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.

The arch-rivals will lock horns at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on October 23, a day after Australia begin their title defence against New Zealand in Sydney

Kohli, who captained India in 95 ODIs with a 65-27 win-loss ratio, made it clear after India's Test series defeat last week that he could speak about the coming one-day games purely "from a player's point of view".

Hafeez is Pakistan's second-highest run-scorer in Twenty20s with 2,514 and also has 61 international wickets in the shortest format.

Iran does not recognise arch-rival Israel as a state and prohibits contact between athletes from the two countries.

In the third test England lost four wickets in a hostile late spell to leave them at 31-4 -still trailing Australia by 51 runs. Australia had been all out for 267, earning an 82-run lead on England's first-innings 185 on an MCG pitch that was still offering plenty for the bowlers.

Rizwan smashed a 52-ball 78 with 10 boundaries -- his 12th half-century and 11th this year -- while Haider scored a career-best 68 to guide the hosts to 200-6 in their 20 overs. This enabled Pakistan's 13th win in 19 Twenty20 internationals against West Indies.

In my final HBL PSL event, it will my dream and wish to sign off with another HBL PSL trophy after tasting success with Peshawar Zalmi in 2017.

Pakistan won the first Test in Chittagong by eight wickets. They finished the tour unbeaten, having won the preceding three-match Twent20 series 3-0.

The Blue Whale racing team dominated the event even clinching the most sought-after NGCC Cup. The year-long season saw Changan snatch victory after victory.