In a heartwarming gesture, the
Pakistan
players celebrated
Christmas
at the Melbourne Cricket Ground by visiting
Australia
nets and presenting the Aussie players and their families with gifts, as the two teams prepare for the
Boxing Day Test
beginning Tuesday.
The Pakistan players could be seen carrying gift baskets and candies for children in a video that has gone viral on social media.
Pakistan's new skipper
Shan Masood
led the warm gesture along with his predecessor Babar Azam and the Pakistan coaching staff.
Masood and his counterpart Pat Cummins could be seen sharing the smiles and carrying goody baskets.
“That was just great. Just Merry
Christmas gifts
and lollipops for the kids. So that was great. We’ve got a good relationship with the Pakistan side. That tour a couple of years ago was really special as well. So really kind and thoughtful of their group to think of us,” captain Pat Cummins told ESPN Australia.
Pakistan lost the first Test by a mammoth 360 runs and have dropped Sarfarz Ahmed from the 12 they have named as the shortlist for the playing eleven, which they will decide just before the toss on Tuesday at the MCG.
Australia have named an unchanged playing eleven.
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