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What will become of Dwayne Bravo?

Mr Mxyzptlk

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Prince EWS said:
If anything though, it supports my statement that his bowling has declined.
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Well I believe Lara made a comment during the one-day series in Australia that Bravo was a batting allrounder, and needed to step up in that department. Since then it seems that he hasn't worked on his bowling enough off the pitch. He started as a batsman, after all. And I think there were reports from someone (possibly even Bennett King) in the West Indies coaching core that Bravo has been lazy when it comes to developing his bowling in training. I may be mistaken, and a quick search hasn't revealed the sources of these statements.
 
NUFAN

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What's been everyones favourite Bravo moment so far in his career?

For mine it was the caught and bowled to get Shane Warne out fully stretched to his left I think at the Adelaide Oval.
 
Prince EWS

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NUFAN said:
What's been everyones favourite Bravo moment so far in his career?

For mine it was the caught and bowled to get Shane Warne out fully stretched to his left I think at the Adelaide Oval.
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Yeah, that catch sticks out in my mind too. Great catch (Warne's innings was the worst I've ever seen though).

My "favourite Bravo moment" would have to be his ton in Australia though. After getting bowled looking like an idiot playing that midwicket flick against Ashley Giles a few times, I was sure he'd put it away against Warne (or, if not, continue to get bowled and look like an idiot) but he played it anyway, against the spin, all day long. One of my favourite non-stonewalling innings. :p
 
roseboy64

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As said here, his bowling has declined somewhat. Looks like he's getting it back if anything he's done in SA is to go by. Was surprised when Lara said he's a batting allrounder but then after that his batting improved though. Seems he'll be good for more than 5000 Test runs and around 200 wickets at an average around 30 with ball and maybe 40 with the bat.
 
sledger

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roseboy64 said:
As said here, his bowling has declined somewhat. Looks like he's getting it back if anything he's done in SA is to go by. Was surprised when Lara said he's a batting allrounder but then after that his batting improved though. Seems he'll be good for more than 5000 Test runs and around 200 wickets at an average around 30 with ball and maybe 40 with the bat.
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For once I agree with Xavier Rose, although I would be keen to emphasise the word Maybe in said prediction, shame your football knowledge isnt as good :p.
 
Manee

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I can see Bravo being a true player in the West Indian revival which I predict in the next few years. I can just see that the three fast bowlers who can all push 140kph are starting (gradual process) to get some consistency and Bravo can be their fourth bowler who keeps it tight at one end and cleans up on a green track.

I think Bravo is a very talented bowler. He has good accuracy and he was pushing 135kph today. You need not tell Kevin Pietersen that he has a fantastic surprise bouncer too. His batting is ok but, as mentioned earlier, he needs consistency and also conversion of 20s into 50s and 50s into 100s.

I also think that you must mention his fielding. He is a very good fielder who is very agile and has affected some run outs in his time.

Good cricketer. He will be remembered as an modern West Indian 'great' for me. A little optimistic, but I see talent in him.
 
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Manee

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sledger said:
thats an oxymoron if I ever heard one :p
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It is hard to say.

Err...

"He will be remembered as a great of the West Indian generation which proceded after the superstars of the 1980s and the underperformers of the 1990s"
 
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sledger said:
For once I agree with Xavier Rose, although I would be keen to emphasise the word Maybe in said prediction, shame your football knowledge isnt as good :p.
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:laugh: Know football better I think. Slughtly biased toward Man Utd but I can be objective.
 
vic_orthdox

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To be perfectly honest, his bowling reminds me a fair bit like Ian Harvey's in the FC arena, a little bit better though.
 
Prince EWS

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vic_orthdox said:
To be perfectly honest, his bowling reminds me a fair bit like Ian Harvey's in the FC arena, a little bit better though.
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Pretty similar bowlers. I think Bravo's batting technique is a fair bit more suited to playing test standard bowlers than Ian Harvey though.
 
sledger

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his bowling makes me think of a better version of scott styris come to think of it, and as an allrounder, you probably dont want to be compared to someone like him.
 
Manee

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He has more bowling talent than you people make out, he can crank it up to 135kph and has a mean bouncer.
 
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