WI superstar Dwayne Bravo has confirmed that he will retire at the end of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. And in August, captain Kieron Pollard announced that Bravo had played his last T20I in the Caribbean.
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Following his team’s loss to SL on Thursday. Bravo confirmed that he would be taking his retirement in conversation. with former captain Darren Sammy and commentator Alex Jordan on the ICC’s post-match Facebook Live show.
“I think the time has come,” said Dwayne. “I’ve had a great career. To represent the WI for 18 years, there have been some ups and downs, but when I look back, I’m very grateful to have represented the region and the Caribbean for so long.
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“To win three ICC trophies, two with my captain (Darren Sammy) on the left here.
“One thing I am proud of is that in the era of cricketers. We were able to make a name for ourselves on the global stage. And not only do that but also have silverware for it.”
Two-time T20 World Cup winner, Dwayne Bravo has played 90 T20Is for the Caribbean team, taking 78 wickets and scoring over 1000 runs.
The seam-bowling all-rounder made his international debut in 2004, playing 293 matches.
A T20 trend-setter throughout his career, Dwayne Bravo has been one of the finest exponents of the slow ball script and has excelled at the death with both bat and ball.
In 2012, he was the man to take the winning catch when West Indies won the T20 World Cup for the first time and was there again when he was knocked out of the tournament in 2016.
To Help the next generation :-
Anubhuti spoke about the future prospects of West Indies in limited-overs cricket, doing all they can to assist the next generation.
“For me now I want to try and give whatever feeling and knowledge I have with the young players,” he said.
“I think West Indies cricket has a great future in the white-ball format and it’s important for us to keep approving and stimulating people.
“It wasn’t the World Cup we expected, it wasn’t the World Cup we wanted as players. We shouldn’t feel sorry for ourselves, it was a tough competition, we should hold our heads high.”
“It is important for us to have our own identity and not always be in the shadow of past rumors. Obviously, we respect what these people did in the 70s, 80s, and early 90s, and these people play the game
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“It’s a document that was born in 2008 or something like that, the way we were covered in a new document to be covered in that short time – I remember the conversation with you (Sammy) that ‘Yeah, Sir Viv and Sir Gary have their own legacy, Sir Clive Lloyd and these guys, but we have a chance to create our own.’ We should be proud of ourselves.
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“We create our own succession. Some may think that this is a document that not many people respect, but the reality is that this is an ICC tournament and it is a tournament that ICC cricket has agreed to. So we should be proud of what we have achieved.”
Dwayne Bravo’s international career will come to an end after the West Indies’ final match of their T20 World Cup campaign against Australia on Saturday. If he plays, it will be his 294th match for the team.