Kraigg Brathwaite of West Indies in motion throughout day 3 of the first take a look at match between West Indies and South Africa at Queens Park Oval on Aug. 09, 2024 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Photograph by Daniel Prentice-Gallo Pictures/Getty Pictures
Kraigg Brathwaite lately earned his one hundredth Check cap within the second Check in opposition to Australia, becoming a member of a particular group of West Indies gamers and turning into the tenth West Indian to succeed in this milestone.
The 9 different gamers in Windies’ 100-Check membership embrace Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Courtney Walsh, Brian Lara, Sir Vivian Richards, Desmond Haynes, Clive Lloyd, Gordon Greenidge, Chris Gayle, and Carl Hooper.
Earlier than the second Check in opposition to Australia, Brathwaite was introduced with a customized cap and a trophy to commemorate his achievement. Cricket West Indies president Kishore Shallow and former Windies bowling coach Roddy Estwick made the presentation.
“Kraigg, 17 years in the past, you instructed me you wished to play 100 Check matches for the West Indies,” mentioned Estwick, who coached Brathwaite at secondary faculty.
“You’ve been true to your phrase, disciplined and devoted. You’ve now joined ten individuals who have performed 100 Check matches for West Indies.”
“You’ve acquired one other goal you will be (amongst) one other ten who’ve made 6,000 Check runs for the West Indies. All the perfect and good luck.”
Brathwaite, 32, who made his Check debut at 18 in opposition to Pakistan in 2011, presently has 5,943 Check runs with a median of 32.83. He has scored 12 centuries and 31 half-centuries, rating eleventh in Windies’ scoring charts. He goals to interrupt into the highest ten with simply seven extra runs.
He wants 57 extra runs to hitch the 9 Windies gamers who’ve scored 6,000 runs or extra in Assessments.
