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Pakistan Cricket Team to Meet King Charles Before Third Test
Pakistan’s cricket team is playing a Test series against England.
During a break between two matches, the players will meet King Charles.
The meeting will happen at the gardens of Clarence House.
It was planned before the cricket series began.
The king may speak with the team for about 15 minutes.
The meeting comes after a disagreement about a television interview involving Imran Khan’s sons.
Pakistan’s cricket officials had worried about the interview, but the match continued after lunch.
Imran Khan is in jail on corruption charges, which he denies.
England is scheduled to visit Pakistan again in October for a T20I tournament.
King Charles will receive Pakistan’s men’s Test cricket team at Clarence House later this week.
The meeting was planned before the series as part of the monarch’s role as Head of the Commonwealth.
It will occur between the second Test at Lord’s and the third Test, beginning in Birmingham on September 9.
The engagement follows tensions over Sky Sports’ interview with Imran Khan’s sons during the second Test.
Pakistan Cricket Board concerns about the broadcast did not prevent play from resuming after lunch.
- Who
- King Charles and the Pakistan men’s Test cricket team, with the engagement arranged by Buckingham Palace.
- What
- The king will hold an official meeting with the touring Pakistani squad.
- Where
- The gardens of Clarence House in London; the third Test will be played in Birmingham.
- When
- Later this week, during the break between the second Test and the third Test beginning September 9.
- Why
- The meeting was planned as part of the monarch’s role as Head of the Commonwealth.
Key facts
- Host
- King Charles
- Guests
- Pakistan men’s Test cricket team
- Venue
- Gardens of Clarence House
- Expected interaction
- Around 15 minutes
- Second Test
- Currently underway at Lord’s
- Third Test
- Scheduled to begin in Birmingham on September 9
- Related controversy
- A Sky Sports interview with Imran Khan’s sons prompted concerns from the Pakistan Cricket Board
Quotes
Buckingham Palace
The British royal household, issuing an official statement about King Charles’s engagement.
“His Majesty the King, as Head of the Commonwealth, will receive the Pakistan Men's Test Cricket Team for an audience in the gardens of Clarence House, in the break between the second and third Test matches hosted in England over the summer.”
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Sarfaraz Ahmed
Pakistan’s cricket coach, speaking to the media after the second day’s play.
“I don't know anything. I'm just focusing on the match. You're talking about the interview? We don't know about the interview.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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