{"id":196427,"date":"2026-07-24T06:29:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T11:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=196427"},"modified":"2026-07-24T06:29:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T11:59:51","slug":"wi-vs-pak-alzarri-joseph-declined-selection-for-pakistan-tests-says-coach-sammy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=196427","title":{"rendered":"WI vs PAK: Alzarri Joseph declined selection for Pakistan Tests, says coach Sammy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71261737\">West Indies head coach Darren Sammy has claimed that pacer Alzarri Joseph declined selection for the two-Test home series against Pakistan beginning here on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>While announcing the squad for the series, Cricket West Indies said Joseph was unavailable due to personal reasons; Sammy divulged more details on the subject.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, it is a big loss. Joseph has declined selection. That\u2019s the reality of the situation,\u201d Sammy said at a press interaction ahead of the series opener.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was selected. I mean, he\u2019s now coming back from injury. And for reasons since, he has declined the selection. That is a decision that is way over my head. I leave that with the directors to come up with whatever solutions where contracted players get to decline selection,\u201d said the coach.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph has played 42 Tests for the West Indies, picking 130 wickets. He has played across formats for the regional team.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Joseph\u2019s absence, Sammy remains confident of his side\u2019s bowling abilities.<\/p>\n<p>The attack includes Shamar Joseph, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales and allrounders Justin Greaves and Keemo Paul. Spin options include Jomel Warrican, rookie Joshua Bishop and captain Roston Chase.<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ | <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/west-indies-test-squad-vs-pakistan-wi-pak-joshua-bishop-maiden-callup\/article71261163.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WI vs PAK: Bishop gets maiden West Indies call-up for Pakistan Test series, McKenzie recalled<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I could tell you (is that) we have a bowling line-up that we\u2019ve seen that could take 20 wickets. That\u2019s the first start to winning Test matches,\u201d Sammy said when asked if West Indies had the firepower to take on Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe saw it in New Zealand. We saw it in the Australia series. We matched Australia with the ball. We matched New Zealand with the ball as well. And the confidence and the work that the batters have put in, you could see it bearing fruit in the Test series against Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, much more consistency is coming through. So once we match these two batsmen scoring runs, we know we have the bowling line-up to take 20 wickets and help us win Test matches,\u201d Sammy said.<\/p>\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\/alzarri-joseph-west-indies-squad-declined-selection-test-series-pakistan-sammy-news\/article71261737.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Indies head coach Darren Sammy has claimed that pacer Alzarri Joseph declined selection for the two-Test home series against Pakistan beginning here on Saturday. While announcing the squad for the series, Cricket West Indies said Joseph was unavailable due to personal reasons; Sammy divulged more details on the subject. \u201cYeah, it is a big&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":196428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-196427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Britain_Cricket_England_West_Indies_84435.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":196319,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=196319","url_meta":{"origin":196427,"position":0},"title":"WI vs PAK: Bishop gets maiden West Indies call-up for Pakistan Test series, McKenzie recalled","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"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. 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