West Indies cricket team land in Pakistan for Test series
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West Indies cricket team reached Islamabad from Dubai on Monday onboard flight EK-612 to play two test matches and a three-day match, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
It is after 19 years that the West Indian team has arrived in Pakistan for the tests.
Strict security arrangements were made as the team was taken from the airport to a hotel.
The visitors will face the hosts in two tests to be played as part of the ICC’s World Test Championship in Multan.
The first test will commence on January 17 while the second on January 25.
The tourists will also take on the hosts in a three-day match to be played at Islamabad Club from January 10 to January 12.
Last time both sides had faced each other in tests was in November 2006, when West Indies had played three matches against Pakistan.
Both teams had featured in an away-from-home test series in the United Arab Emirates in October 2016.
West Indies has thrice visited Pakistan since April 2018 when it played a T-20 International series.
It came to Pakistan in December 2021 and June 2022 to play a T-20I and a one-day series, respectively.
Reporter: Rozeena Ali