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West Indian young star, Alzarri Joseph, continues to prove why he is going to be the best as IPL continues
BY KAYLA KARIM
Of the West Indies players at the Indian Premier League this year, Alzarri Joseph is performing among the best. His poise and dedication have proven to cricket fans around the world that he can compete with and against high caliber players.
In his recent success, in the IPL with the Mumbai Indians, the 22-year old took six wickets for 12 runs in 3.4 overs beating the Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday. Recording the best bowling figures in IPL history with 3.4 – 1- 12 – 6, he dismissed players, Deepak Hooda, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Siddarth Kaul to beat Sohail Tanvir’s previous IPL record of 6-14.
Sunrisers had looked favorites to take home the victory after a quality bowling effort, but Joseph and Mumbai topped them with the ball. The Sunrisers required just 137 for a win, Mumbai were about to face a third defeat. Hooda top-scored with just 20 and Joseph wrapped up a remarkable comeback for his team, leaving a never to be forgotten debut giving Sunrisers for 96, their lowest score ever.
After claiming the best bowling figures in IPL history, the young pager said that he wasn’t going to forget the moment at a press match conference.
“Unbelievable. It’s a great start. I don’t think that I could have asked for anything better. So, I will really cherish this moment.”
Considered as the next West Indian superstar by many, Alzarri Joseph is not new to fame. In the 2016 world cup in Bangladesh, he led the U-19 team to victory being the third highest wicket-taker with 13 wickets against his name in six matches.
As the IPL is in full swing, many teams have either been extremely successful or not at all. The Royal Challengers Balglore is one of the teams who hope to have somewhat of a turnaround. They are not having a great run losing all six matches so far.
Rohit Sharma of the Mumbai Indians suffered a right leg muscle spasm in a training session last week meaning that West Indies star, Kieron Pollard will lead the team as the team decided to rest Sharma for precautionary measures.
The IPL will commence until May 5th, 2019 in India.