Islamabad: The West Indies cricketer team arrived in Islamabad on Monday for their first Test series in Pakistan after a gap of 18 years. The West Indies team toured Pakistan in 2006 but they have toured the country for two white-ball series in between. The visitors will be up against Pakistan Shaheens from January 10 before the commencement of the first Test on January 17. The second Test will begin on January 25 at the same venue. As both teams have ended in the bottom half of the World Test Championship (WTC) standings, their journey in the WTC cycle will end.
West Indies out of Champions Trophy 2025
Big teams like West Indies and Sri Lanka have missed out on qualifying for the Champions Trophy 2025. According to ICC rules, only top 8 teams in the ICC rankings will qualify for the Champions Trophy. West Indies have been the 1975 and 1979 ODI World Cup champions, and have also won the T20 World Cup a couple of times. Apart from winning the Champions Trophy in 2004 and being the joint winner with India in the 2002 edition, Sri Lanka have also won the 1996 ODI World Cup.
West Indies Test squad arrives in Pakistan for the two-match series 🏏#PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/uoJKU4UHd7
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) January 6, 2025
Teams qualified for Champions Trophy 2025
India, New Zealand, South Africa, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh and England have qualified for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 along with host country Pakistan.
Groups of Champions Trophy 2025
Group A - Pakistan, India, New Zealand and Bangladesh
Group B - Australia, Afghanistan, England and South Africa
When will the Champions Trophy 2025 start?
Champions Trophy 2025 will start on 19 February in Karachi and the final will be played on 9 March. There will be 15 matches in this 8-team tournament in Pakistan and Dubai. Rawalpindi, Lahore and Karachi will be the three places in Pakistan where the matches of the tournament will be hosted. The Indian team will play all its matches in Dubai.
