The West Indies all-rounder and legendary IPL player Dwayne Bravo Retires from IPL. He has been appointed as the bowling coach of Chennai Super Kings for IPL 2023. Lakshmipathy Balaji, who served as the Super Kings’ bowling coach up until the end of the previous campaign, has taken a year off for “personal commitments,” according to the team, but he will still be involved with the Super Kings Academy.
Dwayne Bravo Retires from IPL
Before the mini-auction for the 2023 IPL, Chennai Super Kings released him from the squad and after a few days, he withdraws his name from the auction list and announced that he will not be a part of IPL 2023 as a player. Today CSK appointed him as their bowling coach for the IPL 2023.
IPL career of Dwayne Bravo
Bravo has participated in the IPL every year since it began in 2008, with the exception of 2017, when he was unable to play for the Gujarat Lions due to an injury. He had initially joined Mumbai Indians in 2008, spending three seasons with them until being acquired by Super Kings in an auction in 2011. Bravo was chosen by the Lions while the Super Kings were suspended for two seasons in 2016 and 2017 before being retained by the Super Kings in 2018.
Batting Records of Dwayne Bravo in IPL
- Matches – 161 Matches
- Innings – 113 Innings
- Runs – 1560 Runs
- Highest Score – 70 not out
- Average – 22.61
- Strike Rate – 129.57
- 50s – 5 fifty plus scores
- 4s – 120 Fours
- 6s – 66 sixes
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Bowling Records of Dwayne Bravo in IPL
- Matches – 161 Matches
- Innings – 158 Innings
- Overs – 516 overs
- Wickets – 183 Wickets
- Best Bowling Figure – 4/22
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Highest Wicket Taker in IPL – Dwayne Bravo
Dwayne Bravo holds the record for most wickets in IPL history. Bravo took 183 Wickets in 161 matches. He has bowled 516 overs.
The only difference is I will no longer be standing at mid-on or mid-off! I never thought I would be the leading wicket taker in the history of IPL. But I’m just happy to be a part of IPL history!
Dwayne Bravo
Bravo played for Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Lions in IPL mostly and Chennai Super Kings also attributed Brovo on Twitter
Bravo holds the record for the Highest wickets in a single IPL Season
Dwayne Bravo took 32 wickets for Chennai Super Kings in IPl 2013 and that is the highest number of wickets in a single season of IPL. He took the purple cap that year. Later in IPL 2021 Harshal Patel took 32 wickets for Royal Challengers Bangalore and became the joint-highest wicket-taker in a single IPL season
