Dwayne Bravo is a West Indian cricketer. A genuine all-rounder, Bravo is expected to play a significant role in attempts by the West Indies to return to international prominence in the sport. Bravo is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who has already become one of the West Indies’ more reliable one-day bowlers, able to contain batsman towards the end of the innings. Bravo plays for the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League.

Bravo made his One Day International debut against England in their 2003/04 tour of the Caribbean, he failed to bat but took 2-31 with the ball. In West Indies tour of England in 2004 Bravo made his Test debut, selected for the First Test at Lord’s he scored 44 and 10 and took three wickets. He finished the Test series with 16 wickets together with 220 runs, he most impressed at Old Trafford top scoring with 77 in the first innings then taking 6/55 with the ball, this remains his best bowling figures.

On the West Indies tour of Australia in 2005, Bravo was controversially not picked for the first Test at Brisbane in which the West Indies were beaten convincingly. He was recalled for the second Test in Hobart and made a superb 113, after coming in at a very difficult stage for the West Indies. This innings lifted the West Indies and helped them maintain some pride, forcing the Australians to bat for a second time in the match. In the third and final match of the series at Adelaide, he bowled a superb spell in the Australians first innings when he took 6/84 including the wickets of Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist.

In West Indies tour of New Zealand in early 2006 Bravo strained his left side in the Twenty20 game at the start of the tour, he was unable to bowl but still played in all three tests as a specialist batsman. This showed how far he had come in two years and how crucial he is to the West Indies team.

After a disappointing series with India Bravo returned to top form in the ICC Champions Trophy 2006 he took 7 wickets at 27.57 and scored 164 runs at 41 although most of these were scored in a dead rubber with England, he made his first ever ODI century scoring a majestic 112 not out, he put on 174 for the second wicket with Chris Gayle. His bowling contained some lethal slow yorkers which dismissed Michael Clarke and Chris Read.

Bravo had a disappointing 2007 World Cup scoring 129 runs at 21.50 and although he took 13 wickets at 27.76 his economy rate was 5.56, against South Africa he conceded 69 runs off 7 overs including 18 off his first over.

During the Third Test against England at Old Trafford on 9 June 2007, Bravo acted as an emergency wicket-keeper in place of Denesh Ramdin who had gone for treatment after being hit on the head with the cricket ball. In the same Test he took the wicket of England batsman Kevin Pietersen with a quick bouncer, striking the batsman’s helmet and causing him to hit his own wicket.

Personal information
Full name Dwayne James John Bravo
Born 7 October 1983 (1983-10-07)
Trinidad and Tobago
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right arm medium fast
Role All-rounder
International information
National side West Indies
Test debut 22 July 2004 v England
ODI debut 18 April 2004 v England

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