Ryan Hinds to Make Test Debut

Barbadian all-rounder Ryan Hinds will make his Test debut against Pakistan -- just three weeks shy of his 21st birthday.

According to a Craig Cozier report from Sharjah, Hinds has been chosen in the West Indies eleven for the game, which begins Thursday (1:00 a.m tonight Caribbean time). The report said Hinds was included in a batting-heavy team that also features the return of Guyanese left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul.

It also means that Dinanath Ramnarine, the only specialist spinner in the 15-man squad, was dropped, leaving Carl Hooper's slow off-spin and Hinds' uncomplicated left-arm spin as the main slow options to back up three pacers, Cozier reported.

The final eleven also sees the return of Sherwin Campbell, the experienced Barbadian opener who lost his place after the tour to Australia, when the West Indies was shellacked 5-0. Cozier said Campbell, who has played in 51 Tests, will bat at number three. The selectors have opted to stick with the struggling opening pair of Chris Gayle and Daren Ganga

Cozier said Cameron Cuffy and Mervyn Dillon will spearhead the pace attack with Pedro Collins providing left-arm variety.

THE TEAMS:

West Indies: Chris Gayle, Daren Ganga, Sherwin Campbell, Wavell Hinds, Carl Hooper (captain), Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ryan Hinds, Ridley Jacobs, Mervyn Dillon, Cameron Cuffy, Pedro Collins. (Omitted: Dinanath Ramnarine, Darrel Brown, Marlon Samuels, Corey Collymore).

Pakistan (from): Taufiq Umar, Shahid Afridi, Younis Khan, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Yousuf Youhana, Abdur Razzaq, Rashid Latif, Saqlain Mushtaq, Waqar Younis (captain), Shoaib Akhtar, Danish Kaneria, Faisal Iqbal, Naved Latif, Mohammad Sami, Mohammad Zahid.

Umpires: George Sharp (England), Riazuddin (Pakistan). TV umpire: Athar Zaidi (Pakistan).