The Pakistani cricket team has to host two Tests against Bangladesh, three Tests against England and two Tests against West Indies. These three Test series are part of the World Test Championship 2023-25. But now even before this, the Pakistan Cricket Board has taken a big decision and appointed Tony Hemming as the Chief Curator for two years. His tenure will be two years. He will take charge by reaching Lahore on Wednesday.
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Tony Hemming has a long experience
Tony Hemming’s first task will be to prepare the pitch for Pakistan’s upcoming ICC World Test Championship matches. In these matches, Pakistan will face Bangladesh in August-September and England in October. Hemming will also oversee pitch preparations for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which Pakistan will host from February 19 to March 9, 2025. Hemming is a very experienced curator. He has a long experience of nearly four decades. He has worked at many prestigious cricket grounds in Australia like Melbourne, Perth and Tasmania.
He has been the chief curator of the ICC
Australia’s Tony Hemming has also worked in countries like Bangladesh, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. He was the chief curator of the ICC in Dubai from 2007 to 2017. During his tenure at the ICC, Hemming also oversaw the preparation of the pitch at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The Dubai International Cricket Stadium was also the home ground of the Pakistan cricket team from 2009 to 2019.
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The Pakistani team is at number five in the World Test Championship
The Pakistani team has played five Test matches in the World Test Championship 2023-25, out of which it has won two Tests and lost three Tests. Pakistan is at the fifth position with 22 points in the ICC World Test Championship points table. It has 36.66 PCT points.