LAHORE: West Indies Cricket Board on Wednesday delayed the announcement of its squad for its tour to Pakistan due to unavailability of its key players.

According to reports, all-rounder Jason Holder has taken his name back from the series and as many as five players may debut for the visiting side in the t20I series against Pakistan scheduled from April 1-3 in Karachi.

The Windies team is expected to arrive at Karachi on Saturday evening.

Andre Fletcher, Chadwick Walton and Samuel Badree would be included in the squad.

Meanwhile, Pakistan has announced its 15 member squad for the three T20Is.

?Asif Ali, Hussain Talat and Shaheen Shah Afridi makes a place in the T-20 squad after performing well in the recent concluded PSL's third edition,? said chief selector Inzamam ul Haq.?Rahat Ali also gets a chance in the squad after bowling well in the league,? he added.

The chief selector further added that Imad Wasim and Ruman Raees have yet to recover from their injuries sustained during the PSL and therefore were not considered for selection.

Meanwhile, Usman Khan Shinwari has also made a comeback in the team after recovering from his injury.

Tickets for the three-match T20 series between Pakistan and West Indies are now available for purchase in Karachi.

The last time Karachi hosted an international match was back in 2009, during the ill-fated Pakistan-Sri Lanka tour which resulted in eight deaths. Seven visiting players were also injured.

On Sunday, Karachi hosted the final of the third edition of the Pakistan Super League in which several international players, including Darren Sammy, Luke Ronchi, JP Duminy, and Steven Finn, took part.