Australia’s young batting sensation, Jake Fraser-McGurk, experienced quite a riveting international debut on Sunday (February 4) at the Sydney Cricket Ground while playing against West Indies.
Fraser-McGurk got the opportunity to bat on a fresh batting deck at the venue and just when it looked like he had moved into the fifth gear, Alzarri Joseph got the better of him.
The 21-year-old went for a wild swipe on the first ball of his international career but failed to connect. The next delivery swung away from him into the wicketkeeper’s gloves as he tried to get a feel of it. Unfazed by what had transpired, the youngster danced down the track and played a horizontal bat shot down the ground to get his innings and Australia’s scoring chart underway with a boundary.
Joseph angled the third delivery of the over into Fraser-McGurk and the latter unleashed a full-fledged flick to time the ball over the square leg region for a huge six. The strike from the Aussie brought a sense of excitement into the spectators and made a statement that he was willing to dominate proceedings.