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West Indies Cricket Team Arrive inPakistan after 19 years for Test Series
The two Test matches will be played at the Multan Cricket Stadium,
ISLAMABAD: The West Indies cricket team has arrived in Pakistan for their first Test series on Pakistani soil in 18 years. The team landed in Islamabad on Monday for a two-match Test series.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed the arrival and shared details of the schedule. The West Indies will begin their preparations with a three-day practice match against the Pakistan Shaheens from January 10 to 12 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
The two Test matches will be played at the Multan Cricket Stadium, with the first starting on January 17 and the second from January 25 to 29.
The Pakistani squad will commence their training on January 7 at the Islamabad Club, while the visiting team will hold intensive sessions on January 8 and 9 to gear up for the series.
This tour is a crucial moment for cricket in Pakistan as it signifies the West Indies’ first longer-format series since their three-Test tour in 2006.
The West Indies have visited Pakistan three times since 2018 for limited-overs matches, but this is the first longer-format series in almost 20 years.
Pakistan and the West Indies have faced each other in 54 Test matches, with Pakistan leading the head-to-head record with 21 wins compared to the West Indies’ 18, while 15 matches ended in draws.
The last Test series between the two teams took place in the Caribbean in 2021, which concluded in a 1-1 draw.
Since April 2018, the West Indies have made three visits to Pakistan for limited-overs matches, including an ODI series in June 2022 and two T20I series in April 2018 and December 2021.
“West Indies Test squad arrives in Pakistan for the two-match series,” the PCB announced on X (formerly Twitter).
The security situation in Pakistan has seen significant improvement in recent years, leading to the return of major international teams.
Pakistan is now gearing up to host the ICC Champions Trophy in February-March 2025, marking its first ICC tournament on home soil since co-hosting the ICC ODI World Cup in 1996.
Pakistan Shaheens Squads ; Imam-ul-Haq (captain), Ahmed Bashir, Ahmed Safi Abdullah, Ali Zaryab, Haseebullah, Hussain Talat, Kashif Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rameez Jr., Mohammad Suleman, Musa Khan, Omair Bin Yousuf, Rohail Nazir, and Saad Khan.
West Indies Squads ; Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Alick Athanaze, Keacy Carty, Joshua Da Silva, Justin Greaves, Kavem Hodge, Tevin Imlach, Amir Jangoo, Mikyle Louis, Gudakesh Motie, Anderson Phillip, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales, Kevin Sinclair, Jomel Warrican.