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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
  • 3-Day Warm Up Match: Friday January 10 -12, 2025, Islamabad Club.
  • 1st Test: Friday January 17-21, 2025, Multan Cricket Stadium
  • 2nd Test: Saturday January 25-29, 2025, Multan Cricket Stadium
 
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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)
 
WI spinners are no amateurs, will be a good contest, toss will be key
 
Pakistan Shaheens Squad Announced for Warm-up Match Against West Indies

The three-day match will be played from January 10 to 12 at the Islamabad Club.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced the squad for Pakistan Shaheens, who will play a three-day warm-up match against the West Indies. This match will be held from Friday, January 10, at the Islamabad Club.

Test batter Imam-ul-Haq will lead the Shaheens, with Musa Khan also included in the squad. Musa has taken 38 wickets in five matches of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy this season.

The West Indies Test squad will arrive in Islamabad on Monday, January 6, while the Pakistan Shaheens squad will join them on the same day. The Shaheens will start their training at the Islamabad Club on January 7, while the West Indies team will conduct two training sessions on January 8 and 9.

The two-match Test series between Pakistan and the West Indies will begin on January 17 in Multan. Both Test matches will be played in Multan as part of the ICC World Test Championship.

Pakistan Shaheens Squad:

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West Indies Test Squad:

Craig Brathwaite (captain), Alzarri Joseph, Keacy Carty, Joshua Da Silva, Justin Graves, Kemar Roach, Jomel Warrican, Akeem Jordan, Anderson Phillip, Shannon Gabriel, Kyle Mayers, Jermaine Blackwood, Nkrumah Bonner, and Raymon Reifer.

The match will start at 9:30 AM.
 
SA tour nearing its conclusion, surely 2 Tests WI should not be taken lightly

The injury to Saim has opened the door for some players, with Shan Masood out of form and out of ideas , surely he needs to be shown the door. Team may look like this

Imam
Shafiq
Babar
KG
Saud c
Agha
Rizwan +
Jamal
Sajid
Nouman
Khurram
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If the wickets are like Eng series then 2nd pacer is basically complimentary , so go with Jamal adds depth in batting and can reverse also
 
The West Indies Test squad, led by captain Kraigg Brathwaite, has arrived in Islamabad for their tour of Pakistan

The squad traveled on Flight EK 612, via Dubai, and landed in Islamabad.

The West Indies team will play a practice match against Pakistan Shaheens from January 10 to 12 at the Islamabad Club.

The first Test match between Pakistan and the West Indies will begin on January 17 in Multan, followed by the second Test match at the same venue, starting on January 25.

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Pakistan Shaheens Squad Announced for Warm-up Match Against West Indies

The three-day match will be played from January 10 to 12 at the Islamabad Club.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced the squad for Pakistan Shaheens, who will play a three-day warm-up match against the West Indies. This match will be held from Friday, January 10, at the Islamabad Club.

Test batter Imam-ul-Haq will lead the Shaheens, with Musa Khan also included in the squad. Musa has taken 38 wickets in five matches of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy this season.

The West Indies Test squad will arrive in Islamabad on Monday, January 6, while the Pakistan Shaheens squad will join them on the same day. The Shaheens will start their training at the Islamabad Club on January 7, while the West Indies team will conduct two training sessions on January 8 and 9.

The two-match Test series between Pakistan and the West Indies will begin on January 17 in Multan. Both Test matches will be played in Multan as part of the ICC World Test Championship.

Pakistan Shaheens Squad:

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West Indies Test Squad:

Craig Brathwaite (captain), Alzarri Joseph, Keacy Carty, Joshua Da Silva, Justin Graves, Kemar Roach, Jomel Warrican, Akeem Jordan, Anderson Phillip, Shannon Gabriel, Kyle Mayers, Jermaine Blackwood, Nkrumah Bonner, and Raymon Reifer.

The match will start at 9:30 AM.
Where are Mohammed Ali and Dahani. Why do we partially develop players and then abandon them.
 
Hopefully PCB and WICB will give this series a name , two past legends should be honored

Inzimam Lara Trophy, ILT Series
OR

Ambrose- Akram Trophy, AA Series
 
Windies are going to be destroyed like no tomorrow.

Another pointless Test series that will neither be competitive nor attract any crowds.
 
We don't have many perpetual trophies so it'll be nice to have them.

Benaud Qadir is the only perpetual trophy I think.

Would really like to have one with India (Imran Kapil Trophy) but I guess that's never going to happen. Not sure if Kapil is already taken as well for the trophy name. I would replace Inzi with Javed (if he's already not taken) & reverse the order Miandad Lara Trophy (MLT)
 
Windies are going to be destroyed like no tomorrow.

Another pointless Test series that will neither be competitive nor attract any crowds.
How are they ??

I have them as winning series or maybe draw depending on the pitches n weather we are talking about last two teams in test league
 
How are they ??

I have them as winning series or maybe draw depending on the pitches n weather we are talking about last two teams in test league

League points don't reflect the quality (or lack there of) of a side.

Windies don't have even a semblance of a batting lineup in Tests
 
League points don't reflect the quality (or lack there of) of a side.

Windies don't have even a semblance of a batting lineup in Tests
well lets see what happens.

Watch this space i think even if we prepare spinning tracks we will struggle although in January its hard for that to be prepared
 
well lets see what happens.

Watch this space i think even if we prepare spinning tracks we will struggle although in January its hard for that to be prepared
Why would we struggle when pak beaten bazball into dust with spin tracks i am 100 percent sure aqib will go for same spinning tracks and watch windies get destroyed.
 
Why would we struggle when pak beaten bazball into dust with spin tracks i am 100 percent sure aqib will go for same spinning tracks and watch windies get destroyed.
I doubt this will be the case they have good spinners too as i sais lets see
 
Since this series is being held in Pakistan, the squad selection should be heavily influenced by performances in domestic first-class cricket. This is the perfect opportunity to reward players who have consistently performed at the domestic level and deserve a chance to prove themselves on the international stage.

No big names like rizwan babar and naseem
 
Pakistan lost 13 points due to slow over-rate throughout the WTC. They may want to be careful with over-rate against Windies.
 
Where is azan awais (top-scorer of QEA 2024/24)
Where is Niaz Khan (top-wicket taker of QEA 2024/25)

Thes 2 guys should have been preferred for SHaheens IMO
 
Pakistan need to prepare turning pitch and play three spinners and a fast bowler , and a seam bowling all rounder. That will win them the series.
 
League points don't reflect the quality (or lack there of) of a side.

Windies don't have even a semblance of a batting lineup in Tests
Didn't WI won a test match in Australia which Most of team hasn't won .

I can see WI winning a test in This series.
 
Didn't WI won a test match in Australia which Most of team hasn't won .

I can see WI winning a test in This series.

Once in a blue moon spell in a pink ball Test match.

I don't see that happening on these wickets.

And after that WI got smashed in England, at home by RSA and couldn't even beat Bangladesh at home.

PAK are runaway favourites
 
Miandad urges Pakistan to bounce back against WI after SA whitewash

Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad Khan on Tuesday urged the national team to put their recent Test series defeat to South Africa behind them and focus on playing merit-based cricket in the upcoming home series against the West Indies.

The West Indies, led by Kraigg Brathwaite, will play two Test matches in Pakistan, starting from January 17 in Multan. The second Test will also be held at the same venue, beginning January 25.

Prior to the Tests, the tourists will face Pakistan Shaheens in a three-day match starting January 10 at the Islamabad Club Ground.

Speaking to Dawn, the 67-year-old Miandad noted that, in comparison to South Africa, the West Indies present a relatively easier challenge for Pakistan.

However, he emphasised that Test cricket demands full focus and commitment from every player.

“Pakistan’s players should learn from the mistakes made in South Africa,” Miandad said. “Each player must focus on identifying and improving their weaknesses. For Test match victories, individual performances are crucial before collective team efforts.”

Miandad also pointed out that the conditions in South Africa were different, but this home series should be a chance for Pakistan to perform well.

“On fast tracks, our batsmen tend to struggle. Players and coaches must work on this critical issue, focusing on improving techniques,” he explained.

While acknowledging the role of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and coaches in enhancing player performance, Miandad stressed that players themselves must take responsibility for their on-field execution.

“Players should focus on their performance, as ultimately they are the ones who must execute the plans,” he said.

He also advised batsmen to play the ball on merit and urged bowlers to follow a disciplined plan.

Additionally, Miandad called for the inclusion of standout performers from domestic cricket, highlighting the need to prioritise and improve the domestic circuit.

Miandad, who was the backbone of Pakistan’s batting line-up from 1975 to 1996, expressed concerns over the current state of domestic cricket.

“Domestic cricket needs significant improvement to become more competitive, which will help produce quality players,” he remarked.

“Countries like England, Australia, and South Africa have competitive domestic structures that help produce top-tier players for their national teams.”

The former right-hander, who scored 8,832 runs in 124 Tests and 7,381 runs in 233 ODIs, also emphasized the importance of training players to adapt to various playing conditions.

“Our batters perform well on flat tracks, but they struggle on bouncy ones. Players must be trained to handle all types of conditions,” he said.

Both Pakistan (seventh) and the West Indies (eighth) currently sit at the bottom of the points table in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship cycle.

SOURCE: https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/1883794
 
Pakistan need to prepare turning pitch and play three spinners and a fast bowler , and a seam bowling all rounder. That will win them the series.
Only in the short term. Long term must be to have 2 spinners and 2 medium pacers who can be test specialists.

Rest SSA and keep him for CT. The last thing we need is another injury.

Play 2 of KS, abbas, Mir Hamza, MOHD ali
 
Test cricket is the pinnacle no experiments please. Get pitches with something for bowlers.

Shan
Imam
Babar
KG
Saud
Rizwan
Agha
Sajid
Noman
Abbas
Khurram
 
West Indies Test coach Andre Coley speaking during pre-series interview:

"A new series, a new opportunity. We haven't played a Test match or a Test series in Pakistan for a few years, so we're all looking forward to it and the challenges it will pose."

"Creating history, there's always an opportunity once you play a series or a match; there's an opportunity in itself. The focus shouldn't be on creating history; it's about using the learning from 2024 and that consistency that we have been searching for over the past 12 months, being more consistent on how we want to play the game and the brand of cricket that we want to play."

"There are different people in the squad who would have missed out on opportunities before, and they can use this as an opportunity to be better and do it in conditions that in some instances can be different."

"For us, it's about preparing so that when it is a pace or spin-friendly track, we are equally prepared to give a good account of ourselves here. I believe everyone is looking forward to it. It's always good to play in different conditions."
 
Only in the short term. Long term must be to have 2 spinners and 2 medium pacers who can be test specialists.

Rest SSA and keep him for CT. The last thing we need is another injury.

Play 2 of KS, abbas, Mir Hamza, MOHD ali
No , that is how Pakistan should play home series. You need to make sure you win all home series tests and get maximum points at home.
 
No , that is how Pakistan should play home series. You need to make sure you win all home series tests and get maximum points at home.
No to what? We are saying the same thing. Except a third main spinner is unnecessary. Noman and Sajid with Agha are enough. But we need to give experience to two seamers so they develop their games for the next year or two. You can just keep throwing seamers who are getting old but with no test experience. They need match experience and international exposure
 
My playing XI for the 1st Test

Shan Masood
Mohammad Hurraira
Babar Azam
Kamran Ghulam
Saud Shakeel
Mohammad Rizwan
Salman Ali Agha
Aamir Jamal
Sajid Khan
Noman Ali
Mohammad Abbas
 
My playing XI for the 1st Test

Shan Masood
Mohammad Hurraira
Babar Azam
Kamran Ghulam
Saud Shakeel
Mohammad Rizwan
Salman Ali Agha
Aamir Jamal
Sajid Khan
Noman Ali
Mohammad Abbas

Nope brother... No aamer Jamal.. he is useless...

Shan
Imam/huraira
Babar
kamran
Saud
Riz
Salman
Noman
Sajid
Abbas
khurram
 
Nope brother... No aamer Jamal.. he is useless...

Shan
Imam/huraira
Babar
kamran
Saud
Riz
Salman
Noman
Sajid
Abbas
khurram
He offers something more with his batting and if its a turning pitch he won't be bowling much. He had a bad tour but I think he's a good player that should be persisted with. We need a proper seam-bowling all-rounder and he has shown the most potential out of all the Faheem Ashrafs, Aamir Yameens and Hammad Azams.
 
He offers something more with his batting and if its a turning pitch he won't be bowling much. He had a bad tour but I think he's a good player that should be persisted with. We need a proper seam-bowling all-rounder and he has shown the most potential out of all the Faheem Ashrafs, Aamir Yameens and Hammad Azams.
Sajid and Noman are good enough for 8 and 9 in home conditions we don’t need Jamal’s batting I would go with Khurram with one young seamer but I doubt they will risk it and it will be Abbas or Hamza
 
Sajid and Noman are good enough for 8 and 9 in home conditions we don’t need Jamal’s batting I would go with Khurram with one young seamer but I doubt they will risk it and it will be Abbas or Hamza
I don't think there should be any question about who should be the main seamer. It should be Abbas. Mir Hamza averages close to 50 with the ball. I don't understand how people are willing to be lenient on Hamza but not Jamal, who has accomplished far more than him in test cricket.

I would be okay with either Khurram or Aamir Jamal as the second seamer, but I think it should be Jamal.
 
I don't think there should be any question about who should be the main seamer. It should be Abbas. Mir Hamza averages close to 50 with the ball. I don't understand how people are willing to be lenient on Hamza but not Jamal, who has accomplished far more than him in test cricket.

I would be okay with either Khurram or Aamir Jamal as the second seamer, but I think it should be Jamal.
Jamal showed a lot in Aus but 12 months later he has not kicked on maybe it’s injury or some other reason but i expected him to take that confidence and own the #8 position in test team which he has not done
 
Can somebody post Pakistan Shaheen Squad in text format? I can't see the picture for some reason.

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Jamal showed a lot in Aus but 12 months later he has not kicked on maybe it’s injury or some other reason but i expected him to take that confidence and own the #8 position in test team which he has not done
He had one bad tour. Surely you are not considering his performances on those dead flat tracks we were dishing out before.
 
My playing XI for the 1st Test

Shan Masood
Mohammad Hurraira
Babar Azam
Kamran Ghulam
Saud Shakeel
Mohammad Rizwan
Salman Ali Agha
Aamir Jamal
Sajid Khan
Noman Ali
Mohammad Abbas
Why muhammed hurraira? I seriously recommend you not to become a fan boy.

Ali zaryab has outperformed muhammed Huraira in all recent tours and in domestic too
If anyone deserves an opening position then it's Ali zaryab
 
Why muhammed hurraira? I seriously recommend you not to become a fan boy.

Ali zaryab has outperformed muhammed Huraira in all recent tours and in domestic too
If anyone deserves an opening position then it's Ali zaryab
I'm not a fan boy of his. I have been following his career like I follow the careers of many other young players after I see them in the U-19 WC. Every U-19 WC I try to identify players that stand-out and I like to see how their careers progress. He is someone who stood out to me in the 2020 tournament. And since then he has done quite well for himself in FC cricket. A couple of years ago he broke Miandad's record and became the youngest triple centurion in Pakistani FC cricket.

Ali Zaryab is another guy I first saw at the U-19 WC. And I can't say I was impressed at all. To me he came across as someone who will bat at a snails-pace because he lacks dynamism in his game. I have not seen him bat for some time though so maybe he has evolved. But you can tell alot about players by the first impression. Because when they are young you see their natural talent in its raw form. I also think Ali Zaryab has only had one or two good seasons, whereas, Huraira has been performing well for a much longer time.
 
Why muhammed hurraira? I seriously recommend you not to become a fan boy.

Ali zaryab has outperformed muhammed Huraira in all recent tours and in domestic too
If anyone deserves an opening position then it's Ali zaryab
At the end of the day, I think they should go with whoever performs well in this tour game. It's only fair. Hopefully Huraira and Ali Zaryab will both play this match.
 
No to what? We are saying the same thing. Except a third main spinner is unnecessary. Noman and Sajid with Agha are enough. But we need to give experience to two seamers so they develop their games for the next year or two. You can just keep throwing seamers who are getting old but with no test experience. They need match experience and international exposure

A third specialist spinner instead of a part time spinner , will make it even more deadly on turning pitches. In fact you can start with a spinner.
 
Why muhammed hurraira? I seriously recommend you not to become a fan boy.

Ali zaryab has outperformed muhammed Huraira in all recent tours and in domestic too
If anyone deserves an opening position then it's Ali zaryab
Hurraira is excellent vs spin.

Infact I have zero doubt he would score heavily in his test career at home and subcontinent in general. He may struggle in SENA but who in Pakistan doesn't?

He will be a Sure shot success in tests for me.
 
Hurraira is excellent vs spin.

Infact I have zero doubt he would score heavily in his test career at home and subcontinent in general. He may struggle in SENA but who in Pakistan doesn't?

He will be a Sure shot success in tests for me.
Based on current Form he shouldn’t be in the team over zaryab

Muhammed Hurraira recent FC

55 & 18
16 & 0
4 & 9
6 & 9
26 & 32

You honestly think he will do well vs international team if that's his scores in domestic and A teams?

Ali Zaryab recent FC

206 not out
2 & 0
32 & 31
55 & 83 not out

And he had a 117 retired out vs Bangladesh
 
Based on current Form he shouldn’t be in the team over zaryab

Muhammed Hurraira recent FC

55 & 18
16 & 0
4 & 9
6 & 9
26 & 32

You honestly think he will do well vs international team if that's his scores in domestic and A teams?

Ali Zaryab recent FC

206 not out
2 & 0
32 & 31
55 & 83 not out

And he had a 117 retired out vs Bangladesh
This method of selecting players is problematic.

Hurraira was selected based on 2 consecutive seasons of being top scorer in qea.

He never got a chance and was dropped. If we keep following this method we won't have a merit based team ever.
 
Bazid Khan, during a show on a local sports channel, discussed the West Indies' strategy against Pakistan's spinners:

"If we assume that Pakistan goes with the same formula, I’m pretty sure that West Indies might have come with the same thinking. They probably thought that just as Pakistan trapped England in Multan, they would try the same tactic against us. So, what do you think their strategy would be? How do we counter the heroes of the last two games, which were Nauman Ali and Sajid Khan, the two spinners they brought in? But the way England played against the spinners, I don’t think West Indies will play them in the same way. England either blocked or attacked the spinners. They had a rhythm against them where they could hit, but the key was to keep the runs flowing. England played a very high-risk game, and high-risk cricket works better on good pitches, but if there is swing or spin, they face problems."

"I don’t think West Indies will play in the same manner. West Indies will play their own way, trying to graft and perhaps play your spinners better. But the problem with that approach is Pakistan’s batting. Pakistan’s batting is much more comfortable in such situations. I mentioned this in the series as well: when Pakistan is batting, no matter the surface, if you know that Pakistan is facing three spinners, the players and the team as a whole feel more comfortable because, well, it’s just spinners. But if three fast bowlers are playing, you start thinking, ‘I need to be cautious, I don’t want to get out or get caught.’"

"Pakistan, in home series, is more comfortable batting on spinning tracks. So, I believe they might be able to cope with West Indies’ bowling, but the real challenge is how West Indies will get Pakistan’s batsmen out. That’s where the problem lies."
 
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