{"id":196319,"date":"2026-07-24T01:22:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T06:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=196319"},"modified":"2026-07-24T01:22:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T06:52:21","slug":"wi-vs-pak-bishop-gets-maiden-west-indies-call-up-for-pakistan-test-series-mckenzie-recalled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=196319","title":{"rendered":"WI vs PAK: Bishop gets maiden West Indies call-up for Pakistan Test series, McKenzie recalled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71261163\">West Indies gave left-arm spinner Joshua Bishop \u200bhis maiden call-up and recalled \u200cKirk McKenzie for the \u200btwo-Test home series against \u2060Pakistan beginning on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Bishop has been the most successful bowler \u200cacross the past three West Indies Championship seasons, \u200cwhich put the 26-year-old \u200cin \u2060line for his Test \u2060debut.<\/p>\n<p>McKenzie, who played the last of his six Tests in 2024, \u200bwas recalled \u200cin the 15-member squad after opener John Campbell was ruled out with a left \u200chamstring strain.<\/p>\n<p>Fast bowler Alzarri \u200bJoseph was unavailable for selection due to personal \u2060reasons, Cricket West Indies said in a statement on \u200cThursday.<\/p>\n<p>The first Test will be played in Tarouba and the second one is scheduled in Port of Spain from August 2.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fact-box\">\n<h5 class=\"main-title\">\nWest Indies \u200csquad:<br \/>\n<\/h5>\n<p>\nRoston Chase (captain), Jomel Warrican, \u200bJoshua Bishop, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Joshua Da Silva, Justin \u2060Greaves, Kavem Hodge, Shai Hope, Amir \u2060Jangoo, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Kirk McKenzie, \u200cKeemo Paul, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jul 24, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/west-indies-test-squad-vs-pakistan-wi-pak-joshua-bishop-maiden-callup\/article71261163.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Indies gave left-arm spinner Joshua Bishop \u200bhis maiden call-up and recalled \u200cKirk McKenzie for the \u200btwo-Test home series against \u2060Pakistan beginning on Saturday. Bishop has been the most successful bowler \u200cacross the past three West Indies Championship seasons, \u200cwhich put the 26-year-old \u200cin \u2060line for his Test \u2060debut. 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