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[PICTURES/VIDEOS] West Indies pace sensation - Shamar Joseph

Now, these franchise cricket leagues will ruin his Test career because he will earn more in these leagues than playing Test cricket for the West Indies.
 
WHat a fantastic bowler to watch. Definition of athleticisim. Just love the way he runs in. I am pretty sure there must be half a dozen like him. Talent scout by WICB is very poor.
 
sweep_shot said:
Indeed.

Sadly, I expect him to pick franchise cricket like Sunil Narine, Pollard etc.
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Wood's loss is his gain. If he does well in this IPL, he should have an excellent pay package next season. Which means goodbye WI cricket. IPL will be his top priority.
 
Shamar richly deserved it

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Shamar Joseph has been announced as the player of the month after the Windies Test series against Australia, the 24-year-old made an instant impact, removing Steve Smith with his first ball in international cricket.

His first outing in Test cricket saw him claim five wickets in the first innings in Adelaide, taking the prized wickets of Marnus Labuschagne and Cameron Green as well as Smith, but it will be his efforts in the second Test in Brisbane which will long be remembered.

Defending a modest 216 to prevent an Australian victory in the second innings, Joseph produced an unforgettable display of fast bowling, taking seven for 68 – four of which were bowled – to skittle the home side out in dramatic fashion eight runs short of the target.

The win saw the West Indies claim a historic 1-1 draw, with Joseph sealing the Player of the Series award for his impressive debut. This latest accolade means he is the first West Indian to win the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award since its inception in January 2021.

ICC Men’s Player of the Month for January, Shamar Joseph, said, “I am extremely delighted to win this award. To get such an award on the world stage feels special. I totally enjoyed every moment of that experience playing for West Indies in Australia, especially the magic of the final day at the Gabba. Taking the wicket to win the match was a dream!

“It was a truly memorable moment for me, and I just want to continue to work hard and deliver more match-winning performances for the West Indies with the ball; and when required also with the bat.

“I want to say special thanks to the teammates and support staff in Australia who backed me from the start to get the job done. I will be the one receiving the award, but this is also for the team, and all the fans in the West Indies as well.”

ICC Women’s Player of the Month Amy Hunter is another of the young talents lighting up the international stage, and she celebrates her maiden award on the back of significant scores with the bat as Ireland won decisively in Zimbabwe last month.

After a subdued ODI series to start the month, Hunter followed up with an explosive series of knocks in the T20I series in Harare.

The first T20I match saw the 18-year-old wicketkeeper-batter smash a glittering 101 not out in just 66 balls from atop the order as the away side won by 57 runs. Hunter hit a further 77 and 42 runs in the second and third outings respectively as Ireland comfortably secured the series win away from home.

Across her three T20Is during the month, her 220 runs came at an impressive strike rate of 144.73, helping her become the first Ireland player to win the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award since Arlene Kelly won back in August 2023.

ICC Women’s Player of the Month for January, Amy Hunter said, “It’s an honour to win the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award for January. To be on a shortlist alongside two of the world’s best is something that I am immensely proud of.

“It’s been an amazing start to the year, with two convincing series wins against Zimbabwe. I am pleased to have been able to contribute to the team’s success and hope to continue to do so.”

Joseph and Hunter win their awards following votes gathered from global fans registered at icc-cricket.com and a specialist panel comprising ICC Hall of Famers, former international players, and media representatives.
 
West Indies fast bowler, Shamar Joseph has been named the International Cricket Council (ICC) Player of the Month for January, after his heroics in the two-match drawn Test Series against Australia.

In his first Test Match at the Adelaide Oval, Joseph scored 36 (41 balls) with the bat, including 3 fours and a six, in an innings where he took on the formidable Australian pace attack.

He then took an impressive 5 wicket haul, including having Steve Smith caught at slip off his first ever delivery in Test cricket, before claiming the wickets of Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon.

Building on his success in the first Test, Shamar came back in the second Test at the Gabba, Brisbane, still hungry for more. He took one wicket in the first innings and had to retire hurt at the end of Day 3 after being hit flush in the toe by a yorker from Mitchell Starc while batting.

In serious doubt of being able to take any further part in the match, Day 4 is when Shamar Joseph forever etched his name into the history books. After coming onto the field late, due to not having his uniform at the ground, he emerged from the tunnel and immediately started bowling.

In an incredible spell of 11.5 overs, he took 7 wickets and led the West Indies to their first Test match win in Australia for 27 years, tying the Series in the process.

Miles Bascombe, Cricket West Indies (CWI) Director of Cricket, congratulated Shamar on the award, stating “On behalf of Cricket West Indies I wish to congratulate Shamar on this award, may it be the first of many in what is hopefully a long career in maroon.”
 
Shamar Joseph still recovering from injury ahead of IPL 2024

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Shamar Joseph has reached early for his first-ever IPL season to play for Lucknow Super Giants. Didn't he tell the Peshawar Zalmi management that he is unavailable for PSL because of injury?

Lollipop to PSL for IPL?
 
BouncerGuy said:
Shamar Joseph has reached early for his first-ever IPL season to play for Lucknow Super Giants. Didn't he tell the Peshawar Zalmi management that he is unavailable for PSL because of injury?

Lollipop to PSL for IPL?
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Unless he plays in the first match. Medical team may evaluate his fitness and he must be confident that they will not fast track him and cause more trouble. After all he is very inexperienced and must be too excited to miss the glamour.
 

Shamar Joseph arrives on IPL stage as proof that Test cricket still matters most​


Last month, Shamar Joseph took a call that changed his life. You will have heard the story of the Guyanese kid who left a life of logging or security shifts behind to chase his cricket dream. In January, a most fanciful fantasy was fulfilled, Joseph ripping through an Australian batting line-up of some reputation to secure the West Indies victory in Brisbane for the first time since 1997.

The Baracara boy had come good. And yet it says a lot about the modern cricketing landscape that in the moments after watching the West Indies unearth another fast-bowling gem, former seamer Ian Bishop was worried. Worried that the Windies would soon be losing his rare talents, and worried for Joseph, too, with the riches and rigours about to come his way.

“[It is] important for the board, Guyana government & cooperate bodies to find a way to allocate funds to compensate Shamar Joseph and one or two other fast bowlers to keep them in the Caribbean and control how much cricket they play,” Bishop posted on X. “Their pace is everything.” Don’t allow burnout.”

Bishop knew what was coming – in February, Mark Wood was withdrawn from his contract with the Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League (IPL), leaving them to seek a high pace replacement. Joseph, his international career not yet a month old, was identified and recruited. In a seam attack short of an established international option, there’s every chance that the 24-year-old’s third professional T20 outing is Lucknow’s opener against the Rajasthan Royals on Sunday.

Deals elsewhere will follow. Joseph’s pure pace, as Bishop noted, will make him a highly valuable commodity. One could, if so inclined, chart a course through a year in franchise cricket that begins in Australia with the Big Bash in January, following through into the SA20 or ILT20, on to the PSL and IPL and through into The Hundred or Major League Cricket. Reports suggest the IPL are in negotiations with the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) – yes, them – over an autumn version of their commercial behemoth. Welcome to the T20 treadmill, Shamar – good luck getting off.

Picking and choosing the leagues in which one features are the key decisions that the modern cricketer must make. Increasingly, there is pressure from IPL franchises to play for their sister sides in other leagues around the world – a Kolkata Knight Riders player could feature in four different competitions in 2024 all wearing a single badge on their chest.

The Independent knows of one leading cricketer who turned down an offer to feature in the SA20 earlier this year in order to ensure they retained their national central contract in their nation given the year-long perks it offers – but if, as most expect, 12-month franchise contracts are soon put on the table, plenty will be tempted to sign.

Some have already made the perfectly valid choice to prioritise the shortest format. Trent Boult has not featured in a Test for New Zealand since relinquishing his national contract in August 2022, but will spearhead the Rajasthan Royals seam attack again as one of the most sought-after left-arm, new-ball bowlers in the world. Nicholas Pooran might be the purest batter the West Indies have produced in the last ten years but has played all of five first-class games.

The proliferation of T20 leagues is not necessarily a bad thing. The opportunities on offer provide jobs for greater numbers of players each year, sustaining the breadth and depth of the sport. There are more professional cricketers now than ever before, including within the women’s game, where franchise leagues are accelerating the rate of change.

The IPL, for all of the glitz and glamour, can be a place for the unlikely hero. It was here, of course, that an Afghan teenager called Rashid Khan learned the tricks that made him the foremost international man of mystery. Or what about the tale of Pravin Tambe, proof that life begins at 40 having picked up an IPL gig after toiling away in obscurity for two decades.

Joseph himself is not yet your ordinary T20 success story, his two appearances for the Guyana Amazon Warriors in last year’s Caribbean Premier League did not feature a single wicket.

Joseph’s journey is therefore a reminder of the platform Test cricket can provide. While T20 cricket is exceptionally data-driven, some franchises appear to still place significant value on pressure-game performances – a breakthrough World Cup, like the one enjoyed by Rachin Ravindra last year, or impressive Test series, as Sam Curran produced against India in 2018 before earning a major deal, still count for something.

Yet these chances are not always on offer. Wanindu Hasaranga, the brilliant Sri Lanka leggie, reversed his red-ball retirement last week having missed precisely one Test in the seven months since making the decision to step away. Litton Das, one of Bangladesh’s best T20 batters, is 39 Tests into his career but yet to play in England or Australia. Ireland’s Josh Little was “rested” for the encounter with England at Lord’s last summer after his IPL exertions.

In a crowded calendar, it is surely incumbent upon bigger boards to work together to provide fixtures that sustain and enrich the longest format. But while the overall pot of money has grown, franchise owners can be reluctant to share their wealth – something that the ECB will be acutely aware of as it courts private investment into The Hundred.

Strangely, it might be India leading the way on this front. Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer were recently disciplined after ignoring the BCCI’s instruction to play in domestic red ball cricket, the pair instead prioritising preparation for the IPL. While the next two months will see the unearthing of yet more domestic stars, it is only once they have proved themselves in the Ranji Trophy and with India A that they will be promoted into the Test set-up. It is a model more could follow.

“I will always be here to play Test cricket for the West Indies," Joseph said at the Gabba in January. "There will be times when T20 might come around and Test cricket will be there … but I will always be available to play for the West Indies no matter how much money comes towards me."

It is on the game’s administrators to make sure Joseph fulfils that vow.

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Shamar Joseph arrives on IPL stage as proof that Test cricket still matters most

The West Indies seamer has earned an IPL deal on the back of his performances against Australia in January
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Gayle wants pace sensation Joseph in Windies squad for home World Cup​


Fast bowling sensation Shamar Joseph should be fast-tracked into the West Indies squad for the home T20 World Cup in June, said former captain Chris Gayle.

Joseph burst onto the scene in his debut series in Australia earlier this year, grabbing a five-wicket haul in his maiden test in Adelaide.

He followed that up with a magical display in Brisbane where, bowling with a broken toe, the pacer claimed 7-68 to help West Indies record their first test win in Australia in 27 years.

The 24-year-old has played only two domestic T20 matches but Gayle says West Indies need Joseph's firepower at the World Cup.

"He's strong, he should be in the squad," Gayle, who launched the T20 World Cup trophy tour in New York on Tuesday, told Reuters in a telephone interview.

"We already have Alzarri Joseph, so to have the two Josephs there (will be great).

"Both might not play at the same time, but we would need him in this squad just in case anybody picks up an injury.

"It's a good headache to have for the selectors."

West Indies failed to make the Super 12 stage of the 2022 World Cup in Australia but have registered series victories against South Africa, India and England over the past year.

In Daren Sammy, they have a coach who knows what it takes to win a global trophy having captained West Indies to T20 World Cup titles in 2012 and 2016.

Gayle was happy with the "all-round" look of the group under captain Rovman Powell.

"Andre Russell back in the squad, there's some more experience in the squad in Jason Holder and Nicholas Pooran," Gayle said.

"Those guys will have a big part to play for West Indies to lift the trophy."

A T20 pioneer whose entertaining batting made him a sought-after name in franchise leagues, Gayle said 20-overs cricket had made other formats a lot more result-oriented.

"You watch test cricket these days, it's played a bit faster than a couple of years back. Teams scoring 300 within a day with ease, that's because of T20 cricket," he said.

"It's the same in 50-overs cricket. Teams can score and chase down 400 as well. Everything has changed in the game, thanks to T20 cricket."

Gayle, who smashed the first hundred in T20 Internationals at the 2007 World Cup, was pleased to have played his role in the growth of the format.

"Being the first person to score the first T20 century, that was fantastic. I think from there, the game actually blossomed," Gayle, who played 103 tests and 301 one-day internationals, said.

"When that happened, it just opened the door for other players to realise that there's an opportunity to get centuries there."
The World Cup will be played in West Indies and the United States between June 1-29.

 
FearlessRoar said:

Gayle wants pace sensation Joseph in Windies squad for home World Cup​


Fast bowling sensation Shamar Joseph should be fast-tracked into the West Indies squad for the home T20 World Cup in June, said former captain Chris Gayle.

Joseph burst onto the scene in his debut series in Australia earlier this year, grabbing a five-wicket haul in his maiden test in Adelaide.

He followed that up with a magical display in Brisbane where, bowling with a broken toe, the pacer claimed 7-68 to help West Indies record their first test win in Australia in 27 years.

The 24-year-old has played only two domestic T20 matches but Gayle says West Indies need Joseph's firepower at the World Cup.

"He's strong, he should be in the squad," Gayle, who launched the T20 World Cup trophy tour in New York on Tuesday, told Reuters in a telephone interview.

"We already have Alzarri Joseph, so to have the two Josephs there (will be great).

"Both might not play at the same time, but we would need him in this squad just in case anybody picks up an injury.

"It's a good headache to have for the selectors."

West Indies failed to make the Super 12 stage of the 2022 World Cup in Australia but have registered series victories against South Africa, India and England over the past year.

In Daren Sammy, they have a coach who knows what it takes to win a global trophy having captained West Indies to T20 World Cup titles in 2012 and 2016.

Gayle was happy with the "all-round" look of the group under captain Rovman Powell.

"Andre Russell back in the squad, there's some more experience in the squad in Jason Holder and Nicholas Pooran," Gayle said.

"Those guys will have a big part to play for West Indies to lift the trophy."

A T20 pioneer whose entertaining batting made him a sought-after name in franchise leagues, Gayle said 20-overs cricket had made other formats a lot more result-oriented.

"You watch test cricket these days, it's played a bit faster than a couple of years back. Teams scoring 300 within a day with ease, that's because of T20 cricket," he said.

"It's the same in 50-overs cricket. Teams can score and chase down 400 as well. Everything has changed in the game, thanks to T20 cricket."

Gayle, who smashed the first hundred in T20 Internationals at the 2007 World Cup, was pleased to have played his role in the growth of the format.

"Being the first person to score the first T20 century, that was fantastic. I think from there, the game actually blossomed," Gayle, who played 103 tests and 301 one-day internationals, said.

"When that happened, it just opened the door for other players to realise that there's an opportunity to get centuries there."
The World Cup will be played in West Indies and the United States between June 1-29.

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Agree with Gayle.

Shamar should be selected for T20 World Cup. Windies should go with the best possible team.
 
Shamar Joseph making his IPL debut in match against KKR

Shamar Joseph has been handed his maiden cap by Lucknow Super Giants.
 
Shamar Joseph bowled one of the longest over in IPL history.

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A forgettable first over for Shamar Joseph in IPL.
 
Pressure of expectations got to him I think. He will be alright once he settles down. Has an easy bowling action unlike Mayank.
 
The debut season of the IPL has been a rollercoaster for Shamar Joseph.

Matt Henry has replaced Shamar Joseph for today's IPL 2024 match between Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings.
 
Cricket Warrior said:
I already knew he is just an overhyped bowler
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Relax, these are the growing pains for a young cricketer. He's barely played any domestic cricket.

He will not have a better environment to learn the art of white-ball bowling than this.
 
Cricket Warrior said:
I already knew he is just an overhyped bowler
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If anything he is not hyped enough. Find me another bowler who can bowl that 10+ over spell in Australia with such accuracy and sustained pace . That too , for a rookie with a broken toe.

Indian white ball conditions are brutal on pacers who are quick but dont get their lines absolutely spot on. Even a small error in line and high pace gets carted here.

Not the place to judge him.
 
After Test heroics in Australia, to a rollercoaster IPL, and now being selected in the West Indies ICC T20I World Cup 2024 squad, to be honest, I don't consider him a T20 bowler. He prioritizes building pressure on batters but never tries to deceive them through his variations in T20s, which makes him a Test cricket product only. That's why he couldn't perform well in the IPL
 
A great addition to the WI WC squad but besides him the WI's bowling looks pedestrian someone else will have to step up too for the big occasion.
 
FearlessRoar said:
After Test heroics in Australia, to a rollercoaster IPL, and now being selected in the West Indies ICC T20I World Cup 2024 squad, to be honest, I don't consider him a T20 bowler. He prioritizes building pressure on batters but never tries to deceive them through his variations in T20s, which makes him a Test cricket product only. That's why he couldn't perform well in the IPL
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Thing is he only ever played 2 T20s in his life prior to IPL ! He hasn't taken a T20 wicket yet.

WI have taken a big gamble but felt after his heroics in Australia, they couldn't leave him out. They may also feel his pace can help bully PNG, Uganda and Afghanistan - none of whom WI are guaranteed to beat after their defeats to associates in the last few years including at the last T20 WC in 2022.
 
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