- PCB will provide photographs and videos of practice sessions, which can only be used for editorial purposes crediting @PCB
- Urdu version of the media release attached here
Barbados, 22 July 2021: Pakistan men’s national cricket team will start their preparations for five T20Is and two Tests against the West Indies on Friday, 23 July. The squad reached Barbados on Wednesday and will remain in room isolation until their Friday’s training session.
During their stay in Barbados, the side will have four days to prepare before the series starts with back-to-back T20Is at the Kensington Oval on 27 and 28 July. The side will then move to Guyana for the remaining three T20Is on 31 July, 1 and 3 August.
Meanwhile, Test players will arrive Barbados on 26 July and will feature in a practice match in Guyana post the T20Is before proceeding to Kingston, Jamaica, where the Tests will be played from 12-16 and 20-24 August.
Ibrahim Badees Muhammad is the team media and digital content manager, and will be available at Ibrahim.badees@pcb.com.pk and +92 (0) 345 4743 486 (WhatsApp).
The following is the side’s schedule in Derby:
23 to 25 July: Pakistan cricket team will start their practice sessions at Bridgetown from 9 am to 12 noon local time. The PCB will provide videos, photos and interviews of squad members for editorial purposes.
Head coach of Pakistan cricket team, Misbah-ul-Haq will be available for media in a virtual media session at 08:30 am local time (05:30 pm PKT) on 23 July. Media interested in attending the session are requested to confirm their attendance to Ibrahim Badees at ibrahim.badees@pcb.com.pk, at least, two hours before the start of the session so the link can be shared in time. Only one representative from a media outlet will be invited for the session.
26 July: Captain of Pakistan cricket team, Babar Azam will be available for media in a virtual media session at 09:00 am local time (06:00 pm PKT). Media interested in attending the session are requested to confirm their attendance to Ibrahim Badees at ibrahim.badees@pcb.com.pk, at least, two hours before the start of the session so the link can be shared in time. Only one representative from a media outlet will be invited for the session.
Pakistan cricket team will start their practice sessions at Bridgetown from 2 to 5 pm local time. The PCB will provide videos, photos and interviews of squad members for editorial purposes.
27 July: First T20I match
28 July: Second T20I match
29 July: Pakistan cricket team will start their practice session at Guyana from 9 am to 12 noon local time. The PCB will provide videos, photos and interviews of squad members for editorial purposes.
30 July: Pakistan cricket team will start their practice session at Guyana from 2 to 5 pm local time. The PCB will provide videos, photos and interviews of squad members for editorial purposes.
31 July: Third T20I match
1 August: Fourth T20I match
2 August: Pakistan cricket team will start their practice session at Guyana from 9 am to 12 noon local time. The PCB will provide videos, photos and interviews of squad members for editorial purposes.
3 August: Fifth T20I match
4 August: A test squad member will be available for media in a virtual media session at 08:30 am local time (05:30 pm PKT). Media interested in attending the session are requested to confirm their attendance to Ibrahim Badees at ibrahim.badees@pcb.com.pk, at least, two hours before the start of the session so the link can be shared in time. Only one representative from a media outlet will be invited for the session.
Pakistan cricket team will start their practice session at Guyana from 9 am to 12 noon local time. The PCB will provide videos, photos and interviews of squad members for editorial purposes.
5 August: Pakistan cricket team will start their practice session at Guyana from 2 to 5 pm local time. The PCB will provide videos, photos and interviews of squad members for editorial purposes.
6-7 August: Pakistan test side feature in a two-day warm up game at Guyana. The PCB will provide videos, photos and interviews of squad members for editorial purposes.
8 August: Travel to Jamaica
9 August: A test squad member will be available for media in a virtual media session at 09:00 am local time (06:00 pm PKT). Media interested in attending the session are requested to confirm their attendance to Ibrahim Badees at ibrahim.badees@pcb.com.pk, at least, two hours before the start of the session so the link can be shared in time. Only one representative from a media outlet will be invited for the session.
Covid-19 Testing and room isolation
10 August: Pakistan cricket team will start their practice session at Jamaica from 9 am to 12 noon local time. The PCB will provide videos, photos and interviews of squad members for editorial purposes.
11 August: Captain of Pakistan cricket team, Babar Azam will be available for media in a virtual media session at 09:00 am local time (06:00 pm PKT). Media interested in attending the session are requested to confirm their attendance to Ibrahim Badees at ibrahim.badees@pcb.com.pk, at least, two hours before the start of the session so the link can be shared in time. Only one representative from a media outlet will be invited for the session.
Pakistan cricket team will start their practice session at Jamaica from 2 to 5 pm local time. The PCB will provide videos, photos and interviews of squad members for editorial purposes.
12 to 16 August: First Test match between Pakistan and West Indies
17 to 18 August: Pakistan cricket team will start their practice session at Jamaica from 9 am to 12 noon local time. The PCB will provide videos, photos and interviews of squad members for editorial purposes.
19 August: A test squad member will be available for media in a virtual media session at 09:00 am local time (06:00 pm PKT). Media interested in attending the session are requested to confirm their attendance to Ibrahim Badees at ibrahim.badees@pcb.com.pk, at least, two hours before the start of the session so the link can be shared in time. Only one representative from a media outlet will be invited for the session.
Pakistan cricket team will start their practice session at Jamaica from 2 to 5 pm local time. The PCB will provide videos, photos and interviews of squad members for editorial purposes.
20 to 24 August: Second Test match between Pakistan and West Indies
25 August: Departure for Pakistan
Pakistan squads:
T20Is: Babar Azam (captain) (Central Punjab), Shadab Khan (vice-captain) (Northern), Arshad Iqbal (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Azam Khan (Sindh), Faheem Ashraf (Central Punjab), Fakhar Zaman (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Sohaib Maqsood (Southern Punjab), Haris Rauf (Northern), Hasan Ali (Central Punjab), Imad Wasim (Northern), Mohammad Hafeez (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Mohammad Hasnain (Sindh), Mohammad Nawaz (Northern), Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper) (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Mohammad Wasim Jnr (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper) (Sindh), Shaheen Shah Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Sharjeel Khan (Sindh) and Usman Qadir (Central Punjab).
Tests: Babar Azam (captain) (Central Punjab), Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper) (vice-captain) (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Abdullah Shafique (Central Punjab), Abid Ali (Central Punjab), Azhar Ali (Central Punjab), Faheem Ashraf (Central Punjab), Fawad Alam (Sindh), Haris Rauf (Northern), Hasan Ali (Central Punjab), Imran Butt (Balochistan), Mohammad Abbas (Southern Punjab), Mohammad Nawaz (Northern), Naseem Shah (Central Punjab), Nauman Ali (Northern), Sajid Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper) (Sindh), Saud Shakeel (Sindh), Shaheen Shah Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Shahnawaz Dahani (Sindh), Yasir Shah (Balochistan) and Zahid Mahmood (Southern Punjab).
Tour itinerary:
27 Jul – 1st T20I, Kensington Oval, Barbados
28 Jul – 2nd T20I, Kensington Oval, Barbados
31 Jul – 3rd T20I, Providence Stadium, Guyana
1 Aug – 4th T20I, Providence Stadium, Guyana
3 Aug – 5th T20I, Providence Stadium, Guyana
6-7 Aug – Two-day practice match, Guyana
12-16 Aug – 1st Test, Sabina Park, Jamaica
20-24 Aug – 2nd Test, Sabina Park, Jamaica
25 Aug – Departure
