ACB appoints Dwayne Bravo as new bowling assistant coach

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has appointed former West Indies bowler Dwayne Bravo as the national team’s new bowling assistant coach for the ICC T20 World Cup.

Bravo is set to join the team during the preparation camp ahead of the marquee event in the Caribbean, ACB wrote on its Facebook page.

The 40-year-old Dwayne John Bravo was a former right-arm medium-fast bowling all-rounder for West Indies, having played 295 international matches, scoring 6423 runs and picking up 363 wickets. He has also 100 FC, 227 List A and a mammoth 573 T20 caps to his name.

DJ Bravo is currently eading wicket-taker in T20 cricket with 625 scalps to his name in the format. In addition, he has scored almost 7000 runs in the format, making him one of the most successful fast-bowling all-rounders in T20 cricket.

Bravo’s brand of cricket and entertainment has earned him admiration and respect across the world, winning several titles including T20 World Cup, Champions Trophy, IPL, and CPL.

In addition to his International experience as a player, Bravo has most recently served as the Bowling Coach for the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2024.

Earlier, ACB named a 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, to be jointly hosted by West Indies and the US in June this year.

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