West Indies pacers ‘refuse to select’ Pakistan Test series, coach Darren Sammy calls it ‘realistic situation’ Cricket News
west indies head coach Darren Sammy Already said fast bowlers Alzarri Joseph He was unavailable for the two-match home series against Pakistan, claiming that the pacer refused to be selected despite being selected in the squad.Cricket West Indies had earlier announced that Joseph would miss the series due to personal reasons. Before starting the test, Sami provided more details about the situation.“Yes, it’s a big loss. Mr Joseph declined the option. That’s the reality,” Sammy told a press conference on the eve of the series opener.“He got drafted. I mean, he’s coming off the injury now. For some reason, he turned down the draft. This was a decision beyond my imagination. I leave it to the directors to come up with any solution and let the contract players decline the option,” the coach said.Joseph performed well in both Tests against Sri Lanka in June-July, taking six wickets in both matches. He also played in the five-match ODI series against New Zealand, taking 4 for 41 in the first match.Joseph has played 42 Tests for the West Indies and taken 130 wickets. He has represented the Caribbean side in all three formats.Despite missing out on one of his frontline fast bowlers, Sammy said he remains confident about Pakistan’s attack in the series.The bowling team includes Shamar Joseph, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales and all-rounders Justin Greaves and Keemo Paul. Spin duties will be handled by Jomel Warrican, rookie Joshua Bishop and captain Roston Chase.“What I can tell you is that our bowling line-up probably needs 20 wickets. That’s the first start of winning a Test match,” Sammy said when asked whether West Indies have the bowling quality to challenge Pakistan.“We saw it in New Zealand. We saw it in the Australia series. We played Australia with the ball. We also played New Zealand with the ball. The confidence and work that the batsmen put in, you can see the results of it in the Test series against Sri Lanka.“You know, there will be more consistency. So once we match the runs scored by these two batsmen, we know our bowling line-up can take 20 wickets and help us win Test matches,” Sammy said.The first Test will begin on Saturday (July 25), with the second Test taking place in Port of Spain from August 2.
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