Shaheen Shah Afridi reveals why team loaded luggage by themselves at airport

Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi spoke about the recent viral video of players loading their luggage onto a container truck outside the Sydney airport, saying that they helped 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 to save time," said the fast bowler in a media talk before their first practice session in Canberra on Sunday. 

"We call this team a family and helped them as a family," said 23-year-old Shaheen. 

The video of the players went viral on social media showing them loading their luggage onto a container truck outside the Sydney airport which left cricket fans stunned. 

The national cricket team is in Australia for a three-match Test series, part of the ICC World Test Championship.

Speaking about the much-anticipated Test series, Shaheen expressed confidence in the team while also acknowledging Australian opener David Warner and said he has had a "great career" and has consistently delivered stellar performances across all three formats. 

"We would wish him good luck but we are not hoping for a good end for David Warner in his last Test series against us," said the pacer. 

The left-arm fast bowler emphasised the significance of the series for Pakistan, highlighting their current top spot in the World Test Championship's points table. "This is an important series for Pakistan as we are leading the World Test Championship's point table at the moment," Afridi stated.

Having faced the majority of the recently announced Australian squad, Afridi expressed the team's preparedness for the challenge that lies ahead. "We have played against the recently announced Australia's 14-member squad, and we are all up for this challenge," he affirmed.

"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 squad for Australia Tests

Shan Masood (captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Saud Shakeel and Shaheen Shah Afridi

Australia tour schedule:

Four-day match: PM’s XI vs Pakistan – December 6-9: Manuka Oval, Canberra

1st Test – Australia vs Pakistan – December 14-18: Perth Stadium

2nd Test – Australia vs Pakistan – December 26-30: Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)

3rd Test – Australia vs Pakistan – January 3-7: Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG)