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International Cricket Captain Download

Perhaps no career better illustrates the extent to which international cricket has changed over the last 15 years than does that of Mr Dwayne Bravo, who announced his retirement from international competition this week at age 35. When Mr Bravo first made his debut in Test cricket as a 21-year-old in 2004, only the most visionary recognised the extent to which the Twenty20 format — specially designed for television audiences — would have taken hold of the glorious game in just a few years. Back in 2004, Mr Bravo, a Trinidadian, was seen as a highly talented all-rounder, blessed with skills as batsman, seam bowler and fielder to excel in all forms of the game, not least the traditional format, Test match cricket. There were those who envisioned Mr Bravo in the same light as his great Trinidadian countryman, the late Lord Learie Constantine. The West Indies captain at the time, Mr Brian Lara, went even further — insisting that Mr Bravo had the makings of a world-class Test match batsman, if he would only work at it. As it has turned out, Mr Bravo became the quintessential Twenty20 cricketer, a star in all of the leading cash-rich leagues around the globe even as he turned away from the traditional game — playing his last Test in 2010. We do not think it unreasonable to say that as, much as any other, Mr Bravo became the face of twenty20 cricket.