Alzarri Joseph called up for Test duty

The Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) traveled to Florida, USA to meet with West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) officials in a bid to discuss a two-match series between both the nations, who are now engaged in a four-match Test series in the West Indies. Sounds utopian, yes, but the very thought of such a possibility is exciting, and that’s how we need to look at Kohli’s articulation of dominating ideas in the Antiguan context of things. Kohli may not win every match, he may not pull his tricks against Australia and England on their home pitches, but the intention and the courage of the man are unlikely to be missed or taken lightly by any team. I just got one wicket in the last Test match and maybe I will get more in the next match.

“So I tried doing that from one end, while the others were picking wickets from the other end, fast bowlers in the first innings and then Ashwin in the second. There are still three Test matches to go”, Simmons said. We wanted to do something creative for him but back then we did not know the exact date of his arrival.

If West Indies look to play an extra fast bowler in Jamaica, they will have to choose between two uncapped players in Joseph and the 25-year-old Barbados quick Miguel Cummins, who was part of the squad for the first Test but did not make the playing eleven. If the pace duo of Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav snared eight scalps among themselves in the first innings, it was an one-man show from Ashwin in the second essay.

“I got a good long spell after lunch today”. Now, he is with me and we are able to talk a lot more. Calling it a great start for new coach Anil Kumble’s tenure with the team, Kohli said Kumble was happy with the way the team executed the plans during the match.