This legendary player retired due to injury and had to end his career prematurely.

 

Big news has come out amidst the Caribbean Premier League 2024. West Indies veteran cricketer Dwayne Bravo has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. At the same time, due to injury, he had to retire even before the end of the current season of the Caribbean Premier League. However, he had earlier announced that he would retire from the CPL after the end of the league. Bravo was playing for the Trinbago Knight Riders team in the CPL. He had to take this big decision due to a back injury while fielding against St Lucia Kings.

Bravo is the most successful player in CPL history, having won a total of five titles. He is also the highest wicket-taker in T20 cricket. But now his 21-year-long career is over. Let us tell you, he was to play in the third season of UAE's ILT20, in which he was retained by MI Emirates, but after this injury, he decided to opt-out. At the same time, Bravo, who will be 41 years old next month, had earlier retired from international cricket in 2021. He was also seen as a coach in the IPL last year. After this, he also worked with the Afghanistan team, moving towards coaching.

Dwayne Bravo said goodbye to professional cricket by sharing a post on social media. Bravo said in a post on Instagram, 'Today is the day I say goodbye to the game that has given me everything. Twenty-one years as a professional cricketer has been an incredible journey, with many ups and downs. My mind wants to move on, but my body can no longer bear the pain, wear and tear, and stress. I cannot put myself in a situation where I disappoint my teammates, my fans, or the teams I represent. So, with a heavy heart, I officially announce my retirement from the game. Today, the champion is saying goodbye.'

Dwayne Bravo played a total of 582 matches in his T20 career. During this, Dwayne Bravo took 631 wickets. Dwayne Bravo also achieved the feat of taking 4 wickets in an innings 11 times and 5 wickets twice in T20 cricket. Apart from this, he also scored a total of 6970 runs in his T20 career. Which included 20 half-centuries. On the other hand, if we talk about his international career, he played 40 Tests, 164 ODIs, and 91 T20 matches for West Indies. In these matches, he scored 6423 runs and also took 363 wickets.