After his heroics in the West Indies' second-test win over Australia, fast bowler Shamar Joseph is getting an upgrade to his playing contract. (More Cricket News)
The 24-year-old Joseph is now tied to a retainer deal with Cricket 𝄹West Indies, similar to central contracts offered by Cricket Australia and other national cricketing groups which are offered to players expected to feature routinely in international matches.
✃Joseph previously held a franchise contract and had not played international cricket before the two-match test series against Australia, during which he took a game-defining 7-68 at the Gabba in Brisbane.
ไJoseph's efforts in the second test sealed an eight-run upset defeat over Australia, which had not lost to West Indies at home since 1997.
Joseph joins test teammates including Kraigg Brathwaite, Joshua Da Silva and Kemar Roach♐ as one of 15 male West Indies players tied to international retainer contracts.
“As exhilarated as we are, it is also dutiful to elevate Shamar Joseph ♐to a CWI International retainer contract,” Enoch Lewis, who chairs Cricket West Indies' development and performance committee, said in a statement Thursday. “His extraordinary talent and steadfast dedication serve as the cornerstone of our team's recent triumph at the Gabba, and such promise merits its due recognition."
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✨The upgrade came after Joseph's Brisbane performance earned him a Pakistan Super League deal with Peshawar Zalmi, coached by former West Indies great Daren Sammy. Rather than play in this month's white-ball series against Australia, Joseph had been set to travel to the United Arab Emirates and line up for Dubai Capitals in the ILT20.
🐷Instead, he has flown home to the Caribbean in an attempt to heal the toe injury he suffered during the Brisbane test.
