RAWALPINDI: Barmy Army, a well-known England cricket fan group, returned to Pakistan after a 17-year absence to attend the historic Test series between England and Pakistan.
The next test of the historic series, the Rawalpindi Test, which will start on December 1, will be the first for the English team on Pakistani soil in 17 years.
One of the most well-known cricket fan clubs, England’s Barmy Army, has arrived in the nation to see the historic Test between two illustrious Test teams.
Barmy Army tweeted their arrival on Twitter with the message, “Check our bio for a new location.
As a result, the Barmy Army relocated to Pakistan from England.
Barmy Army had earlier been amused by the enthusiastic response from Pakistan supporters as “Welcome to Pakistan” started to trend after their tweet “Assalam-o-alaikum.”
Later, Barmy Army tweeted to express its appreciation for the nation’s enthusiastic support of cricket.
“Wow, this is wonderful. We tweet “Assalam-o-alaikum” at 9:04 a.m. “Welcome to Pakistan is trending on Twitter two hours later,” said Barmy Army.
It is important to note that from December 1 to December 21 England and Pakistan will face off in a three-match Test series. The final two Tests will be held in Multan and Karachi in addition to Rawalpindi.