LONDON, CMC – Fast bowling sensation Shamar Joseph is set to feature in the money-spinning Indian Premier League after signing a US$362 000 deal with Lucknow Super Giants.
The 24-year-old will replace England speedster Mark Wood, who media reports said has been recalled by the England and Wales Cricket Board to prepare for upcoming assignments.
At Super Giants, Joseph will join fellow West Indies player Kyle Mayers and be part of a fast bowling contingent that includes Afghan Naveen-ul-Haq and Englishman David Willey.
Super Giants were good enough to make the playoffs of last season’s IPL before being knocked out by Mumbai Indians.
The Twenty20 franchise deal is the second to emerge for Joseph after Darren Sammy’s Peshawar Zalmi signed him in the Pakistan Super League, which bowls off later this month.
Joseph burst to prominence on Australia’s recently drawn two-Test tour when he produced an astonishing Man-of-the-Series performance to earn West Indies their first Test win Down Under in nearly three decades.
The right-armer snatched a five-wicket haul on debut in Adelaide as West Indies went down by 10 wickets and returned with figures of seven for 68 in the second innings in Brisbane to bowl West Indies to a sensational eight-run victory on the fourth day.
Joseph finished the series with 13 wickets at 17 runs apiece.
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