pakistan came agonisingly close to victory after going into the fixture ranked last in the eight-team tournament's standings after heavy losses to India and Australia.

Imam's exploits in the drawn Rawalpindi Test have now given him recognition in his own right. He became the 10th Pakistan batsman to score a century in each innings of a Test, and only the fourth against Australia, behind former captains Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq and Azhar Ali.

In memory of Shane Warne, Australian cricket fans laid down a few items beloved by Warne -- a "meat pie from a service station, and a packet of Winfield Blue (cigarettes), and half a dozen VBs (beers)."

The Aussies last toured the country in 1998 when it won the series by 1-0, and clean swept the ODI series by 3-0.

Due to the escalation of the Russian Federation's aggression in Ukraine, the Polish team does not envisage playing the play-off against Russia. UEFA also punished Russia by stripping Saint Petersburg of hosting European club football's showpiece event and awarded it to Paris.

Praggnanandhaa, 16, who in 2016 became the youngest international master in history at age 10, beat Carlsen late on Monday at the Airthings Masters rapid chess tournament. Carlsen won his fifth straight world chess title in December.

Faulkner abruptly left the league and took to social media to claim that he'd been lied to by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and that his treatment had been a "disgrace".

Pakistan will also play three one-day internationals and a single Twenty20 match against Australia, with squads to be announced later.

For Australia, the tour will be a major test of Cricket Australia's decision to push Langer out of the coaching role.

The tour will be a huge boost for Pakistan, which was hit hard when New Zealand and England abandoned recent tours over security concerns.

Sydney Sixers captain Moises Henriques accused Hasnain of "chucking" during a Big Bash match last month, telling him "nice throw, mate" at one stage.

The 26-year-old - Muhammad Karim - is hopeful that he will give his career’s best performance at the mega event to win the hearts of the Pakistani people and Chinese spectators.