Mitchell Starc's Toe-Crushing Yorker Forces Shamar Joseph To Retire, Video Goes Viral

AUS vs WI 2nd Test: Shamar Joseph appeared in pain and had to walk off the field, retired hurt as Mitchell Starc's yorker hit him on the toe.

Shamar Joseph of West Indies retires injuredn during day three the Second Test match in the series between Australia and West Indies at The Gabba on January 27, 2024 in Brisbane, Australia. ( Image Source :Getty )

Mitchell Starc is known for his fierce pace and yorkers. While he has been troubling the batters with the sheer quality he posseses as a bowler in international cricket for the past several years, during the ongoing second Test match between Australia and West Indies a yorker from the left-handed Australian speedster forced West Indies' Shamar Joseph to retire hurt. The incident happened during Day 3 of the second Test match at the Gabba in Brisbane.

While Joseph, primarily a pacer, had a memorable debut in the series opener at the Adelaide Oval, this time around he was hurt by a fiery Starc yorker and had to walk off the field, seemingly experiencing a lot of pain. The ball smashed into the right of his top toe and the pacer was left in tears as he was being helped off the ground. The video of Starc's delivery has gone viral on social media.

Take a look:

Shamar Joseph has to retire hurt after this toe-crusher from Mitch Starc!

Australia need 216 to win #AUSvWI pic.twitter.com/3gAucaEfwg

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 27, 2024

Australia Chasing 216 For Victory In Brisbane

Australia, who are leading 1-0 in the two-match series, need 216 to win at the Gabba in Brisbane. While West Indies made 311 in the first innings, Australia declared for 289/9 in their first innings. West Indies then scored 193 in their second innings, which meant a target of 216 runs for Australia to complete yet another clean-sweep after their win over Pakistan at home.

The hosts did lose a couple of wickets early though with Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne departing for respective scores of 10 and 5 and leaving Australia reeling at 42/2, Steven Smith remains in the middle along with Cameron Green. With the likes of Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh and Alex Carey all waiting for their ranks, West Indies will have to produce a special bowling performance to square off the series probably without the services of Joseph whose injury appeared serious.