Dwayne Bravo is the name of a popular Trinidadian cricket player who made fame while being in the position of the captain of the West Indies cricket team.
He played on the position of the all-rounder and became famous for his unique way of bowling.
Dwayne is not known only for his sports career but he is also known for his singing abilities and he released several songs.
He has a lot of nicknames like New Big Dog, The Champion, and DJ Bravo and holds great self-respect.
Early years
He was born as Dwayne John Bravo on October 7, 1983, in the town of Santa Cruz, in the mountain range of Trinidad and Tobago.
His parents John and Joycelyn Bravo were very loving parents to him and his four sisters. They motivated their children to get a good education and play sports from an early age.
He was a huge fan of football and cricket from his early childhood. His biggest inspiration to become a cricket player was Brian Lara.
Although he was bright and could have focused on getting a high education he was always more into sports and he spent all of his free time on the field and listening to music which was one of his other big passions.
Lara is a world-famous Trinidadian cricketer, who gained a reputation of one of the greatest batsmen ever.
He went to Aranguez Junior Secondary School located in the town of San Juan and the Tranquility Government Secondary School in his hometown Port of Spain.
Career development
His cricketer career started in 2002 when he debuted for his states team in the match against Barbados. He showed great performance so he was soon included in the West Indies cricket team that toured in England the same year.
His coach knew from the start that Dwayne has skills that would make him a big name in the cricket.
He rose to prominence in 2003, especially in the match against the Windward Islands where he helped his team to rise above all other teams.
He debuted in the International League in 2003/04 Caribbean tour where he played against England tour and finished Test with high 68 wickets and became the top scorer at Old Trafford which is still his best bowling number in Test cricket today.
In 2005 while the team was on the West Indies Australian tour Dwayne was not picked into the first Test team which was considered to be a controversy since he had almost the best scores of the season.
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His team lost the first game so he was soon called in to join the second test. He did marvelous, making an awesome score of 113 which motivated the rest of the team to give their maximum.
In 2006, at the New Zealand tour, Dwayne Bravo gained an injury of his left side so he wasn’t ready to bowl in the game. He was very angry because of it because he was in great shape that season and was hoping that he would break some records.
However, he stayed in the game on the position of a specialist batsman. His game performance at this tour in New Zealand showed his huge capabilities and his importance as the player of his team.
At the ICC Champions Trophy 2006, after he recovered from his injury, Bravo took 8 wickets and made over 160 runs. He was praised for his performance and most journalists predicted him a great career.
In June 2007, at Old Trafford in the game against England, he also made a stunning performance.
While being a part of the team at the 2007 Cricket World Cup he scored lower than usual and was disappointed by himself.
During the 2009 T20 World Cup, he was one of the players named into the “Team of the Tournament”.
He entered the 2001 Cricket World Cup but was soon dismissed because of the knee injury he sustained. He wasn’t able to play for a month.
In 2012, he played for the team at ICC World Twenty 20 in Sri Lanka and the competition was won by his team. Cricinfo named him as the T20I XI of the Year for his stunning performance at the competition.
He was again strangely excluded from the team at the 2015 Cricket World Cup which caused his team a lot of struggle.
His team also won the 2016 ICC Twenty 20 in India and was significantly praised for his performance at the event. He was again named as the best player of the event.
In 2015 Dwayne decided to retire from Test cricket and two years later from international cricket.
He still continued his T20 Franchise career, first through Lahore Qalandars team in 2016 with whom he stayed in 2017.
In 2018 he signed a contract with Quetta Gladiators and was pleased that his team won the tournament for the first time while he was there.
He was involved in several controversies during his career. One of the biggest was when he accused a South African commentator Graeme Craig Smith of making a racist remark pointed at him.
In 2014 he joined players for the strike and became their spokesman. This was a huge thing for players because Dwayne was one of the most important players and he decided to take their side although he was already paid more than others.
As for his personal life and favorite things there js a lot of information connected to it. His favorite food is Stew chicken, macaroni pie and callaloo. His favorite actors are Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone.
He is a huge fan of a musician Beenie Man. In 2014 he released his own music single called Go Gyal Go.
A year before, in 2013, he appeared in a Tamil movie called “Ula”. Dwayne is known for his special dance while celebrating on the cricket field. It is named Helicopter dance. He had performed the same dance in the movie where he was named in the cast as a special appearance.
In 2015 he became the winner of the Hummingbird Medal given to him by his home country Trinidad and Tobago. It is one of the highest honors a person can receive in that country.
In 2016 he released a new song named Champion which became a huge hit in India.
Dwayne earns a lot of money from his endorsement deals with big companies and products like Skore C*ndoms, Adidas Cricket, and Gulf.
Dwayne hasn’t played for West Indies since 2014 but has been put on the list of reserves. He wanted to enter the squad for International Cricket Championship but West Indies Coach Jason Holder excluded him from it.
The coach explained his position by saying that it would not be fair to other players who continuously played for the team and didn’t retire.
Bravo told the coach that he would go in as a replacement if he was called in.
Personal life
His girlfriend Regina Romjit is a beautiful model hailing from Bridgetown in Barbados. She was crowned as Miss Barbados World in 2013.
Dwayne and Regina appeared at Kapil Sharma Show together. It was in 2016.
Regina is an entrepreneur and has her line of boutiques called 11th street Boutique which became very popular in her home country.
Dwayne’s net worth is approximately $20 million.
Regina and Dwayne have a son and a daughter. Their names are Dwaynice Bravo Junior and Dwaynice Bravo.
Dwayne also has a half-brother named Darren Bravo and he plays domestic cricket for Trinidad & Tobago but also plays International for the same team as Dwayne: West Indies.
He was rumored to be in a relationship with Shriya Saran and Natasha Suri.
The rumor about dating Natasha Suri rose in 2018 after he broke up with his girlfriend Regina. Natasha is a former Femina Miss India and is extremely beautiful.
She is also an actress and has been a part of a huge movie hit named King Liar. She also gained a role in a Bollywood movie titled “Baa Baaa Black Sheep”.
Dwayne had earned a lot of money through his career. He has a collection of cars but he especially likes his Rolls Royce and Jaguar.
He invested a lot of money into properties and has bought a mansion in which he lives, in Trinidad. He has also acquired properties in the United States and Dubai.
Dwayne is very active on social media and has over three million followers on his Instagram channel.
He promotes his clothing line DJBravo47 on his Instagram account. His fans can buy their T-shirts, mugs, bags, hoodies, totes and much more.
His latest collaboration is with a beautiful young singer named Arielle Alexa.
He is also preparing to release his own new single.
Quick summary
Full name: Dwayne John Bravo
Date of birth: October 7, 1983
Birthplace: Santa Cruz, Trinidad, and Tobago
Age: 36
Profession: cricketer, actor, singer
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 75 kg
Net Worth: $20 million