Fast Bowlers Joseph and Joseph Are Back in the West Indies Squad for Sri Lanka Test Series
Roston Chase will captain a 15-man squad that also recalls Joshua Da Silva after he scored 996 runs across the last two West Indies Championship seasons.
- On Tuesday, the West Indies named fast bowlers Alzarri Joseph and Shamar Joseph to a 15-man test squad for an upcoming two-match series against Sri Lanka.
- Recovering from lower back and shoulder ailments, Alzarri and Shamar return after missing previous tours; they hail from Antigua and Barbuda and Guyana, respectively.
- Captain Roston Chase leads the squad, which features the return of wicketkeeper-batter Joshua Da Silva, who tallied 996 runs across the last two seasons of the West Indies Championship.
- "Every test series is an opportunity for us to grow as a team and strengthen our identity," coach Darren Sammy said, acknowledging Sri Lanka as a quality side.
- The series kicks off at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua, with the first test beginning June 25 and the second match scheduled for July 3.
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Fast bowlers Joseph and Joseph are back in the West Indies squad for Sri Lanka test series
Fast bowlers Alzarri Joseph and Shamar Joseph have returned from injury and have been included in a 15-man squad for a two-test cricket series against Sri Lanka.
Fast bowlers Alzarri and Shamar back in West Indies squad for Sri Lanka Test series
Fast bowlers Alzarri Joseph and Shamar Joseph have returned from injury and were named in the 15-man Test squad on Tuesday for a two-match series against Sri Lanka. Both missed tours of India and New Zealand last year – Alzarri Joseph with a lower back injury and Shamar Joseph with a shoulder ailment.Shamar Joseph is coming off a Player-of-the-Series performance in the West Indies 2-1 victory over Sri Lanka in the T20Is which ended on SundayThe …
The Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced the West Indies squad for the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka. The West Indies Test squad, which has been hit with disciplinary action against India and Sri Lanka A cricketers, has given a chance to Alshari Joseph and Shamar Joseph, while wicketkeepers Joshua da Silva and Ameer Django have also been included in the squad. Both Alshari Joseph and Shamar Joseph missed the Tests against India and …
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Da Silva and Jangoo earn recalls for West Indies’ Tests against Sri Lanka
Joshua Da Silva and Amir Jangoo have earned recalls to West Indies’ squad for the two-match World Test Championship series at home against Sri Lanka starting later this month, while the two Josephs, Alzarri and Shamar, are back after missing the tours of India and New Zealand late last year because of injuries. Trevin Imalch had kept wicket when West Indies last played Test cricket, in New Zealand last December, but Da Silva, 33 Test matches …
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