Carlos Brathwaite is bowling all-rounder who plays all formats of International Cricket for West Indies and the current captain of the West Indies Twenty20 International (T20I) team. Brathwaite raised in Barbados and made his first-class cricket debut for Barbados against Trinidad & Tobago in the Regional Four Day Competition in 2011 and picked his best bowling figure 7/90 on his debut.
He took his first five wickets to haul in One Day International against Papua New Guinea at the Old Hararians in Harare, during the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier match on March 08, 2019. In April 2019, he was named in the West Indies’ squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
A hard-hitter, smasher and clean striker of the ball, Brathwaite record his name in the history of T20 International history for his four successive sixes when WI required 19 runs off 6 balls to win 2016 World T20 final, he smashed at first four balls of Ben Stokes. His country WI became the first country to win ICC T20I Cricket World Cup for the second time.
T20 Cricket Stats
Brathwaite made his debut in the Caribbean Premier League for the Barbados Tridents during the inaugural edition of CPL 2013. For the 2nd edition of CPL 2014, he signed Antigua Hawksbills. Brathwaite auctioned to St Kitts and Nevis Patriots for the CPL 2015 and retained by the same franchise-present.
Brathwaite made his debut in the Indian Premier League during the IPL 2016 for Delhi Daredevils and retained by the same franchise for IPL 2017. He has also Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2018 and 2019 respectively. Brathwaite made his debut in Big Bash League for Sydney Thunders during BBL 2017 and has played for Sydney Sixers in BBL 2018.
He made his debut in the Pakistan Super League for Quetta Gladiators during PSL 2017 and 2018. He signed Lahore Qalandars for the most recent and 4th edition of Pakistan Super League 2019. Brathwaite made his debut in the Bangladesh Premier League for Khulna Titans during BPL 2017 and retained by the same franchise-present. Brathwaite has made his debut in English County Championship for Kent County Cricket Club during the English County season 2018.
Carlos Brathwaite Career Stats
| Match Format | Test | ODI | T20 | First Class |
| Matches | 3 | 33 | 38 | 39 |
| Runs Scored | 181 | 389 | 291 | 1,522 |
| 100s/50s | 0/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/9 |
| Highest | 69 | 50 | 37* | 109 |
| 6s/4s | 7/12 | 15/24 | 21/13 | - |
| Batting Averages | 45.25 | 14.40 | 15.31 | 27.67 |
| Strike Rate | 63.73 | 86.06 | 119.75 | - |
| Balls Bowled | 408 | 1,480 | 672 | 4,472 |
| Wickets | 1 | 31 | 31 | 88 |
| Bowling Averages | 242.00 | 43.61 | 30.77 | 23.84 |
| 5-Wickets Haul | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Best Bowling | 1/30 | 5/27 | 3/20 | 7/90 |
| Catches/Stumps | - | 10/– | 19/– | 20/– |
| ICC Batting Rankings | - | Â - | - | - |
| ICC Bowling Rankings | - | 77 | 26 | - |
Brathwaite as Captain Career
| Matches Format | Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tied | No result | Win % |
| Test | - | - | - | - | - | - | Â - |
| ODI | - | – | - | – | – | – | - |
| T20 | 27 | 11 | 14 | - | - | 2 | 40% |
Carlos Brathwaite Profile
| Full Name | Carlos Ricardo Brathwaite |
| Date of Birth | 18 July 1988 Christ Church, Barbados |
| Current Age | 30 |
| Height | 1.93 m |
| Nickname | Ricky. Profession |
| T-Shirt No. | 26 |
| Playing Roll | Bowling all-rounder |
| Batting Style | Right-handed |
| Bowling Style | Right-arm fast medium |
| Test Debut | 26 December 2015 v Australia (cap 306) |
| ODI Debut | 18 October 2011 v Bangladesh (cap 161) |
| T20 Debut | 11 October 2011 v Bangladesh (cap 53) |
| Last Test | 24 July 2016 v India |
| Last ODI | 2 March 2019 v England |
| Last T20 | 10 March 2019 v England |
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| Instagram | @ricky.26 |
| Major Teams | West Indies, Antigua Hawksbills, Barbados, Barbados Tridents, Barbados Under-19s, Combined Campuses and Colleges, Delhi Daredevils, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lahore Qalandars, Sagicor High-Performance Centre, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Sydney Sixers, Sydney Thunder, West Indies A |