Joseph’s fairy tale start is a wake -up call

Shamar Joseph exults (Getty image)

You’ll have to roll back the years through decades of  West Indies cricket   for a similar feel -good.   story matching  Shamar Joseph’s dream Test debut in Australia.

The two 50 overs World Cup title wins  in 1975 and 1979 during that unmatched 15-year world  dominance by the Windies  or Brian Lara’s two  world  record batting feats should top the list of  joyous fan moments but Joseph’s feat Down Under shouldn’t be far behind in the current two-Test series.

Not being born at the time, and not in a position to be motivated by it all, Joseph might’ve  only  been told  about those feats,  which makes his Test debut excellence  even more remarkable .