(CMC) – Fast bowling sensation Shamar Joseph is set to feature in the money-spinning Indian Premier League after signing a US$362, 000 deal with the Lucknow Super Giants.
The 24-year-old will replace England speedster Mark Wood, who media reports said has been recalled by the England and Wales Cricket Board, to prepare for upcoming assignments.
At the Super Giants, Joseph will join fellow West Indies player Kyle Mayers and will be part of a fast bowling contingent that includes Afghan Naveen-ul-Haq and Englishman David Willey.
The Super Giants were good enough to make the playoffs of last season’s IPL before being knocked out by the Mumbai Indians.
The Twenty20 franchise deal is the second to emerge for Joseph after he was signed by Darren Sammy’s Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League, which kicks off later this month.
Joseph burst to prominence on the recent drawn two-test tour of Australia when he produced an astonishing Man-of-the-Series performance to earn the West Indies their first Test win down under in nearly three decades.
The right-armer snatched a five-wicket haul on his debut in Adelaide as the West Indies went down by 10 wickets and returned with figures of seven for 68 in the second innings in Brisbane to bowl the West Indies to a sensational eight-run victory on the fourth day.
Joseph finished the series with 13 wickets and 17 runs apiece.