Shamar Joseph forced the Australian batsman to retire in the Test. West Indies pacer Shamar Joseph, who was a security guard just a year ago, victimized a total of five Australian batsmen, including Steve Smith, on his Test debut. Shamar's journey to Test cricket for the West Indies has been quite inspiring. He showed Steve Smith the way to the pavilion with the first ball of his career.
The first game of the two-match Test series between Australia and the West Indies is taking place in Adelaide these days. In this game, Shamar Joseph of West Indies made his Test and international debut and created havoc in the first game. In his debut match, Shamar victimized five Australian batsmen on Australian soil. In the first innings of the Test, the West Indies pacer made Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon his victims.
The journey of Shamar, who opened his claws in the first innings of his international career, was not that easy. Shamar previously worked as a security guard. He left the security job in January 2023 and exactly a year later, in January 2024, he wreaked havoc on Australian batting with his bowling. Shamar only played five first-class matches before joining the West Indies national team. He played 10 innings of five first-class matches, took 21 wickets at an average of 21.80 and headed to the West Indies.
Speaking of the Test, West Indies scored 188 runs in the first innings. Kirk McKenzie played the biggest innings of 50 runs for the team. Furthermore, Shamar Joseph, who took five wickets, scored 36 runs. In response, Australia, coming to bat for the first time, were defeated by the West Indies by 283 runs. During this time, Shamar took five wickets for the West Indies. Apart from this, Justin Greaves and Kemar Roach took 2-2 wickets. While Alzarri Joseph 1 succeeded. This was the first time since 2009 that the West Indies had fully faced Australia in a Test on their own soil.
Then West Indies, who came to bat in the second innings, had 73 runs on the board for 6 wickets at the end of the second day. West Indies are currently 22 runs behind.