West Indies pacer Shamar Joseph has been dominated out of the Bangladesh ODIs and T20Is resulting from a shoulder harm and can endure rehab in England. Jediah Blades can be out with a again harm. Akeal Hosein and Ramon Simmonds have been added to the ODI squad.
West Indies pacer Shamar Joseph has been dominated out of the continuing white-ball tour of Bangladesh resulting from a shoulder difficulty, marking one other irritating harm setback for the promising 26-year-old fast.
Joseph, who had missed the Take a look at sequence in opposition to India earlier this yr with an unspecified harm, hoped to make his worldwide return in the course of the Bangladesh tour. He was a part of the ODI squad in Dhaka and had additionally been named for the T20I leg of the tour. Nevertheless, in keeping with an official assertion from Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Monday, Joseph has reported “some discomfort in his shoulder” and can now endure additional evaluation.
“He has been advisable for session with a specialist in England to begin the rehabilitation course of,” an announcement from CWI learn.
The appropriate-arm pacer has not featured in any aggressive cricket for the reason that conclusion of the 2025 Caribbean Premier League (CPL), the place he performed solely 5 matches for the Guyana Amazon Warriors. His absence is a blow to the West Indies’ tempo shares as they search to rebuild consistency within the limited-overs codecs.
Jediah Blades additionally dominated out
Joseph is just not the one casualty on the tour. Left-arm seamer Jediah Blades has additionally been dominated out after being identified with a stress fracture in his decrease again. The 23-year-old, who has appeared in 9 white-ball matches for the West Indies, will miss not solely the Bangladesh sequence but additionally the upcoming tour of New Zealand. He’ll return residence to start his rehabilitation.
To cowl the losses, allrounder Akeal Hosein and left-arm pacer Ramon Simmonds have been added to the ODI squad for the remaining two matches. Each had been already a part of the T20I squad.
Notably, West Indies started the three-match ODI sequence with a 74-run defeat to Bangladesh on a difficult Dhaka pitch on October 18. The second and third ODIs are scheduled for October 21 and 23, respectively. The T20I sequence will observe instantly after, concluding the West Indies’ tour of Bangladesh.