Australian Pitch Expert to Arrive in Pakistan on 15 July

On 15 July, Damien Hough, head curator of Adelaide Oval, will begin a two-week tour of Pakistan that will also take him to Karachi, Multan, and Rawalpindi.

Hough, who has 26 years of experience as a curator, is one of the world's best and will be inspecting the outfields and pitch squares of the four-Test venues during his visit.

Before his departure on 28 July, Hough will give lectures to the curators and the coaches of city cricket associations on pitch preparations and the basic methodology of the pitch making for all three formats of the game.

He will also provide insights to local curators and coaches on introducing a day/night pitch for Test cricket, which is the pinnacle format of the game.