Allan Donald, the coach of the Durban Super Giants, was overjoyed to see Shamar Joseph signed for the SA20 2025 season. The former South Africa bowler was impressed by the West Indies international’s performance in red-ball cricket and decided to invest in Shamar for the upcoming season. Donald confirmed, though, that Shamar was their first pick and that the franchise ultimately preferred having Richard Gleeson in the mix.
The 57-year-old clarified that the objective was to assemble a potent pace group, and he thinks Shamar blends right in. The Ireland pacer Joshua Little was also taken into consideration by the think tank, he said, but Shamar was chosen in light of his earlier-season victory against Australia.
This evening, as we sat around the table, we discussed getting Richard Gleeson. In this version of the game, he excels at what he does. We were unable to win, so we had to leave right away. Is Josh Little the best option? So Shamar Joseph is our target? Thus, in the end, it was up to the child.
Because you need to have enough weapons in your arsenal, we only needed two quick bowlers from overseas, thus it was simple for us,” Allan Donald told MyKhel.
Is it better to pursue Josh Little? So Shamar Joseph is our target? Thus, in the end, it was up to the child. We only needed two fast bowlers from outside since you need to have a sufficient arsenal, so for us, it was simple,” he continued.
Shamar played in the IPL 2024 for the Lucknow Super Giants, Durban’s sister team. He was expensive in the one game he played against the Kolkata Knight Riders.
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The franchise never again trusted him for the part after that. In the CPL 2024, he made eight appearances for the Guyana Amazon Warriors, taking nine wickets at an economy rate of 9.31.
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