No sooner had West Indies captain Shai Hope called Alzarri Joseph an exciting player, whose attitude was something his side could emulate, the lanky pace bowler shot up the International Cricket Council’s One-Day International rankings.
Joseph is now the number 11th ranked bowler in the world after his six wickets at an average of 17 in the just-concluded ODI series against South Africa, which ended in a one-one draw.
“One thing about Alzarri – any time I throw the ball to him or any previous captain [threw the ball to him], you always expect something to happen,” Hope said of the 26-year-old paceman after his side’s four-wicket loss to South Africa.
Hope was speaking in the context of wanting to see the West Indies adopt a similar attitude to cricket that Joseph employs.
“He’s one of those guys that gives his all regardless of the situation and it is something I think all of us as players need to take a leaf out of his book.”
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