Alzarri Joseph started as a legspinner in his backyard in Antigua before his height marked him out for a different style of bowling. In his teens, he gained a reputation as one of the fastest bowlers on the school circuit, which carried over into the 2016 Under-19 World Cup, where he bowled the competition’s fastest delivery, a 147kph zinger that broke Zimbabwe batter Brendan Sly’s stumps. Joseph would finish as West Indies’ highest wicket-taker of the tournament, with 13 wickets from six games at an economy of 3.31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He had made it into the U-19 World Cup squad on the back of his first-class performances – in his second season with Leeward Islands in late 2015, he took his first five-for, against Guyana, and followed it up with 7 for 46 against Windward Islands in the next match. His 24 first-class wickets that season and the World Cup performance saw him fast-tracked into the Test side; he debuted against India at Gros Islet in August 2016 and bounced out Virat Kohli for 3 for his first wicket. His ODI debut came a few months later, against Pakistan in Sharjah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2019, Joseph was signed by Mumbai Indians as an injury replacement for Adam Milne, and in his first game, against Sunrisers Hyderabad, he returned figures of 6 for 12, the best figures by a bowler in the IPL.<\/p>\n\n\n
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