Saeed's departure delayed indefinitely

Karachi, April 26: Opener Saeed Anwar will miss the first Test against the West Indies starting at Guyana after his departure was delayed indefinitely. The first Test starts from May 5.

"Saeed held a training session in Lahore on Wednesday. He later informed the PCB that his knee was paining more than it was hurting last week. He requested that until the pain minimizes, his departure should be delayed.

"The PCB has accepted his requested. He will now not leave on Thursday," PCB director Yawar Saeed said, adding: "At the moment, his departure has been delayed indefinitely."

Saeed Anwar admitted from Lahore that he will not play in the first Test.

"The knee was paining on Wednesday and I don't want to put the team in a situation where it is restricted to 10 players," he said.

Saeed said he would now leave for the West Indies in the first weeks of next month so that he can play in the four-dayer at Barbados to check his match fitness.

"It would be too risky for me and the team if the directly play in the first Test without knowing where my match fitness stands," he remarked.

The left-hander said as per instructions of the specialist, he would continue training. "The knee is hurting but I have to continue training. That's want the specialist said after surgery."