Alzarri Joseph is a West Indies cricket player. He is a right-arm fast bowler. He led the West Indies to win the 2016 U-19 World Cup. In IPL 2019, he replaced Adam Milne for Mumbai Indians and set the best bowling performance in IPL history by breaking the IPL’s 11-year-old record in the first game.
Wiki/Biography
Alzarri Joseph was born in Antigua (Antigua and Barbuda) on Wednesday, November 20, 1996 (22 years old; as of 2018). He comes from a middle-class family. He was born and raised in Antigua, where he completed his schooling and university studies.
appearance
Height (approximately): 6′4″
Weight (approximately): 86 kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
Alzarri Joseph
family and caste
Alzarri Joseph belonged to a Christian family. His father, Alva Joseph, took him from an early age to practice cricket and play against experienced senior players at his club, Leeward Islands Cricket Club. His mother, the late Sharon Joseph, was a footballer for Antigua State and supported and encouraged him to pursue cricket as a career.
Alzari Joseph and Sharon Joseph
Profession
Alzarri made his debut in 2014 for domestic side St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots at the 2014-2015 regional four-day tournament. He played with some of the famous players in the West Indies international cricket team and took a first-class 5 wickets for the first time in this series. Joseph took a career-best 7/49 against Guyana in the same series, which helped him attract the attention of Cricket West Indies (CWI).
Alzarri Joseph plays for the St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots
In 2015, he was selected in the West Indies U-19 World Cup squad. He took 13 wickets in 6 games. He is the leading wicket-taker for West Indies and the third-highest in the series. His best performance of 4/30 in the series against Zimbabwe made him the Man of the Match. He was named the fastest bowler at the 2016 Under-19 World Cup after one of his deliveries reached a speed of 143 km/h. This led to his selection in the West Indies International Test squad.
Alzarri Joseph after winning the 2016 Under-19 World Cup with his team
In 2016, after the U-19 World Cup, Joseph was selected for the West Indies International Test team. He made his debut against India. He was selected in the squad for the third Test of the series by former West Indies cricketer Joel Garner, the former top-ranked bowler in ODIs.
Former cricketer Joel Garner hat-tricks Alzarri Joseph for West Indies debut
On 2 October 2016, Alzarri made his debut in the One-Day International (ODI) against Pakistan, the second ODI of the series, and scored in the 10th over. Taking two wickets.
Alzarri Joseph makes his ODI debut against Pakistan
In 2017, he suffered a stress fracture in his back and had to undergo surgery. After seven months of surgery, he played a few games for the state team, but the board again placed him on bed rest, saying he was not ready for international cricket. In 2019, he made his comeback in the Test series against England. During the game, he received news that his mother, who had been seriously ill for a long time, passed away. He finished the day and completed all his duties before going home to grieve. To everyone’s surprise, he came the next day and played the rest of the game. Asked about his presence, he said: “My mother would have wanted me to fulfill my duty to my motherland”. West Indies and England dedicated the match to his mother and West Indies also won that match.
Alzari Joseph and his mother Sharon Joseph
In 2019, he was selected for the Indian Premier League (IPL), replacing Adam Milne of Mumbai Indians. Alzarri remains on the same contract; being a substitute cricketer cannot be paid more than the player he is replacing. In the first match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, he broke the 11-year-old IPL record held by Sohail Tanveer for the best bowling performance in IPL history. His bowling figures were 6/12.
Alzarri Joseph’s record-breaking performance in IPL history
Joseph was acquired by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs. The IPL 2024 auction will be held on December 19, 2023 at a price of Rs 1,150 crore; the auction will be held at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai.
Alzarri Joseph was sold to RCB for 11.50 cr. pic.twitter.com/BpuZtAQbs2
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) December 19, 2023
Records/Achievements
- In 2014, when he represented domestic team St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots against Guyana, he achieved a career-best score of 7/49.
- “Man of the Match” at the 2016 Under-19 World Cup against Zimbabwe.
- The highest batsman in the West Indies under-19 team. He took 13 wickets, which is the third highest score in the Under-19 World Cup.
- The fastest bowler bowled at the 2016 Under-19 World Cup at a speed of 143 km/h.
- He recorded the best bowling performance in IPL history with 6/12 in 2019. He was playing for Mumbai Indians at the time.
favorite thing
- Favorite cricket ground: Darren Sammy National Cricket Ground, Saint Lucia
- Favorite cricketer: Dale Steyn (South Africa)
fact
- Alzarri attributes his talent and success to his coach and mentor Winston Benjamin (former West Indies cricketer).
- He idolized South Africa’s Dale Steyn.
- He faced a lot of opposition due to his inexperience and selection in the West Indies international squad after the 2016 U-19 World Cup. Although. Many prominent former cricketers supported his selection for the international team, including Wes Hall, who campaigned most for his selection.
- On 25 July 2018, during an ODI against Bangladesh, he was found guilty of Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, breaching Article 21.7 of the Code, which stated : “Using abusive language/violence and making gestures to annoy the opposing batsman when he was dismissed”. He was fined 50% of his match fee and no formal hearing was held as he agreed to the charges without any objection.
- Former Australia batsman Justin Langer praised Joseph after the 2019 series between West Indies and Australia in Barbados. He praised Joseph’s bowling ability and said: “He runs like Usain Bolt, he is one of the best athletes”.
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