Dwayne Bravo
- Date of Birth 1983-10-7
- Role allrounder
- Batting Style right-hand bat
- Bowling Style right-arm medium
Debut Matches
| Format | Match | Date |
|---|---|---|
| TEST | ENG vs WI | 2004-07-22 |
| ODI | WI vs ENG | 2004-04-18 |
| T20 | WI vs NZ | 2006-02-16 |
| vs | 1970-01-01 |
Recent Performances
Batting Statistics
Matches
40
Innings
71
Runs
2200
Average
31.42
Strike Rate
48.59
Highest Score
113
100s
3
50s
13
Fours
269
Sixes
21
Catches
41
Bowling Statistics
Matches
40
Innings
61
Wickets
86
Average
39.83
Economy
3.17
Strike Rate
75.1
Best Figure
6/55
4 Wickets
6
5 Wickets
2
Balls Bowled
6466
Runs Conceded
3426
Batting Statistics
Matches
164
Innings
141
Runs
2968
Average
25.36
Strike Rate
82.3
Highest Score
112*
100s
2
50s
10
Fours
240
Sixes
58
Catches
73
Bowling Statistics
Matches
164
Innings
150
Wickets
199
Average
29.51
Economy
5.41
Strike Rate
32.7
Best Figure
6/43
4 Wickets
6
5 Wickets
1
Balls Bowled
6511
Runs Conceded
5874
Batting Statistics
Matches
91
Innings
74
Runs
1255
Average
22.01
Strike Rate
115.03
Highest Score
66*
100s
0
50s
4
Fours
73
Sixes
55
Catches
44
Bowling Statistics
Matches
91
Innings
77
Wickets
78
Average
26.1
Economy
8.11
Strike Rate
19.2
Best Figure
4/19
4 Wickets
3
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
1505
Runs Conceded
2036
Batting Statistics
Matches
227
Innings
198
Runs
4046
Average
24.08
Strike Rate
Highest Score
112*
100s
2
50s
13
Fours
Sixes
Catches
105
Bowling Statistics
Matches
227
Innings
Wickets
271
Average
27.65
Economy
5.22
Strike Rate
31.7
Best Figure
6/43
4 Wickets
8
5 Wickets
2
Balls Bowled
8609
Runs Conceded
7494
Batting Statistics
Matches
582
Innings
442
Runs
6970
Average
22.33
Strike Rate
125.44
Highest Score
70*
100s
0
50s
20
Fours
447
Sixes
335
Catches
275
Bowling Statistics
Matches
582
Innings
546
Wickets
631
Average
24.4
Economy
8.26
Strike Rate
17.7
Best Figure
5/23
4 Wickets
11
5 Wickets
2
Balls Bowled
11183
Runs Conceded
15402
An allrounder with plenty of flair and skill both as a batter and seam bowler, Dwayne Bravo will go down as one of T20's early legends - he played seven World Cups in the format, winning two, as well as over 15 franchise league titles, and was the first bowler to get to 500 T20 wickets.
He grew up wanting to be the next Brian Lara, but eventually made his name in the shortest format, particularly for his death-overs bowling and big hitting. Bravo might have had a longer career with West Indies in the other formats, but injuries, disagreements with the board, and the explosion of franchise cricket limited his appearances to 40 Tests and 164 ODIs.
He made his Test debut at Lord's in July 2004, and took three wickets in the first innings with his medium-paced swingers. He also showed a cool enough temperament to forge a confident start at the crease with the bat, but nowhere was his ability more evident than in Manchester, where he top-scored for the team, and then restricted England with a six-wicket haul. He hit 107 against South Africa in April 2004-05 at Antigua to bring up his maiden Test century, and in November 2005, scored a magnificent 113 against Australia in Hobart.
In 2010, along with Kieron Pollard, Bravo turned down a WICB central contract that required him to be available to play for West Indies at all times. The next year he chose the IPL over a home series against Pakistan. Between 2011 and 2013, West Indies played 24 Tests but Bravo didn't appear in any of them. He retired from Test cricket in January 2015.
He took over from Daren Sammy as West Indies' limited-overs captain in 2013 and held the post till December 2014, when the selectors replaced him with Jason Holder and left him out of the ODI side two months after he had played a central role in the team pulling out of a tour to India midway over issues with the payment structure in their revised contracts.
In between, he became a fixture in the Chennai Super Kings line-up in the IPL, topping the tournament wickets table in 2013 and 2015, and replicating that achievement in the CPL in 2015 and 2016, and the BBL in 2017-18.
Bravo announced his international retirement in October 2018 but reversed his decision over a year later in order to defend West Indies' T20 World Cup title. After their early exit in the tournament, he walked away once more, at the age of 38.