A West Indian star all-rounder and CSK legend, Dwayne Bravo has announced his retirement from T20 cricket. He will play his last franchise cricket match for Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) in the ongoing CPL 2024. Dwayne Bravo has been one of the most successful fast bowlers in T20 cricket. Over the years, he has won a lot of games for West Indies (WI) and for the different franchises he has played for over the years. Today, we will talk about Bravo’s T20 career, his stats, what he has to say about his T20 retirement, his journey, and much more. So let’s dive into it quickly.
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Dwayne Bravo announces his T20 retirement
The star all-rounder has concluded his franchise T20 cricket retirement on Saturday (August 31). Dwayne Bravo has already retired from international cricket in 2021. He took to Instagram to announce his T20 retirement.
In an Instagram post, he wrote – “It’s been a great journey. Today I would like to announce my retirement from @cplt20. This season will be my last one. And I’m looking forward to playing my final professional tournament in front of my Caribbean ppl! @tkriders – where it all started for me and will end with my team that I help build from scratch!”.
He will play his last professional game for Trinbago Knight Riders in the ongoing season of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL 2024).
Bravo came out of retirement in 2021
Dwayne Bravo took an international cricket in 2018. But, he came out of retirement in 2021 to play an ICC T20 World Cup 2021 in Dubai. He again retired from internationals after the tournament.
A successful IPL career for DJ Bravo
A star all-rounder has played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for more than a decade. He had a successful IPL career, winning a few titles as well with MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK). At one stage, he was the highest wicket-taker in the tournament’s history, before Yuzvendra Chahal took over.
He started his IPL career with Mumbai Indians (MI) but was recognized for his contributions to CSK. He also played for Gujarat Lions in 2016-17, when the IPL governing council banned CSK for two years. Dwayne Bravo made his IPL retirement in December 2022.
Overall, he took 183 wickets in IPL with an average of 23.83 and a strike rate of 17.04. With the bat, he scored 1560 runs with an average of 22.61 and a strike rate of 129.57.
Most wickets in CPL history
The 40-year-old is also the highest wicket-taker in the history of CPL. He has taken 128 wickets in over 100 CPL matches.
Most wickets in T20 cricket
Overall, Dwayne Bravo is the highest wicket-taker in T20 cricket/franchise cricket history. An all-rounder has taken 630 wickets in 578 T20 games in T20s. He also scored 6970 runs in T20 cricket.
A journey of Dwayne Bravo – a T20 superstar
Dwayne Bravo started his international career in April 2004. He played his first ODI against England at Bourda on April 18, 2004. Since then, he represented the West Indies cricket team in 40 Tests, 164 ODIs, and 91 T20Is. Bravo has done well for WI in international cricket across three formats, but he particularly made his name in T20 cricket (T20Is and franchise cricket). He has won so many games with both the bat and the ball in T20s.
His dipping slower ones troubled the opposition batters for more than a decade. He played an important role in containing runs at the back end of the inning in limited-overs cricket. Not just the slower ones, he has a very good Yorker and his variations make him a very difficult bowler to get away.
Not just with the ball, he batting prowess in there to see for everyone. He has won quite a few games while batting lower down the order. He can hit the long ball and his all-round ability makes him a valuable asset for any team.
Bravo played in other franchise cricket as well
Besides the IPL and CPL, Dwayne Bravo has also played in other franchise cricket leagues all around the world. He played in leagues like Pakistan Super League (PSL), Big Bash League (BBL), Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), T10 League, T20 Blast in England, Major Cricket League (MCL), etc. He has also made an impact in those leagues.
Conclusion
So this is all about Bravo’s journey, his retirement, and his success in T20 cricket. We will now see him for one last time in CPL 2024. He will look to make his last CPL season memorable with a title win. Let’s see how things panned out for him.
CPL 2024 has already started on August 30. Bravo’s Trinbago Knight Riders has already played one game this season. They won that game against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots by 44 runs. Dwayne Bravo bowled two overs in the game and conceded 19 runs.
What do you think? Will Bravo finish his professional career on a high?
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FAQs:-
(1) How many international runs and wickets has DJ Bravo taken in his career?
Bravo has taken 363 runs in his international career. With the bat, he scored 6423 runs for WI in his illustrious career.
(2) How many times has Trinbago Knight Riders won the CPL title?
The franchise has won 4 titles in CPL. They won the titles in 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2020.
(3) Who won the last season of the Caribbean Premier League?
Guyana Amazon Warriors won the CPL 2023 title by beating Trinbago Knight Riders in the final by 9 wickets.
(4) Has Bravo worked as a coach after his international retirement?
Yes. DJ Bravo was a bowling consultant of the Afghanistan cricket team in the T20 WC 2024. The team has done well, reaching the semifinal of the T20 WC for the first time.
(5) Will Bravo become a bowling coach of CSK in IPL 2025?
He is currently a CSK bowling coach. But there is no official confirmation of his contract extension as CSK’s bowling coach.
