Fast bowlers Alzarri Joseph and Shamar Joseph are back from injury and named in West Indies’ 15-man Test squad for a two-match series against Sri Lanka, according to an Associated Press report. The two players are not related and come from different parts of the Caribbean: Alzarri Joseph is from Antigua and Barbuda, while Shamar Joseph is from Guyana. Both bowlers had been unavailable due to injury, but they are included in the current squad following their return. Shamar Joseph is also noted as having recently performed well in the West Indies’ tour of Sri Lanka, where the team won the T20 leg 2-1. The report highlights that Shamar Joseph produced a player-of-the-series performance during that T20 portion of the tour. The two-match Test series is scheduled to begin following the squad announcement. Other squad details beyond the inclusion of the Josephs were not provided in the shared excerpts.
Alzarri Joseph and Shamar Joseph return to West Indies Test squad for Sri Lanka series
Fast bowlers Alzarri Joseph and Shamar Joseph are back from injury and named in West Indies’ 15-man Test squad for a two-match series against Sri Lanka, according to an Associated Press report. The tw...
- Alzarri Joseph and Shamar Joseph return from injury to the West Indies Test squad.
- Both are named in a 15-man squad for a two-match Test series against Sri Lanka.
- Alzarri Joseph is from Antigua and Barbuda; Shamar Joseph is from Guyana; they are not related.
- Shamar Joseph recently had a player-of-the-series performance in the West Indies’ 2-1 T20 win over Sri Lanka.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (AP) — Fast bowlers Alzarri Joseph and Shamar Joseph have returned from injury and were named in a 15-man test squad Tuesday for a two-match series against Sri Lanka. The two are not related and are from different parts of the Caribbean — Alzarri from Antigua and Barbuda and Shamar from Guyana. Shamar Joseph is coming off a player-of-the-series performance in West Indies’ 2-1 victory over Sri Lanka in the T20 portion of the tour.
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