ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – West Indies players Jason Holder and Alzarri Joseph will depart early from the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe. The experienced duo will miss the last two Super Six matches as they return to the Caribbean.
This is with the view of managing the workloads of the two bowlers ahead of the upcoming Cycle Pure Agarbathi Test Series against India. West Indies have two matches remaining in the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers against Oman on Wednesday and Sri Lanka on Friday.
Lead Selector, the Most Hon. Dr Desmond Haynes said: “Jason and Alzarri are two of our leading bowlers in all formats. We have a full schedule for the upcoming series against India, where we begin the new ICC World Test Championship, then followed by the CG United ODIs and the five T20Is. Therefore, we had dialogue, and it was felt the best move at this time is to have two of our leading bowlers return early from Zimbabwe.”
The Cycle Pure Agarbathi Test Series will be the first fixtures for both West Indies and India in the new 2023-2025 ICC World Test Championship. The first Test will be at Windsor Park, Dominica from 12-16 July which will be followed by the historic second Test on 20-24 July at Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad – marking the 100th Test match between West Indies and India.
Tickets are available online in advance from the Windies Tickets service, presented by Mastercard, at tickets.windiescricket.com . Fans who purchase online will benefit from a 20% discount compared to the venue box office prices, with tickets ranging from the most premium seats with the best and shaded views in each stadium through to affordable Standard seats or Mounds/Grounds entry.
TEST MATCH SCHEDULE:
Cycle Pure Agarbathi Test Matches
12-16 July: 1st Cycle Pure Agarbathi Test Match, Windsor Park, Dominica
20-24 July: 2nd Cycle Pure Agarbathi Test Match, Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad
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