The explosive batsman ruled himself out of the series on UAE soil, saying that he was ‘unavailable’ while Lendl Simmons is unfit as the World T20 holders play three 20-over contests and three 50-over matches against Pakistan.

These fixtures will be followed by a three-match Test series, running from October 13 to November 3, with a squad due to be named shortly.

Twenty20 Squad: Samuel Badree, Carlos Brathwaite (captain), Dwayne Bravo, Johnson Charles, Andre Fletcher, Jason Holder, Evin Lewis, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Jerome Taylor, Chadwick Walton.

ODI Squad: Sulieman Benn, Carlos Brathwaite, Kraigg Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Jonathan Carter, Johnson Charles, Shannon Gabriel, Jason Holder (captain), Alzarri Joseph, Evin Lewis, Sunil Narine, Ashley Nurse, Keiron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Marlon Samuels.

Schedule:
20 September: WI v ECB XI warm-up T20 Dubai
23 September: 1st T20 Dubai
24 September: 2nd T20 Dubai
27 September: 3rd T20 Abu Dhabi
30 September: 1st one-day International – D/N Sharjah
2 October: 2nd one-day International – D/N Sharjah
3-4 October: WI v ECB XI two-day warm-up match Dubai
5 October: 3rd one-day International – D/N Abu Dhabi
7-9 October: 3-day match – WI Vs. PCB Patrons XI – D/N Sharjah
13-17 October: 1st Test Match – D/N Dubai
21-25 October: 2nd Test Match Abu Dhabi
30 October – 3 November: 3rd Test Match Sharjah