The Australian cricket team has appointed former spinner Fawad Ahmed as “spin consultant” for the Pakistan tour, it emerged on Monday. Cricket Australia (CA) in a statement said that the former leg-spinner will join the men’s team as a spin consultant for the Australian team’s first visit to his birth country in 24 hours.
“Fresh off winning the PSL Final with Lahore Qalandars, Fuzzy will be back in Aussie colours for the upcoming Qantas tour of Pakistan!” the CA added. The Aussies have arrived in the country on Sunday on the historic tour during which they would play three Tests, the same number of ODIs and one T20 in the six-week tour.
The visitors are preparing for turning pitches and have been training to counter Pakistan’s spin attack. The 40-year-old’s appointment for the tour comes as a welcome boost for the visitors who are without regular subcontinent spin consultant Sridharan Sriram.
