Would not swap any West Indian pacer for Jofra Archer, states Shane Dowrich

28-year-old Dowrich has become West Indies first-choice keeper in Test cricket, thanks to his impressive performances with the bat, with him scoring 246 runs in his last four Test matches, at an average of 49.20. One of Dowrich’s main responsibilities in the team is his work behind the stumps, where he has 78 catches and 5 stumpings to his name, and he has done that job with elan. Ahead of the long-awaited series against England, amidst talks of Jofra Archer, the wicketkeeper has now stated that he would not swap any of the current Windies stars for Archer. 

In 2017, the then 25-year-old rookie was part of the squad for the trip to England. In the first Test at Birmingham, the Barbados star found himself in a tangle after he was trapped dead-in front Roland-Jones. His form, however, never saw a rise in the entire series, with his high score being just 14, in the third Test at Lord’s. Three years later, the wicketkeeper admitted that the 2017 series has really shaped and changed his career. 

“I would love to score a Test hundred in England. I think I’ve been putting in enough work … and I consider myself a different player to what I was three years ago. Batting in England will always be a challenge, but I think I’m ready.”