The story of Shamar Joseph is incredible
Stuart Cope | January 22, 2024
I've just been reading the story of Shamar Joseph and it's incredible
Shamar just debuted for the West Indies against Australia, picking up five wickets and getting Steve Smith out with his first ball.
He hails from a small village in Guyana, to reach Baracara, one has to take a boat trip of around 225 km up the Canje River. It would take almost two days for a person to reach the remote rural area in the Caribbean. Baracara did not have proper telephone or internet network until 2018.
Baracara's population is 350, but Joseph has five brothers and three sisters. He would play tape-ball cricket and sometimes use lemons and guava to play impromptu matches. He only played an official cricket match five years ago!
Last year Shamar was working as a security guard to provide for his family.
He made his FC debut on February 1, 2023 for Guyana against Barbados and has played only 5 first class matches.
Apparently he was asked to be a net bowler for Guyana in the CPL. Prassana Agoram the teams analyst saw him send down two deliveries in the net and immediately requested the Warriors captain Imran Tahir to include him in the squad. Joseph, in no time, made his T20 debut in the CPL and the rest is history.
The story is insane, it goes to show how much talent is out there in remote areas.
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