{"id":208695,"date":"2025-01-06T09:25:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T09:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/06\/west-indies-team-arrives-in-pakistan-for-first-test-series-in-18-years-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2025-01-06T09:25:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T09:25:14","slug":"west-indies-team-arrives-in-pakistan-for-first-test-series-in-18-years-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/06\/west-indies-team-arrives-in-pakistan-for-first-test-series-in-18-years-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"West Indies team arrives in Pakistan for first Test series in 18 years | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-116989350,imgsize-59608,width-400,resizemode-4\/116989350.jpg?fit=400,225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"West Indies team arrives in Pakistan for first Test series in 18 years | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"West Indies team arrives in Pakistan for first Test series in 18 years | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Monday marked the arrival of the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/west-indies-national-cricket-team\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">West Indies cricket team<\/a> in Islamabad for their first Test series in <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/pakistan\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Pakistan<\/a> in eighteen years. <br \/>Although they have visited Pakistan for two white-ball rubbers in between, the <!-- -->West Indies<!-- --> last toured the country for a Test series in 2006.<br \/><span class=\"strong \" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/@toisports\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"strong \" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">SUBSCRIBE NOW!<\/a><br \/>Prior to the first Test match in Multan on January 17, the visitors will play a three-day tour match against the Pakistan Shaheens in Islamabad starting on January 10.<br \/>The second Test will begin at the same venue on January 25.<br \/>With both nations finishing in the bottom half of the points table, the series will wrap up their responsibilities in the current ICC World Test Championship (WTC) cycle.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">West Indies squad: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/kraigg-brathwaite\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Kraigg Brathwaite<\/a> (captain), <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/alick-athanaze\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Alick Athanaze<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/keacy-carty\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Keacy Carty<\/a>, Joshua Da Silva, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/justin-greaves\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Justin Greaves<\/a>, Kavem Hodge, Tevin Imlach, Amir Jangoo, Mikyle Louis, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/gudakesh-motie\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Gudakesh Motie<\/a>, Anderson Phillip, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales, Kevin Sinclair and Jomel Warrican<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? 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