Shamar Joseph Ruled Out of Bangladesh ODIs as West Indies Add Hosein and Simmonds
CWI has directed the fast bowler to begin rehabilitation under a specialist in England.
Overview
- Shamar Joseph has been withdrawn from the three-match ODI series in Bangladesh due to shoulder discomfort, according to CWI and ESPNcricinfo.
- Joseph had already missed the India Test series and has not played since the Caribbean Premier League in September.
- Left-arm seamer Jediah Blades has been sidelined with a lower-back stress fracture and will return home for rehabilitation.
- Akeal Hosein and Ramon Simmonds have been drafted into the ODI squad for the remaining two matches; both were already named in the T20I group.
- West Indies started the series with a 74-run defeat in the opening ODI in Dhaka on October 18.