West Indies tour of Pakistan (2025)

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Cricket West Indies is pleased to announce the squad for the tour of Pakistan, which will feature two Test matches from January 17–29, 2025, at the Multan Cricket Stadium.

The series, which marks the final installment of the two-year World Test Championship cycle, will see the West Indies playing a Test series in Pakistan for the first time in 18 years.

A standout performer in recent months, left-handed batter Amir Jangoo, who made a stunning match-winning ODI century on debut against Bangladesh, has earned his first Test call-up. Also returning to the squad is Gudakesh Motie, who was unavailable for the recent drawn series against Bangladesh.

Head Coach Andre Coley views the series as an opportunity to demonstrate continued development and evolution. He stated:

“For the Test series against Pakistan in January 2025, the focus is on building on what we have done well and transforming the learnings from 2024 into tangible results.”

Coley also welcomed the inclusion of Amir Jangoo and Gudakesh Motie, stating:

"Motie rejoins the squad to bolster the spin attack, while Jangoo’s selection comes on the back of his consistency across formats in regional cricket, as well as his demonstrated high level of competency against spin bowling.”

Shamar Joseph will continue his rehabilitation from injury, while Alzarri Joseph will be unavailable due to other engagements.
The squad departs the Caribbean on January 2 and will arrive in Islamabad on January 6.
West Indies Test Squad to Pakistan
  1. Kraigg Brathwaite (Captain)
  2. Joshua Da Silva (Vice-Captain)
  3. Alick Athanaze
  4. Keacy Carty
  5. Justin Greaves
  6. Kavem Hodge
  7. Tevin Imlach
  8. Amir Jangoo
  9. Mikyle Louis
  10. Gudakesh Motie
  11. Anderson Phillip
  12. Kemar Roach
  13. Kevin Sinclair
  14. Jayden Seales
  15. Jomel Warrican
Team Management Unit (TMU)
  • Head Coach: Andre Coley
  • Manager: Rawl Lewis
  • Assistant Coach (Bowling): James Franklin
  • Assistant Coach (Fielding): Rayon Griffith
  • Assistant Coach (Batting): James Adams
  • Physiotherapist: Denis Byam
  • Strength & Conditioning Coach: Ronald Rogers
  • Massage Therapist: Darc Browne
  • Analyst: Avenesh Seetaram
  • Media & Content Officer: Jerome Foster
West Indies Tour of Pakistan
  • 2-Day Warm Up Match: Friday January 10 -11, 2025, Rawalpindi.
  • 1st Test: Friday January 17-21, 2025, Multan Cricket Stadium
  • 2nd Test: Saturday January 25-29, 2025, Multan Cricket Stadium
 
Three spinners in Motie, Sinclair and Warrican so they know the rakes and fans will be out again. Motie is their best spinner by a distance - the other two shouldn't be troubling PAK too much unless the surface is a minefield.

They'll miss the pace and bounce of the two Josephs on our slow pitches.

Jangoo is a decent addition. He played BD's spinners well on ODI debut. But that batting lineup is desperately short on runs starting with the captain.

Hope it's competitive but PAK should be winning 2-0.
 
Pretty strange was this tour in pipeline, only 2 Tests and that at one venue sums up the capacity of PCB.

Ideally stadiums should have been ready but PCB incompetence strikes again.
Will the pitches be doctored to rule out phasst bowling, let's see
 
Pakistan should produce spin-friendly pitches like they did against England. If they do that, they should win 2-0 comfortably.
 
PCB announces details of West Indies tour to Pakistan

Lahore, 24 December 2024:

The Pakistan Cricket Board today confirmed details of the West Indies men’s cricket team’s tour of Pakistan for the two ICC World Test Championship matches.

The West Indies cricket team will arrive in Islamabad on 6 January and after playing a three-day match against Pakistan Shaheens from 10-12 January at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, they will take on Pakistan in back-to-back Tests in Multan. The first Test will be played from 17-21 January, while the second Test will be held from 25-29 January.

This will be the West Indies’ first Test tour of Pakistan in 19 years when they played three Tests in November 2006, while their last Test away Test series against Pakistan was in the UAE in October 2016. However, the West Indies have thrice toured Pakistan since April 2018 - once for the ODI series (June 2022) and twice for the T20I series (April 2018 and December 2021).

Tour schedule:

10-12 January – three-day match vs Pakistan Shaheens, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
17-21 January – first Test, Multan Cricket Stadium
25-29 January – second Test, Multan Cricket Stadium

Playing hours (Tests):

First session – 0930-1200
Second session – 1240-1440 (1300-1500, only Fridays)
Third session – 1500-1630 (1520-1650, only Fridays)
 
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