Dwayne

Bravo

West Indies
All Rounder

Dwayne

About Dwayne Bravo

Name
Dwayne Bravo
Born
Oct 07, 1983 (41 years)
Birth Place
Trinidad And Tobago
Role
All Rounder
Batting Style
Right Handed
Bowling Style
Right-arm medium

Dwayne Bravo came across as a richly talented West Indian all-rounder who played a handy role in fast-tracking West Indies back into international prominence. He made his first-class debut for Trinidad and Tobago in 2001-02 and two years later, on the back of some strong all-round performances, made his debut at home against England. In his maiden Test, he showed promise with the bat and also picked up 3 wickets though his side lost heavily. In only his third Test, Bravo showed glimpses of prodigious talent scoring 77 and scalping 6 wickets in the first innings.


Early signs showed that Bravo was a better bowler than batsman but he improved on his batting, opening the innings for Trinidad and Tobago and is now a much more accomplished batsman than what he started off as. After being dropped for the 1st Test against Australia in 2005, Bravo bounced back hard in the 2nd Test slamming a brilliant 113, coming in at a precarious situation. It was followed by a superb spell in the 3rd Test where he picked up 6 wickets in the first innings. The next two years were not as fruitful as injury, followed by a poor 2007 World Cup, marred his progress.


In 2010, Bravo turned down a WICB central contract, preferring to play several T20 Leagues around the globe. He lost his place in the Test side but remained a regular fixture in the T20Is. He was signed up by Mumbai in the inaugural edition of the Indian T20 League and performed exceedingly well. Later, Chennai bought him in 2011 and he has been with them ever since. Before the Champions Trophy in 2013, Bravo replaced Darren Sammy as the ODI captain.


A middle-order batsman, Bravo with his stylish cover drives and quick feet movement, exhibits the true Caribbean flavour. He is also a brilliant fielder and brings energy to the West Indian outfit with his acrobatic fielding. A more than useful death-overs bowler, Bravo has clever variations up his sleeve and also has one of the best slower balls in the business.


He was the player's spokesperson when West Indies refused to play their games during a tour of India in 2014 due to issues with the board. Post that, he faced injuries and was eventually left out of the squad as Jason Holder was made the skipper of the ODI team. Bravo then announced his retirement in Tests in 2015. He went on to participate for his country in ODIs and T20Is, even winning the World T20 title in 2016. His injuries and form caused his representation for the national team reducing and eventually, he started playing more in the T20 Leagues around the world.


Bravo bid the final goodbye to international cricket when he announced his retirement on 25th October 2018. He remained an exciting and internal part of the Chennai unit as well as the other T20 franchises in the world. Bravo has been one of the best advertisements of the sport, be it due to his joyful nature, his funny antics or for showing superb sportsman spirit. In 2019, Bravo made a U-turn on his retirement and made himself available for the shortest version of the game.

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Career Stats

Batting
Bowling
Batter
Test
ODI
T20I
Domestic-Firstclass
Matches
40
164
91
60
Innings
71
141
74
109
Runs
2200
2968
1255
3102
Highest Score
113
112
66
197
SR
48.00
82.00
115.00
0.00
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Teams Played For

West Indies
West Indies
Dolphins
Dolphins
Essex
Essex
Kent
Kent
Surrey
Surrey
West Indies A
West Indies A
West Indies Academy
West Indies Academy
West Indies Inv XI
West Indies Inv XI
Worcestershire
Worcestershire
University of West Indies Vice Chancellors XI
University of West Indies Vice Chancellors XI
Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings
Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians
Middlesex
Middlesex
Victoria
Victoria
Trinidad & Tobago Red Force
Trinidad & Tobago Red Force
West Indies Under-19
West Indies Under-19
Melbourne Renegades
Melbourne Renegades
Melbourne Stars
Melbourne Stars
Sydney Sixers
Sydney Sixers
Chattogram Challengers
Chattogram Challengers
Rangpur Riders
Rangpur Riders
Trinbago Knight Riders
Trinbago Knight Riders
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
Dhaka Capitals
Dhaka Capitals
Comilla Victorians
Comilla Victorians
Gujarat Lions
Gujarat Lions
Quetta Gladiators
Quetta Gladiators
Lahore Qalandars
Lahore Qalandars
Peshawar Zalmi
Peshawar Zalmi
Pretoria Mavericks
Pretoria Mavericks
Maratha Arabians
Maratha Arabians
Winnipeg Hawks
Winnipeg Hawks
Paarl Rocks
Paarl Rocks
Bravo XI
Bravo XI
Delhi Bulls
Delhi Bulls
Northern Superchargers
Northern Superchargers
Fortune Barishal
Fortune Barishal
MI Emirates
MI Emirates
Texas Super Kings
Texas Super Kings
Rajasthan Kings
Rajasthan Kings
Miami Lions
Miami Lions