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March 23, 2019 Extras

Dwayne Bravo has a new list-of-things-he-likes-set-to-music out

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December 21, 2016 West Indies

Video: Cricket, penguins and lasers – together at last

Finally! It’s the video for the latest version of Dwayne Bravo’s Champion song, in which our man lists everyone and everything he’s ever encountered and brands them all champions. Toast is a champion, plate is a champion, floor is a champion, wall is a champion… If you don’t immediately comprehend

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December 4, 2009 India / Pakistan / West Indies

Three ways in which we’ve been right in the last 24 hours

This is quite unusual. We’re not usually right about stuff. Normally, you can ask us questions about things that have happened to us and we’ll get the answers wrong. “Did Dan tell you he was moving to Australia?” “No!” [Long pause] “Don’t think so.” [Another long pause] “Well, maybe…” Dwayne

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December 3, 2009 Bangladesh / England / West Indies

The five best all-rounders over the next five years

Not sure we’ve got Imran Khan or Garry Sobers on the cards, but it’s not looking bad. Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh, age 22 As a cricket-writer, we’re worried there’ll be no words left in a few years time, because they’ll all have been eaten by Bangladesh criticisers. Shakib Al Hasan

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October 23, 2009 India / West Indies

Dwayne Bravo makes amends and ushers Trinidad and Tobago into the Champions League Twenty20 final

In the second Champions League Twenty20 semi final, Trinidad and Tobago’s Dwayne Bravo took 0-46 off three well-spanked overs against Cape Cobras. No matter. He promptly hit 58 off 34 balls to help T&T waltz home. The Dwayne Bravo off-side thock made a couple of appearances. In many ways this

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June 14, 2009 West Indies

Dwayne Bravo – does anyone not like him?

Let’s have a quick show of hands. There can’t be many people who don’t like Dwayne Bravo. When West Indies beat India on Friday, Bravo took 4-38 and then spanked 66 off 36 balls and most people will have been pretty pleased that he was the player making the difference.

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