Pakistan cricket legends invited to historic 150th Anniversary Test at MCG

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• LAHORE: Three of Pakistan’s greatest cricketing icons, Zaheer Abbas, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis, have been invited to attend the historic 150th Anniversary Test between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in March 2027.
• Waqar Younis: Master of reverse swing Waqar Younis formed the legendary ‘Two Ws’ partnership with Wasim Akram, creating one of the most feared fast-bowling combinations in international cricket.
• From Zaheer Abbas’s batting excellence to the extraordinary fast-bowling partnership of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis, the country has played an important role in shaping modern cricket.

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LAHORE: Three of Pakistan’s greatest cricketing icons, Zaheer Abbas, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis, have been invited to attend the historic 150th Anniversary Test between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in March 2027.

The landmark fixture, scheduled for March 11 to 15, will celebrate 150 years of Test cricket, bringing together some of the biggest names in the history of the game. Cricket Australia is planning a grand gathering of international cricket legends to mark the occasion.

The MCG hosted the first-ever Test match between Australia and England in March 1877, with the hosts securing a 45-run victory. Remarkably, Australia repeated the same winning margin during the Centenary Test at the same venue in 1977.

The invitations extended to the three Pakistani legends reflect their outstanding contributions to international cricket and their place among the sport’s most respected figures.

Why Pakistan’s three legends made the guest list

All three former Pakistan captains are members of the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. Wasim Akram received the honour in 2009, Waqar Younis in 2013 and Zaheer Abbas in 2020.

Cricket Australia’s guest list includes living male and female Hall of Fame inductees, former Test captains, former Australian and English players, and members of the teams that participated in the 1977 Centenary Test.