A player whose father used to work 2-3 jobs to support the family. A player whose father made his son a cricketer after starving for a time. A player whose mother tried hard to make him a cricketer has today created history. We are talking about Kemar Roach who not only played an important role in helping the team win the first test match against Sri Lanka but along with this he also completed 300 wickets in test cricket. On one hand, players dream of somehow playing a Test match for their country, on the other hand, Kemar Roach has created history by taking 300 wickets in this format. Kemar Roach is only the fifth bowler from West Indies to score a triple century of wickets in Test cricket.
Which bowlers have taken 300 wickets for West Indies?
- Only 5 bowlers have taken 300 or more wickets for West Indies. Number 1 among them is Courtney Walsh who has taken the maximum number of 519 wickets.
- At second place is Curtly Ambrose who has 405 wickets in his name.
- Malcolm Marshall is in third place, with 376 wickets in his name.
- Lance Gibbs had taken 309 wickets, he is in fourth place.
- Whereas Kemar Roach has made a place in this list by taking 300 wickets in 161 innings.
How many wickets did Kemar Roach take in the Antigua Test?
Kemar Roach took a total of 6 wickets in the Antigua Test. In the first innings he took two wickets and in the second innings this player managed to take 4 wickets. Roach’s last wicket was also his 300th Test wicket. Roach did amazing reverse swing in the second innings which the Sri Lankan batsmen could not cope with. As a result, Sri Lanka’s second innings collapsed for just 101 runs.
PM congratulated Roach
Kemar Roach is a resident of Barbados and he is only the second bowler from this country who has achieved the feat of taking 300 wickets in Tests. PM Mia Amor Mottley also congratulated him on the occasion of his achievement. He told that after Malcolm Marshall, any Barbadian has done this feat, so imagine how big a thing it is.
Kemar Roach’s test career
This bowler, who made his Test debut against Bangladesh on July 9, 2009, has played 89 Tests so far and has 2590.4 overs to his name. This player has taken maximum 61 wickets against England. He took 53 wickets against Bangladesh. He has taken 46 wickets against New Zealand and 38 wickets against Sri Lanka. Roach has really done wonders in his 17-year long Test career.
Kemar Roach’s parents’ struggle
Kemar Roach’s parents were very bad. However, he left no stone unturned in making Roach, born in St. Lucie, Barbados, a cricketer. In a podcast, Roach had told how his mother raised him despite difficult circumstances. His father Andrew Smith B worked at 2-3 places to run the family. The amazing thing is that Roach’s height was 5 feet 8 inches, which is considered a very small height in West Indies, but despite this, this player became such a big player. The speed of his balls is 150 km. It was more than per hour. On the basis of talent and hard work, Roach created history in international cricket.
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