Pakistan U-19 team has left for the West Indies to participate in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

The junior side under the captaincy of Qasim Akram is travelling to Barbados from Dubai after taking part in the U-19 Asia Cup.

The ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup will start in West Indies from 14th of this month, while final will be played on 5th of February.

Pakistan, which has been place in Group-C, will take on Papua New Guinea in their opening match on 15th of this month. The other teams of the group are Afghanistan and Zimbabwe.