England will play two additional T20Is on their tour of Pakistan in September and October 2022, apart from the originally planned five-match T20I series. Earlier in October, England had backed out of the two-match T20I series in Pakistan, citing the mental health issues of the players in the squad.

After Pakistan registered their second consecutive match in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2021 by beating New Zealand by five wickets on Tuesday, Babar Azam said that the team will look to carry forward the confidence. Babar heaped rich praises on Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi, Shoaib Malik and Asif Ali.

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam expressed his disappointment on Twitter, over New Zealand and England’s recent withdrawal from their limited-overs series in the country. The New Zealand series was called off minutes before its start in Rawalpindi last week, with NZC citing security concerns.

New Zealand batsman Tom Latham has stated that his team missed out on a historic moment by pulling out of the white-ball tour of Pakistan as they were supposed to play in Pakistan for the first time since 2003. Latham further added that the decision to pull out was based on players’ safety.