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West Indies selectors had drafted in 17-year-old Kraigg Brathwaite in 2009 when the seniors went on a strike against the board. By then, he had established himself as a class-apart opener. For that matter, he scored a stunning 73 on his First-Class debut for Barbados at the age of 16. Following his impressive performances, he was an obvious choice for the West Indies national team. However, he did not star in the playing XI, for there were players who had more experience on their CVs.
A year later he represented West Indies in the Under-19 World Cup 2010. He maintained his reputation of a consistent run-scorer. He ended up being the second-highest run-scorer, bagging 4 half-centuries.
Meanwhile, he continued amassing runs in First-Class cricket, which eventually earned him a Test cap against Pakistan in 2011.
It took Brathwaite 4 innings to rise to fame, as his first half-century came against Bangladesh in a winning cause, their last away victory until November 2016. Armed with resilience and patience, Brathwaite has the knack of playing long innings.
Despite the team being thin on experience, Brathwaite continued his stellar performances. He has centuries against Bangladesh, Pakistan, New Zealand and South Africa.
Brathwaite is a back-foot-oriented batsman. Rarely does he lean forward to play drives on the off. He stands tall instead, playing it a late. All the same, he is a remarkable player of spin. In fact, he pursues old-fashioned cricket, as he plays with soft hands and often scores at a strike rate in 40s.
All said and done, he plays a major role in West Indies’ victories, be it his unbeaten 142 against Pakistan at Sharjah (when he carried his bat in the first innings and remained unbeaten during the chase as well) or the characteristic 129 against New Zealand at Port-of-Spain.
The vice-captain of the side, Brathwaite is a vital cog of West Indies’ Test side.
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Career | M | In | R | NO | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
Test | 44 | 83 | 2920 | 5 | 212 | 37.43 | 6899 | 42.32 | 6 | 16 | 284 | 9 | 22 | 0 |
ODIs | 10 | 10 | 278 | 0 | 78 | 27.80 | 483 | 57.55 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
T20s | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
World Cup | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Career | M | B | R | W | Avg | EC | SR | 5WI | 10WM | BBI | BBM |
Test | 44 | 1510 | 831 | 14 | 59.35 | 3.302 | 107 | 1 | 0 | 1/23 | 1/30 |
ODIs | 10 | 152 | 140 | 1 | 140.0 | 5.526 | 152.0 | 0 | -- | ||
T20s | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
World Cup | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Test Debut
West Indies v Pakistan at Warner Park, Basseterre, May 20, 2011
Last Test
New Zealand v West Indies at Seddon Park, Hamilton, December 9, 2017
ODI Debut
Pakistan v West Indies at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, September 30, 2016
Last ODI
West Indies v England at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, March 9, 2017
England ended a disappointing Test series with the consolation of a comprehensive victory over the West Indies on the fourth day of the ...
West Indies stand-in captain Kraigg Brathwaite won the toss and put England in to bat on the first morning of the third and final Test ...
The last West Indies won three Test matches in a series, it was in 1997-98 when they beat, of all teams, England.
Jonny Bairstow will don the keeper’s gloves in place of dropped Ben Foakes.
A depleted England go into the final Test of the series aiming to avoid a 0-3 scoreline.
West Indies are 2-0 up in the three-Test series, which they sealed with a 10-wicket victory in the second Test in Antigua.
James Anderson’s immediate goal will be to help England win the series against West Indies and then plan for the Ashes, whose build-up ...
James Anderson runs in hard, bends his back, twitches his ankles, jerks his knees, stretches his arms, twirls his wrist, swings the ...
With the series levelled 1-1, all eyes shift to the home of cricket — Lord's.
Kraigg Brathwaite and Shai Hope played on the back foot with soft hands, ran hard between wickets and looked to score when English ...
Shai Hope scored his maiden Test ton in 159-balls.
West Indies may have lost the series 1-2 against the No.2 ranked Pakistan in the arid UAE but this could have gone West Indies' way.
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