(Reuters) -West Indies suffered a major blow ahead of their tour of India on Friday when fast bowler Shamar Joseph was ruled out of the two-test series due to injury.
Uncapped fast bowling all-rounder Johann Layne would replace Joseph in the squad, Cricket West Indies (CWI) said in a statement.
"Joseph has been ruled out due to an injury and will be re-evaluated ahead of the Bangladesh limited-overs series," the statement read.
The board did not specify the nature of the injury suffered by the 26-year-old, who played in the final of the Caribbean Premier League on Sunday.
Joseph was hailed as a new pace sensation after his international debut in 2023-24 when he bowled West Indies to their first test victory in Australia in 27 years -- despite playing with a bruised toe.
West Indies arrived in India on Wednesday ahead of the series beginning in Ahmedabad on October 2.
The limited overs side face Bangladesh in three ODIs and three T20s from October 18 to November 1.
(Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; editing by Peter Rutherford)
