Will continue to play franchise cricket for some years, if my body holds: Bravo

T20
World
Cup:
It’s
end
of
a
generation
for
West
Indies
cricket,
admits
Pollard

Bravo,
38,
played
his
swansong
game
as
West
Indies
exited
the
T20
World
Cup
following
an
eight
wicket
defeat
against
Australia.
He
came
out
of
retirement
in
2019
to
help
West
Indies
defend
their
T20
title
but
it
could
not
happen
as
they
could
manage
to
win
only
one
of
their
five
Super
12
games.

“I
will
continue
playing
franchise
cricket
for
a
few
more
years
as
long
as
my
body
will
allow
me
to,”
Bravo,
who
played
for
West
Indies
for
18
years,
said
during
the
post-match
press
conference.

“My
aim
was
to
retire
a
few
years
ago,
but
with
a
change
of
presidency
and
change
of
leadership
comes
a
change
of
heart,
and
I
wanted
to
give
back
to
West
Indies
because
I
was
still
in
a
good
place
physically
and
enjoy
my
cricket,”
he
said.
”….I
think
this
was
the
right
moment
for
me
to
walk
away
from
the
game,
and
allow
the
next
generation
and
young
players
who
I
share
a
very
good
friendship
with
to
come
through.

T20
World
Cup:
Vintage
Warner
seals
eight-wicket
thrashing
of
Windies

“They
still
see
me
around
but
more
passing
information
around
as
policy
and
trying
to
give
my
experience
back
to
the
next
group
of
players,
and
hopefully
they
can
also
have
a
12
to
18-year
career
as
well,”
Bravo
added.

Asked
about
the
special
moments
of
his
career,
he
mentioned
getting
his
Test
cap
at
Lord’s
and
“walking
on
the
field
for
the
first
time”.

“That
was
a
special
moment.
Obviously
my
childhood
hero,
Lara,
was
a
captain.
That
was
very
special.
Winning
the
ICC
Champions
Trophy
in
2004
was
another
specialty
moment
for
me.

“My
first
Test
against
South
Africa,
another
special
moment.
And
obviously
the
two
T20
World
Cup
was
a
special
moment
for
me.
It
was
good
that
I
was
able
to
have
some
success
throughout
my
career.”

Bravo
shared
his
special
bond
with
skipper
Kieron
Pollard,
who
was
instrumental
in
his
coming
out
of
retirement.
“In
terms
of
friendship
with
Polly,
as
he
said
before,
I’m
his
senior
but
when
he
come
into
cricket
at
a
very
young
age,
we
all
spotted
his
talent
and
his
ability.
I
wish
he
could
have
played
some
Test
cricket.
He
didn’t
even
know
he
was
good
enough
or
qualified
to
play.

“But
to
see
the
way
he
went
on
and
become
a
superstar
in
the
game,
and
regardless
of
what
people
might
say
with
him
not
playing
Test
cricket,
he
has
his
own
legacy,
and
he’s
a
superstar
of
the
game
and
we
should
be
grateful,
I
am
grateful
to
have
him
as
a
teammate
and
more
so
a
friend.

“I’m
still
very
happy
with
the
way
how
we
lead
West
Indies
cricket
in
the
last
two
years,
and
West
Indies
need
strong
leadership,
and
he’s
a
strong
leader.
We
know
this
wasn’t
meant
to
be,
but
I
know
as
an
individual,
he
will
bounce
back
strong
with
his
character,
and
I’m
very
happy
that
I
was
able
to
be
a
part
of
this
journey
with
him.”

Asked
to
confirm
whether
Chris
Gayle
has
also
officially
quit
international
cricket,
Bravo
said:
“He
said
half
of
it.
He
halfway
retires.
He
still
has
some
cricket
left.
I’m
not
sure
what
he’s
decided
yet,
but
yeah.”

Bravo
said
he
would
not
mind
taking
up
coaching
role
in
future.
“It’s
only
fair
that
I
love
to
give
back
to
the
game
that
has
given
me
so
much.”