Giving further strength to the idea of neutral umpires, which would be implemented by the ICC for all test matches from 1994.
[1][2] The Australian squad selected was as follows: In the first Test, Javed Miandad scored 211, while Iqbal Qasim took 9 wickets.
The first match, scheduled for 30 September 1988, at the Jinnah Stadium in Gujranwala was abandoned due to the ground flooding.
The second match, originally scheduled to be played at the National Stadium in Karachi on 14 October 1988, and the third one-day match, scheduled to be played at Niaz Stadium in Hyderabad on 15 October 1988, were both abandoned as well due to riots.
[7] For more information regarding the riots, see Hyderabad riots of 1988 Australia also played three 3-day first class tour matches against BCCP Patron's XI at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on 5 September 1988, Baluchistan Governor's XI at the Ayub National Stadium in Quetta on 9 September 1988 and against North West Frontier Province Governor's XI at the Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar on 2 October 1988.