Pakistan and Australia will compete for the Benaud-Qadir Trophy.

On Wednesday, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Cricket Australia (CA) introduced the Benaud-Qadir Trophy for the Pakistan-Australia Test series.

The Benaud-Qadir Trophy was inaugurated at the Pindi Cricket Stadium by Babar Azam and Pat Cummins before of the first Test, which begins on Friday. In Lahore, at the end of the three-test series, the Benaud-Qadir Trophy will be presented to the winning team.

As a result, we must constantly recognise and respect their efforts and services, according to Azam in a statement. We’ve set our sights on the Benaud-Qadir Trophy, and both teams will have to work hard to win it.

Benaud developed and popularized wrist-spin bowling as an attacking and wicket-taking option at a period when express fast bowlers controlled the roost, an art that Qadir took to the next level with some outstanding performances against high-quality batters.

Azam expressed his honor to be leading the Pakistan cricket team for the Benaud-Qadir Trophy; Pakistan will endeavor to provide performances that will be a tribute to these two giants, who will forever be remembered as legends of the game. The series will raise the standard of Test cricket, and fans will be able to enjoy both at home and throughout the world.

Benaud captained Australia on their first complete trip to Pakistan in 1959, winning the series 2-0, while Qadir played in 11 Tests against Australia, taking 45 wickets, including 33 wickets in two three-Test series against Kim Hughes and Allan Border’s sides in 1982 and 1988, respectively.

As players, we are truly standing on the shoulders of the greats who have helped to build and popularise the game in the past, and if my team can win that trophy at the end of this series, it will be the ideal finale to the test portion of this historic tour, according to Cummins.

When Pakistan last hosted Australia in 1998, Mark Taylor’s team triumphed 1-0, while Sarfaraz Ahmed’s men won 1-0 in Pakistan’s most recent home series in the United Arab Emirates in 2018. During the last Test series between Australia and Pakistan, Australia won 2-0.