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CASTRIES - After meeting in a lopsided World Cup quarter-final, West Indies and Pakistan begin a series of eight internationals with a Twenty20 on Thursday. Pakistan dumped the Caribbean side out of the World Cup with a 10-wicket rout in Bangladesh, but both teams are vastly changed for their very first Twenty20 at Beausejour Stadium. West Indies will miss the explosive hitting of former captain Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard, while the experienced Guyanese Ramnaresh Sarwan and

STATS CORNER - The first-ever twenty20 match between West Indies and Pakistan will be played at Beausejour Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, St Lucia, on Thursday (April 21).
Pakistan have won 27, lost 17 and tied one in 45 matches played so far while West Indies have won 11, lost 15 and tied two in 28 T20 matches they played. Though Pakistan and the West Indies never faced each other in T20 matches but Pakistan have played six Twenty-20 matches in West Indies. They have won two and

ST JOHN'S - The West Indies Players' Association has accused the West Indies Cricket Board of failing to be transparent with the selection of teams for the opening matches of Pakistan's tour of the Caribbean, in a media release late on Saturday.
This follows the exclusion of Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Chris Gayle, and Ramnaresh Sarwan from the West Indies team for the Twenty20 International on Thursday at the Beausejour Cricket Ground, as well as the first two One-day

ST JOHN'S - Chief executive of the West Indies Cricket Board Ernest Hilaire has tried to allay fears that senior members of the West Indies team have been sidelined permanently. The comments from Hilaire come following selections of squads for the Twenty20 and first two One-day Internationals against Pakistan later this month in his homeland of St Lucia.
Experienced batsmen Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan as well as left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn have been excluded

LAHORE - The two-day training camp of the West Indies-bound Pakistan cricket team started here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Tuesday. The players had training in two sessions on the opening day, opting for physical fitness session in the morning session, from 9 am to12 pm. Along with physical training, the players practiced in the nets under the supervision of coach Waqar Younis in the second session between 3 and 6 pm. The green shirts will leave for the series in West Indies on April

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan cricket team has been attending a two-day short training camp at Gaddafi stadium, Lahore for the series match in West Indies later this month.
Pakistan Cricket Board management said the players will take part in two practice sessions. The first session will start on Tuesday from 9am-12pm and the second session will start from 3pm-6pm, reported private news channel.
Along with physical training, the players will also be practicing in the nets under the

LAHORE - Many new faces have been selected in the Pakistan team for the West Indies series after seniors Younis Khan, Abdul Razzaq and Kamran Akmal and Umer Gul were shown the doors. Akmal was heavily criticised for his poor wicketkeeping as he dropped crucial catches and missed stumpings during the World Cup. Razzaq took only five wickets and made 104 runs in eight World Cup games while Younis, who started the World Cup very impressively, made just 69 runs in last five matches.