The veteran West Indies all-rounder, Dwayne Bravo has shared the dressing room with former Indian skipper, MS Dhoni in the Indian Premier League (IPL) while playing for the franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK). He played under the captaincy of Dhoni for CSK in India’s biggest money-spinner.
With the spotlight on MS Dhoni’s future, Bravo believes the former India captain will feature in T20 World Cup next year. The West Indies all-rounder, who recently reversed his international retirement, also said that MS Dhoni has taught him to never panic and trust his ability.
As per the quotes in Times of India, Bravo said, “Dhoni has never retired. So I think he will be there at the World T20. MS has never let things outside cricket influence him and he has taught us the same and told us to never panic and trust our abilities.”
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Bravo’s decision to come back from retirement came after the positive changes made at the administration level in the West Indies cricket. He made his last international appearance in a Twenty20 (T20) match against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi, 2017. He has amassed as many as 2,200 runs and taken 86 wickets in Tests; 2,968 ODI runs and 199 wickets; and 1,142 runs and 52 wickets in T20I cricket.
Talking about his own comeback, Bravo said that he had retired due to ‘off-field politics’ and the recent leadership change made him rethink his decision. He said, “I had retired because of off-field politics. But there is a change of leadership both on and off the field. So I felt that it is a good time to come back. This is a very talented, vibrant and young side. If the talent of these youngsters can be managed properly and seniors like Andre Russell, Sunil Narine and I can return to the squad, we can be world-beaters again.”
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The Caribbean all-rounder was also the captain of the West Indies team that dramatically returned home in 2014, mid-way during the series in India in protest against their board. That was the last time Bravo played an ODI for the national team.
