Dwayne Bravo played his last international game for the West Indies on November 6 in an ICC men’s T20 World Cup Super 12 group 1 match against Australia. Having played for 17 or 18 years, the all-rounder represented the Windies in 40 Tests, 164 ODIs and 91 T20Is. During his career, he claimed a total of 363 international wickets.

“But for me, it’s the end of a generation/era where you have some guys who have done some good things for T20 cricket, not only in the Caribbean but around the world,” West Indies captain Kieron Pollard said about Dwayne Pollard and Chris Gayle, who probably played his last international game, as well.

West Indies, who are two-time champions, ended their tournament on a dismal note after suffering an 8-wicket defeat against Australia. Due to this loss, they lost an opportunity to qualify to the Super 12 directly for the next edition.

Talking about their performance in the current edition, Pollard had some harsh words to share. “I think overall has been a disappointing campaign. The batting has lived up to expectations, bowling has been decent. We could have done better with the fielding as well. Overall we weren’t good enough,” Pollard said.

“Sometimes one tournament you don’t want to sum up the entire thing when it comes to that but rationally these guys have done pretty well for themselves and we as people are very, very proud,” Pollard added.

“Obviously, we need to look at the way we play T20 cricket again. Our team is set up for power-hitters to do a lot of damage but we weren’t able to do that. We have seen in these conditions that one guy in that top four has to bat through when you get in try and stay as long as possible,” the right-handed batsman said of future assessments.

The captain thanked the fans who supported them and apologised. “Thanks to everyone who have supported us. Thanks to the Caribbean fans, yes we disappointed you as a team, sorry. But life goes on. Thank you very much,” he said.