West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, who retired from international cricket after a T20 World Cup match against Australia, said that he thinks it was the right time for him to walk away from the game. This will allow the next generation and young players to come through. He added that he shares a ‘very good friendship’ with the upcoming players.
“….I think this was the right moment for me to walk away from the game, and allow the next generation and young players who I share a very good friendship with to come through,” Bravo said.
“They still see me around but more passing information around as policy and trying to give my experience back to the next group of players, and hopefully they can also have a 12 to 18-year career as well,” Bravo said.
The flamboyant all-rounder said that he intends to play franchise cricket only if his body allows him to.
Bravo, 38, played his swansong game as West Indies exited the T20 World Cup following an eight-wicket defeat against Australia.
He came out of retirement in 2019 to help West Indies defend their T20 title but it could not happen as they could manage to win only one of their five Super 12 games.
“I will continue playing franchise cricket for a few more years as long as my body will allow me to,” Bravo said.
“My aim was to retire a few years ago, but with a change of presidency and change of leadership comes a change of heart, and I wanted to give back to West Indies because I was still in a good place physically and enjoy my cricket,” he said.
Asked about the special moments of his career, he mentioned getting his Test cap at Lord’s and “walking on the field for the first time”.
“That was a special moment. Obviously, my childhood hero, Lara, was a captain. That was very special. Winning the ICC Champions Trophy in 2004 was another specialty moment for me.
“My first Test against South Africa, another special moment. And obviously, the two T20 World Cup was a special moment for me. It was good that I was able to have some success throughout my career.”
Bravo said that he shares a special bond with captain Kieron Pollard, who played a big role in his coming out of retirement.
