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CPL 2021: Dwayne Bravo leaves Trinbago Knight Riders, to join St Kitts & Nevis Patriots

The Trinbago Knight Riders have accepted the request of Dwayne bravo for his transfer to St Kitts & Nevis Patriots starting the upcoming season of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). He will be replaced by Dinesh Ramdin in the TKR team.

Dwayne Bravo said that the request for transfer was made by him in search of new challenges but thanked the TKR franchise for all the support and work for Trinidad and Tobago in general.

"At this stage of my career, I needed a new challenge, which is to work with the young talent for the benefit of Cricket West Indies. Also becoming part of a new franchise SNKP will provide me with a new challenge in CPL. I want to thank TKR for respecting my wishes and for all their support over the years. I also appreciate everything they've done for Trinidad and Tobago in general,” Bravo said in a statement.

Notably, Bravo had led the team for three CPL titles in the 2015,2017, and 2018 edition before being the deputy of Kieron Pollard in the last season.

The TKR director Venky Mysore expressed sadness over Bravo’s departure from the side and also recognised his role in team-building and leadership to three CPL titles.

"DJ Bravo has been instrumental in not only building TKR into a champion team but also captained the team which earned three championships in 2015, 2017 and 2018. We are sad to see him leave but we respect his wishes,” said team director Venky Mysore.

The ninth edition of the CPL is scheduled to start on August 28 and the whole tournament will be hosted at St Kitts & Nevis' Warner Park.

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