Darren Bravo: A future star of the Caribbean
West Indian top order batsman, Darren Bravo is a real force to reckon with, as his natural cricketing abilities and superb temperament are a bonus for the team. His dynamic personality and fierce competitive style are the exact ingredients the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760
needs right now, as they face the world’s finest teams in the ICC World Cup 2011. It is interesting to note that all-rounder Dwayne Bravo is the older half-brother of young Darren. It looks like Darren will have to step up his game and contribute some memorable
performances if the Windies are to be competitive in the tournament.
The left-arm batsman started his first-class career in 2007 against Leeward Island by scoring 43 runs. He has played 20 first-class matches with scoring 1124 runs setting his average on 40.14. In this format of game he has 3 glorious centuries and 5 fifties.
His performances were beginning to be noticed, as he played consistent quality cricket. Darren’s ability to make runs is a testament to his batting skills.
In 35 List-A matches, he has 1201 runs including highest of 107 runs as highest managing his average on 44.48. He has 2 splendid hundreds and 8 fifties. However in 17 domestic Twenty20 matches, he has 382 runs with an average of 29.38.
In the 2008 Under-19 World Cup preparation matches, his team was dismissed on just 18 runs setting a low total record in one day matches. Darren start in cricket was not striking, as he was one of six players who were dismissed without scoring any run in
his account. He went on to score 165 runs in the remaining five matches. In the final match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nepal-c2965, he took 3 wickets for nine runs and scored 24 not out. Bravo also started first-class cricket in same season but was failed to played reasonable innings
with just 29 of highest.
In the same year, Darren was busy in domestic cricket by joining the Trinidad and Tobago squad for the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stanford-c90880 series. In the West Indies Cricket Board Cup he scored 41 runs in the semi-final in winning chase against Jamaica and contributed 20 runs in final
against Barbados. In the same year, he scored 97 runs against Barbados. His domestic development was the perfect launch pad for his international career, as he managed to understand the dynamics of batting and technique.
After performing well at the domestic level, Darren was brought into the national squad and made his Test debut against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 in 2010. He managed to contribute 58 runs to draw the exciting match. Darren has played 3 Tests scoring 206 runs and setting
his average on 68.66. He has 3 fifties including 80 runs as his highest.
He opened his account in One Day International cricket against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in 2009. In his 13 ODI’s he has 345 runs with 79 as his highest with an impressive average of 38.33 including 2 fifties.
Darren will have immense pressure on him as the West Indies play in World Cup. The burden to perform consistently is something that weighs on the shoulders of many of the greatest players. Although he is young, this is the defining moment for him to make
his mark on the grandest stage of all, the World Cup. The West Indies’ will be looking for a positive contribution from the young star during the tournament, as he will have to bring his top form batting to the crease and make a solid stand for his team. It
will be exciting to see how Darren absorbs the pressure and shines for the West Indies as they try to take the coveted trophy home.
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