Pakistan could not reach the knockout stage of the ICC tournaments lately. They last featured in the knockout stage of a T20 World Cup when that occurred in the 2022 edition final against England. On that day at Melbourne, they were bundled out for five wickets. At that time, their former skipper was Babar Azam, and he amassed 32 runs off 58 deliveries with the help of two boundaries. Almost two years down the line, the Melbourne Cricket Ground invited the batter to donate the bat he used in the World Cup 2022 final to be put on display at the Melbourne Cricket Club's Long Room. Babar, while presenting the bat to the administration, quipped that it was a matter of honour for him to share his gear amongst revered belongings of some of the greats in the game. Also Read | IPL 2025: Shashwat Goenka Reveals the ‘Guiding Principle’ Behind Mayank Yadav's Retention Here is what Babar Azam said in his recent interview “Honestly it is an honor for me and this means a lot to me because I played a World Cup final using this bat. I have a lot of good memories at the MCG … and playing a lot of cricket here, one day and Test matches, it is one of the best grounds in my life. It means a lot to me and there are (bats of) a lot of great players here, so this is an honor for me,” It is a great observation that, after winning over the Test series played against England emphatically at home, Pakistan arrived in Australia to face three ODI's and three T20I's. The first ODI begins from November 4, 2022, at Melbourne Cricket Ground. According to Babar, ODI series would be used as preparation for Champions Trophy to be hosted back at home. “We are looking forward to the Champions Trophy because we have 10 to 15 one day matches (to come) and we are trying to do our best to utilise this series and the (other) series,” he added.