West Indies legend Bravo retires from cricket

Former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has retired from each forms of cricket aft a groin wounded curtailed nan last play of his career.

The 40-year-old, nan starring T20 wicket-taker successful history, had planned to discontinue astatine nan extremity of nan existent Caribbean Premier League campaign.

However, aft sustaining a groin injury, nan Trinbago Knight Riders subordinate has decided to decorativeness immediately.

"My mind wants to support going, but my assemblage tin nary longer strengthen nan pain, nan breakdowns, and nan strain" Bravo said successful a station connected Instagram.

"I can't put myself successful a position wherever I mightiness fto down my team-mates, my fans, aliases nan teams I represent.

"So, pinch a dense heart, I officially denote my status from nan sport. Today, nan champion bids farewell."

Bravo became nan first antheral cricketer to return much than 600 wickets successful each T20 matches and ended up pinch 631 wickets astatine an mean of 24.40 runs and system of 8.26 per over.

He won 3 Indian Premier League titles pinch nan Chennai Super Kings - and is presently 3rd connected nan database of astir wickets taken pinch 183 - arsenic good arsenic nan T20 World Cup connected 2 occasions pinch nan West Indies.

Bravo, who played 40 tests and 164 one-day internationals for nan West Indies earlier retiring from world cricket successful 2021, will return up a mentor domiciled pinch IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders.