Windies  pacer Alzarri Joseph is likely to miss the rest of the Indian premier league (IPL) season after suffering an injury to his bowling arm.

The injury occurred on the weekend contest against the Rajasthan Royals the 23-year-old who plays for Mumbai Indian injured the limb while fielding.

According to reports, Joseph has a tear in his right arm, which was dislocated during the fielding incident.

Although there has not been an estimate for the length of time the player will take to recover, it seems he is set to miss the rest of the season and with the ICC World Cup just over a month away, Joseph now faces a race against time to recover.