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The West Indies will face Pakistan in three T20 internationals and as many one-day internationals as they can manage.
Pooran will take charge of the team in T20Is
Pollard had been ruled out of the tour due to an injury.
Local officials in Pakistan hope that the West Indies cricket team’s arrival on Thursday would help erase the sad memories of a New Zealand tour that was canceled due to security concerns.
Organizers in Pakistan are hoping that the visit by the West Indies cricket team will erase bad memories of a New Zealand tour that was canceled due to safety concerns. The Windies will play three Twenty20 Internationals and three one-day internationals in Karachi, their first visit to Pakistan since 2018. According to a Pakistani official, a 26-person delegation landed in Karachi early Thursday morning before being taken to the team hotel by a large security contingent.
New Zealand abruptly ended their first trip to the country in 18 years just before the opening match was scheduled to begin due to a security notice three months earlier.
Both England’s men’s and women’s national teams canceled their October tours to the United States.
Officials in Pakistan were incensed by the cancellations, claiming their security procedures were impenetrable.
Because of the 2009 terrorist incident in Lahore on a Sri Lankan team bus, the cricket-crazed country went for a long time without having an international team come to play.
Until 2015, Pakistan was compelled to play their home international matches outside of Pakistan, mainly in the United Arab Emirates.
Regulars Evin Lewis, Shimron Hetmyer, Andre Russell, and Lendl Simmons have all opted out for personal reasons, leaving this West Indian team relatively understrength.
Jason Holder is being rested, while Fabian Allen and Obed McCoy are out with injury.
Last week, due to a hamstring injury, captain Kieron Pollard was forced to withdraw, handing leadership of the Twenty20 competition to Nicholas Pooran and the One-Day Internationals to Shai Hope instead.
Players Akeal Hosein, Sheldon Cottrell, and Dominic Drakes, as well as Odean Smith, are expected to join the team later today.
In addition to the three Twenty20 internationals scheduled for December 13-16, there will be four one-day internationals as well, on December 18-20 and 22.
Shai Hope, Darren Bravo, Roston Chase, Sheldon Cottrell, and Dominic Drakes make up the T20I team, which also includes Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Gudakesh Motie, and Romario Shepherd.
Shai Hope (captain), Nicholas Pooran, Darren Bravo, Shamarh Brooks, Roston Chase, Justin Greaves, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Anderson Phillip, Raymon Reifer, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Hayden Walsh Jr., and Devon Thomas are the players selected for the ODI series against Pakistan.
