Dwayne Bravo claims current West Indies T20I team better than 2016 WC winning one

Seasoned West Indies campaigner Dwayne Bravo recently overturned his international retirement in a bid to strengn West Indies’ squad for ICC T20 World Cup in Australia later this year. Dwayne Bravo was an integral part of West Indies’ victorious T20 World Cup campaigns in 2012 and 2016. Apart from exceeding in international T20s, his pyrotechnics with both bat and ball has also made him a popular figure amongst Indian fans, which y get to see during Indian Premier League (IPL) every year.

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CSK star Dwayne Bravo makes bold claim about current West Indies line-up

In a recent interview on ESPNcricinfo, Dwayne Bravo claimed that current West Indies T20 line-up is better than one that lifted 2016 T20 World title. He recalled West Indies limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka in February-March this year where visitors blanked hosts 2-0 in two T20Is. During one of T20Is, Bravo said that West Indies coach Phil Simmons called on for a team meeting where he listed down ir batting order. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) star furr stated that he found his name down at .9.

Dwayne Bravo said that he is in “awe” of West Indies' batting order and he told his teammates at time that he thinks this team is better than ir 2016 T20 World Cup team. He added that ir batting line-up has batsmen all way down to .10, even though ir bigwig Sunil Narine was t even part of touring party. He expressed his confidence on West Indies’ title defence at T20 World Cup since team will be furr strengned by Sunil Narine's presence by n.

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Dwayne Bravo hails Mumbai Indians star Kieron Pollard

Dwayne Bravo also praised West Indies limited-overs captain and Mumbai Indians luminary Kieron Pollard for his leadership skills. Bravo stated that Pollard just “loves to win” which is “ most important thing”. He also said that as a leader, players look up to Kieron Pollard and respect him. Bravo claimed that burly Trinidadian all-rounder is “one of best in world” when it comes to T20 cricket.

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During IPL 2020 trading and transfer window, Dwayne Bravo became one of 20 cricketers to be retained by CSK for w-postponed IPL 2020 season. CSK retained star all-rounder for US$843,909 (₹6.4 crore). cricketer joined franchise in 2011 and represented m till 2015 before re-joining side for his second stint in IPL 2018.

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