West Indies captain Brathwaite skips Pakistan T20s over security concerns

5 Jamaicans in West Indies T20 squad to tour Pakistan

5 Jamaicans in West Indies T20 squad to tour Pakistan

Five Jamaicans are among those who have accepted invitations to travel to Pakistan for West Indies' three-match Twenty20 series, while Carlos Brathwaite and Jason Holder have chosen not to travel due to security concerns.

World champions West Indies will play all three T20 Internationals at the National Stadium in Karachi on April 1, 2 and 3 and global media reports said ICC general manager Geoff Allardice would be attending the series. Jason Mohammed will lead the side in Brathwaite's absence.

To a question, he said that the doors of global cricket have been opened for Pakistan and more teams will also visit Pakistan now. This series, therefore, provides opportunities for new players to state their claim for a regular place in the team, plus gain vital experience in different conditions.

CWI said then the proposed tour would be "subject to the safe conclusion of the ICC World XI team's three match series in Lahore in September [2017] and affirmation of manageable security by the ICC-sponsored worldwide security company overseeing the security arrangements of the World XI in September".

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The 33-year-old's last T20 for the West Indies was in the final victory over England in Kolkata two years ago.

"Denesh brings a lot of experience and an opportunity to restart his worldwide career", added former Windies wicketkeeper Browne. "While he will be the primary wicketkeeper in the squad, we also have available Chadwick Walton and Andre Fletcher as back up", Browne said.

Karachi successfully hosted the Pakistan Super League final last weekend, and the visit of the Windies represents the next step for the country in its bid to host regular global cricket for the first time since a terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore in 2009. The Windies squad already has Chadwick Walton, who kept wickets in the three T20Is on the New Zealand tour in January this year, as well as Andre Fletcher who can don the gloves behind the stumps.

The three fixtures will be played on April 1, 2 and 3 at the National stadium in Karachi.

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