Following the success of the classic T20 World Cup 2022 match between India and Pakistan in October, the Melbourne Cricket Club and the Victorian government have made informal inquiries to Cricket Australia about hosting a Test match series between India and Pakistan in Melbourne.
The three players are: all-rounder Arafat Minhas (Multan), top-order batter Basit Ali (Dera Murad Jamali) and right-arm fast bowler Mohammad Zeeshan (Faisalabad).
The decision was made following the Committee's meeting, which was chaired by Shahid Afridi, who, along with Pakistan captain Babar Azam, joined the session
Although the alternative location has not yet been decided, Karachi might be the simplest to use because it will host the first Test between the two teams, which starts on December 26, and because the weather there is anticipated to be better.
The seamer has played a significant role in England's tour of Pakistan, picking up eight wickets in the first two Test matches, including the tenth wicket in Multan that helped the visitors to win the three-game series.
The fast bowler will travel to Lahore where he will undergo a further assessment at the National High-Performance Centre before beginning rehabilitation
Rauf injured his right quad while fielding on the first day of the first Test in Rawalpindi and did not bowl during England's second innings as the visitors won by 74 runs.
The Rawalpindi pitch saw England racking up a world record 506 runs on the opening day of the Test. Ramiz slammed the surface as "embarrassing" and said that it would take another season for the quality of pitches to improve
On the eve of their first Test in Pakistan, England are in disarray as 13 to 14 staff members, including half of the 16-man playing squad, fell ill on Wednesday.
Two upcoming Test series, Australia's two-match series against West Indies at home and Pakistan's three-match home series against England, will be extremely pivotal in deciding which sides stay in the mix for the final