Pakistan's probable XI versus West Indies in the first T20

#3 Bowlers

Shaheen Shah Afridi

Mohammed Amir

A series of encouraging performances upon return from the five-year embargo has helped the chinaman to truly exorcise the ghosts of the past and rebuild his stature within the Pakistani ranks. Mohammed Amir is one of the first names on the team-sheet when it comes to bowling, for his in-swinging curlers and deadly yorkers have bailed the men in green out on many an occasion in the recent times.

While Tests and ODIs remain his bailiwick where he holds considerably better bowling figures, Amir's ascent in T20s is unprecedented.

Hasan Ali

This one's a bit tricky. Hasan Ali has proved to be a bit costly when it comes to the shorter formats of the game. But then again, Pakistan don't boast enough right-arm fast bowlers as they do left-arm seamers. And the 24-year old also thrives on variation rather than raw pace, another oddity that makes him important to his side.

The fastest bowler to reach 50 ODI wickets for Pakistan, Ali would be aiming to replicate his ODI heroics in the T20 formats too after a forgetful spell in Tasmania earlier this year.

Shadab Khan

One of the hottest young prospects there is currently, Shadab Khan has taken the international cricket by storm ever since he burst onto the scene last year against Windies. With a talent that belies his age, the 19-year old would then go on to impress in numerous T20Is and also played a big part in Pakistan's maiden Champions Trophy success.

With 19 wickets in only 13 T20 innings, Khan has regularly been among the wicket-takers for Pakistan and is touted to be a star in the making. His spells in the latest series would provide a fitting assessment of his first year with the senior side, and one wouldn't bet against that being full of flying colours.

Shaheen Shah Afridi

Another promising youngster to emerge through Pakistan's first-class cricket, Shaheen Shah would be picking up his first cap in the series and his impressive showing in the PSL with Lahore Qalandars mean he would be in line to start against the Windies this Sunday itself, which would make him the youngest debutant behind Hasan Raza, at only 17 years and 358 days.

Touted to be Pakistan's Mitchell Starc, Shaheen Shah was influential to Pakistan's third-place finish in the recently concluded U-19 World Cup in Australia while his mammoth 6-ft 6-in stature would induce fear in the batsmen's hearts. His five-wicket haul in the recent PSL match against Multan Sultans displayed his prodigious skills to full strengths.