Pakistan Cricket Board Names 11 Players To Leave For Barbados Ahead Of The Tests Against West Indies

Pakistan Cricket Board has named 11 players including the likes of Fawad Alam and Azhar Ali to leave for Barbados ahead of the two-match test series against the West Indies. The players are likely to leave on July 26 and the remaining team will join the squad after the three-match T20 international series against England.

Pakistan is scheduled to play a five-match T20 international series against West Indies after the England series and this will be the best time to select their squad for the T20 Worldcup too. The test series starts on August 12 and the test players will be under quarantine in West Indies.

PCB reveals The Protocols Before The West Indies Tests

Pakistan Cricket Board mentioned the 11 players that will be leaving for West Indies will be Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam, Imran Butt, Mohammad Abbas, Naseem Shah, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Shahnawaz Dahani, Yasir Shah, Zahid Mahmood. They also added that the Covid-19 tests will take place on 19 July, to move into the bio bubble and they will also enter a Lahore hotel on July 22 for quarantine. The test players will have adequate time to go under 10 days of training and practice sessions.

“Before entering the bio-secure bubble, the players will undergo COVID-19 tests at their respective hometowns on Monday, 19 July,” Pakistan Cricket Board said in a statement.

Pakistan Makes A Famous Comeback In The T20 International Against England

Pakistan lost the three-match ODI series against England and they were looking completely dominated by the world champions in all three departments. However, their T20I side looked really formidable and managed to put up a big score on the board.

Babar Azam and wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan scored brisk fifties which helped the tourists post 232 in their 20 overs quota. England’s Liam Livingstone played one of the best knocks in T20 internationals scoring 103 off just 43 balls but was unfortunate to end up on the losing side. This will certainly inhibit a lot of confidence in the struggling Pakistan side.

The second T20 international between England and Pakistan is set to be held on the 18th of July and it is going to be a belter of a contest.