Middlesex capture T20 gun Dwayne Bravo
Middlesex Cricket have announced that West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has signed to play for the club in this year’s Vitality Blast tournament, subject to satisfactory visa and NOC paperwork being completed.
Bravo will join up with Middlesex in early July and will represent the club in the first six Vitality Blast matches this season, making his debut in the eagerly awaited London derby against Surrey at Lord’s on Thursday 5th
He will then play against Essex at Chelmsford, Gloucestershire at Uxbridge, Somerset at Lord’s, Hampshire at the Ageas Bowl, before his final outing for the club comes against Hampshire at Lord’s on Thursday 26th
In his T20 career Bravo has won the Indian Premier League and the Champions League with Chennai Super Kings, the Caribbean T20 and the Caribbean Premier League with Trinidad and Tobago, the Bangladeshi Premier League with the Dhaka Dynamites and the ICC World T20 twice with the West Indies – there are few in the game with a finer pedigree.
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Speaking of the signing of Bravo, Angus Fraser, Middlesex Cricket’s Managing Director of Cricket commented: “Dwayne is one of the most exciting and best T20 players in the world. He can win games of cricket with bat or ball.
“He may only be available for six games, but I expect him to have an impact in a number of these matches. I’m sure he is a player the huge Lord’s crowds will enjoy watching.”
Bravo himself added: “I’ve been fortunate enough throughout my career to have played all round the world and Lord’s in London is a place that really excites me.
“I have no hesitation committing to Middlesex for 6 games of the Vitality Blast and am looking forward to joining Dan Vettori’s squad at the start of July.”
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