Pakistan announce itinerary for West Indies series

KARACHI, Aug 25 (Reuters) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has rejected a request from West Indies to delay the start of their November tour by a few days and announced the itinerary today.

The West Indies board wanted the tour postponed by a few days so that the team could participate in a high-profile Twenty20 match slated for November. 10 at home.

PCB director cricket operations, Saleem Altaf, said Pakistan could not accommodate the request as the Asian team had to leave for South Africa in final week of December and have scheduled a 10-day break for players following the series against West Indies.

According to the itinerary released by the PCB, West Indies will play three tests and five one-day internationals.

''The itinerary has been finalised and they will tour from Nov 7 to Dec 16,'' Altaf told Reuters.

West Indies last played in Pakistan in 1997 while their tour in 2000 was shifted to Sharjah for security reasons.

The tour itinerary: Nov 11-15 1st test at Lahore Nov 19-23 2nd test at Multan Nov 27-Dec 1 3rd test at Karachi Dec 5 1st ODI at Rawalpindi Dec 7 2nd ODI at Faisalabad Dec 10 3rd ODI at Lahore Dec 13 4th ODI at Multan Dec 16 5th ODI at Karachi REUTERS DH RK2044