Dwayne Bravo, a former West Indies all-rounder, has been named the mentor of the defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders for the Indian Premier League 2025 season.
The renowned fast bowler will take over for Gautam Gambhir, who stepped down as mentor to become head coach of the Indian national team.
For this reason, Dwayne Bravo will no longer be associated with the Chennai Super Kings. Bravo was the Super Kings’ IPL 2024 bowling coach. Bravo was appointed only hours after the all-round player said on Friday, September 27, that he was quitting cricket altogether. Bravo, who has taken the most wickets in T20 history (631 in 582 outings), announced his decision after his Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2024 season was cut short due to a groin injury.
KKR CEO Venky Mysore confirmed that Bravo will be working with all other franchises of the Knight Riders in the Caribbean Premier League, Major League Cricket in the United States and ILT20 in the UAE.
“DJ Bravo joining us is a very exciting development. His deep desire to win wherever he plays, his extensive experience and knowledge will benefit the franchise and all players immensely. We are also very pleased that he will be involved with all our other franchises around the world – CPL, MLC & ILT20,” Mysore said in a statement.
Despite having played only for Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, the four-time IPL winner has a long association with the Knight Riders, having played the majority of his CPL career with the Trinbago Knight Riders.
Bravo worked as the Super Kings’ bowling coach in 2022 and 2023.
Say hello to our new Mentor, DJ 'sir champion' Bravo! 💜
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) September 27, 2024
Welcome to the City of Champions! 🎶🏆 pic.twitter.com/Kq03t4J4ia
Bravo had retired from international cricket in 2021 but continued to participate in franchise cricket and took on coaching roles. Most recently, he worked with his IPL side Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and was named Afghanistan’s bowling consultant for the 2024 T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the USA.
During his storied career, Bravo became synonymous with T20 cricket, thanks to his ability to deliver under pressure, particularly with his slower balls and death-over bowling. He led Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) to back-to-back CPL titles in 2017 and 2018 and guided St Kitts & Nevis Patriots to their maiden CPL title in 2021.
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Source: India Today
