In 1956, Benaud played in Australia’s first Test in Pakistan, the country’s first in Asia, and he was the top scorer.
When Australia returned in 1959, he was captain for the first time, and the tourists won the series 1-0.
Meanwhile, in the 1970s and 1980s, Qadir was renowned as the ‘magician’ and was crucial in restoring the lost skill of leg-spin bowling.
Benaud’s wife, Daphne, commented in a statement, “I am delighted to give my approval for Richie’s name to go on this trophy beside Abdul Qadir’s.”
Australia is visiting Pakistan for the first time in a Test series since Mark Taylor’s side won a three-match series 1-0 in 1998.
The current tour is the 26th Test series between the two countries, with Australia winning 13 and Pakistan winning 5.
Australia vs Pakistan Test record
Played: 66 ; Australia won 33 ; Pakistan won: 15 ; Drawn: 18.
Pakistan 2022 Qantas Tour
Pakistan team:
Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (vc), Abdullah Shafique, Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Zahid Mahmood.
Reserves: Sarfaraz Ahmed, Mohammad Haris
Australia Test team:
Pat Cummins (c), Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith (vc), Mitchell Starc, Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner.
On standby: Sean Abbott, Brendan Doggett, Nic Maddinson, Matthew Renshaw
TEST DATES:
March 4-8: First test, Rawalpindi
March 12-16: Second test, Karachi
March 21-25: Third test, Lahore
ODI AND T20 DATES:
March 29: 1st ODI, Rawalpindi
March 31: 2nd ODI, Rawalpindi
April 2: 3rd ODI, Rawalpindi
April 5: Only T20, Rawalpindi
Australia ODI and T20 team:
Aaron Finch (c), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Jason Behrendorff, Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Ben McDermott, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa
