Dwayne Bravo set a new world record on Friday as he won his 16th T20 title in a decorated career on Friday in Dubai. Dwayne Bravo went past his good friend and West Indies teammate, Mumbai Indians’ Kieron Pollard, as the two-star cricketers were tied on 15 titles each before the 2nd leg of IPL 2021 began in the UAE.
Dwayne Bravo Will Turn His Phone On And Let Kieron Pollard Know IPL 2021 Is His 16th T20 Title
Notably, Dwayne Bravo had equalled Kieron Pollard’s tally of 15 titles when he led St Kitts and Nevis Patriots to the Caribbean Premier League title in 2021. As a result, Dwayne Bravo had headed to the 2nd leg of IPL 2021 as the CPL champion, and he went on to enjoy more success in arguably the biggest franchise-based T20 tournament-IPL. Dwayne Bravo managed 47 runs and picked 14 scalps averaging 18.78 in 11 IPL 2021 matches.
“That’s the first thing I’m going to do when I turn on my phone – let Kieron Pollard know this is the 16th. He has some catching up to do,” Dwayne Bravo said.
While Dwayne Bravo has won 16 T20 titles, Kieron Pollard has 15. The next best on the list is Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik, who has won 12 titles. The prolific Mumbai Indians captain, Rohit Sharma, is 4th on the list with 10 titles, including the 5 IPL trophies. Lasith Malinga is at the 5th spot with 9 titles.
Dwayne Bravo: Faf du Plessis And Ruturaj Gaikwad Were Standout Performers For Chennai Super Kings
Speaking about CSK’s dream turnaround after the disappointment of 2020, Dwayne Bravo credited the success to the team management. He held the light on the prolific contribution at the top from Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis, who broke plenty of records during their significant run in IPL 2021.
Notably, Faf du Plessis finished with 633 runs in IPL 2021, just 2 short of Ruturaj Gaikwad’s tally of 635, which helped him become the youngest Orange Cap winner.
“After last season was really disappointing. Owed it to the franchise, the fans to come up with a better performance. Don’t get nervous. Have had a good performance in different phases of the tournament. Faf and Ruturaj standout for us. To have these two guys scoring over 500 runs together,” Bravo said.
Dwayne Bravo has won the T20 World Cup for West Indies twice in the year 2012 and 2016. At the same time, he has won the IPL title three times and the Champions League title once for Chennai Super Kings. He has won the CPL title five times. At the same time, he has also been a part of the BBL team champion twice.