Pakistan all-format cricket teams captain Babar Azam has said that the national team has prepared hard and he is optimistic about the team’s good show against Sri Lanka.

Addressing a news conference ahead of the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka, he said that Pakistani team members are well aware of the Sri Lankan conditions that’s why we have prepared hard and trained very well for the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka. Hopefully, all the boys will play with great responsibility and help their side win the series.”

He said that the national team has practised at special pitches for the spin challenge. “Spin pitches were specially prepared at the National High-Performance Center (NHPC) while practice matches were also played on similar kinds of tracks in Rawalpindi. Conditions in Sri Lanka are quite similar to Pakistan, so we have prepared well to play spin in Sri Lanka.”