Pakistani pacer Shaheen Afridi has shared a clarification on the viral video in which the Men in Green players are seen loading their luggage in a truck at Sydney airport. The Pakistan side is in Australia for a three-Test series which begins on December 14.
Before the first Test in Perth, the Shan Masood-led Pakistan team will play a practice match against the PM XI in Canberra from December 6.
Ahead of the series, video clips and pictures of the Pakistani players went viral on social media and instantly became the talk of the town where the cricketers were seen loading their luggage onto a container truck at the Sydney airport.
Now Shaheen Afridi revealed that with the team scheduled to catch their next flight in about 30 minutes, they were only helping each other out to save time.
"We only had 30 minutes to catch our next flight and we helped because there were just two people. We wanted to wrap it up fast and save time. We call this team a family and helped them as a family,” Shaheen was quoted by The News on Sunday ahead of Pakistan's first practice session in Canberra.
"We don't have much experience of Canberra, but I am sure this four-day match against PM XI will help us prepare well for the series against the home team starting from Perth," he explained.
Pakistan has never won a Test series in Australia. In fact, the last time Pakistan won a Test match in Australia was in 1995. The Asian side has since lost 14 matches in a row.
