Moving away from St Kitts & Nevis Patriots ahead of Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2023, Chennai Super Kings star Dwayne Bravo has made his comeback to his home franchise Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR), ahead of the CPL 2023. The 39-year-old would be reuniting with skipper Kieron Pollard and coach Phil Simmons at the franchise. Other icons in the team include Sunil Narine, Andre Russell and Nicholas Pooran.
Both players are currently involved in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. Bravo is serving as the bowling coach of the team while Pollard is serving as the batting coach of his team Mumbai Indians. The two had recently appeared together playing for MI Emirates in the inaugural International League T20.
Bravo holds the record for taking the most wickets in the T20 format of the game with 615 strikes in 558 games at an economy rate of 8.23 under his belt. Additionally, he is the leading wicket-taker of the CPL tournament, having taken 124 scalps in 97 matches at an economy rate of 8.69.
On his return, the all-rounder said, “Well, the wait is over. It’s official. Home is home, and I’m very happy to be back at TKR. Venky (Mysore, TKR director) always said even after I had left, that the door will always be open for me to come back to Knight Riders.”
“My best friend (Kieron Pollard) is the captain, so hopefully I can bring to the table what I can, and help him in whatever way possible to lift the trophy. I just want to see the red, black and white flying high and dominating in the CPL,” Bravo added.
Pollard thrilled on Bravo’s return to CPL 2023
Captain Pollard expressed his excitement over the return of his compatriot to the team, referring to him as the champion. “Very exciting times,” Pollard said in a media statement. “The champion DJ Bravo is coming back to his home franchise TKR. Our relationship and our friendship are second to none and this is a very good opportunity for us both to represent TKR together once again, in the upcoming season. We are very happy to have him back in red and black.”
Bravo has proved to be the most successful player in the history of the CPL tournament. He has played a vital role in helping the team secure four titles for TKR in CPL. The star all-rounder has taken the highest number of wickets in the history of TKR during his time with the team between 2013-2020. He was an instrumental figure during TKR’s title-winning stint in 2021. His importance in the team could be gauged from the fact that in his absence, the team not only failed to qualify for the finals but actually ended up last in the table in 2022.
Meanwhile, the full squad for teams for the upcoming CPL 2023 is scheduled to be announced by the end of June 2023 when the draft show would be broadcasted.
