A dream fulfilled for Xaviee Smith

IN WONDERLAND! Xaviee Smith, centre, flanked by Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi, left and West Indies skipper Darren Sammy yesterday.

Providence Stadium, Guyana: Xaviee Smith can check one item off his bucket list as one of his many cricketing dreams was fulfilled yesterday at Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

The 13-year old joined in the coin toss for the fifth and final Digicel Series ODI between West Indies and Pakistan – standing next to Captains, Darren Sammy and Shahid Afridi, as Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

This cricket enthusiast, who cites Chris Gayle as his favourite player, started playing cricket at the tender age of three and