Fast bowler Alzarri Joseph has hit back at West Indies head coach Daren Sammy for saying he 'declined selection' for the ongoing Test series against Pakistan, calling the coach's remarks controversial, without context'.

The star player suffered the injury during the first Test against the Caribbean side in Trinidad when he was struck on the finger by a Jayden Seales delivery in Pakistan's first innings as the West Indies went on to record a 90-run victory.

Pakistan cricket team fast bowlers Mohammad Abbas and Khurram Shahzad were sanctioned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for separate breaches of the ICC Code of Conduct during the opening Test match against West Indies.

The Barbados-based members of the West Indies Test squad, including captain Roston Chase and white-ball skipper Shai Hope, will return home to attend the state funeral of legendary all-rounder Sir Garfield Sobers on Wednesday.

World Test Championship Standings 2025-27: Pakistan remain bottom of the 9-team points table, after the defeat against West Indies in Trinidad.

West Indies Test captain Roston Chase dedicated his team's 90-run victory over Pakistan in the first Test to the late legendary all-rounder Sir Garfield Sobers, noting the coincidence between his age and the margin of victory.

Pakistan's newly-appointed Test skipper, Babar Azam, remained unbeaten on 58 as his team was bowled out by West Indies for 120 in Trinidad.

Pakistan crumbled for the second consecutive day to the West Indies pace attack, losing the first Test of a two-match series by 90 runs on the fourth day in Trinidad on Tuesday.

West Indies fast bowler Justin Greaves made history by bowling five consecutive wicket maidens in a Test against Pakistan, a first in cricket's longest format.

Babar Azam, who was dethroned because of poor batting a couple of years back, accepted Test captaincy after the incumbent Shan Masood had some poor results in red-ball cricket.

Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi found himself in the centre of drama in the ongoing Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2026.

Pakistan selectors on Sunday added opening batter Abdullah Shafique and Saud Shakeel for the ongoing Test series against the West Indies and tour of England for three Tests.

Babar Azam has begun his second stint as Pakistan Test skipper with a two-match series against the West Indies. Earlier this month, the veteran batter replaced Shan Masood in the role.

Usman Tariq's bowling action has been questioned once again. This time, it is Australia all-rounder Tim David who appealed to the umpire against the bowler.

Abdullah Fazal, who made his Test debut in Bangladesh in May, sustained a lower-back injury while training ahead of the first Test against the Windies, beginning on Saturday at Tarouba.

While announcing the squad for the series, Cricket West Indies said the star pacer was unavailable due to personal reasons, head coach Darren Sammy divulged more details on the subject.

Interestingly, both India's men's and women's teams won gold medals at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, China, and will enter the tournament as defending champions.

West Indies and Pakistan meet at Test cricket's newest venue in Trinidad on Saturday at the start of a two-match series in which the home side will be enjoying rare favoured status against the unsettled visitors.