Carlos Brathwaite: 6 things you should know about West Indies' match-winner
Delhi Daredevils have made a number of expensive purchases in the 9th IPL auction. One talent whom they have picked up is Carlos Brathwaite, an all-rounder. His base price was just Rs 30 lacs. But he was sold for Rs 4.2 crore.KKR and Delhi Daredevils faced off in the auction to get Brathwaite. Eventually, the Daredevils picked him up for Rs 4.2 crore. Brathwaite doesn’t come with a ton of international experience. He had made his T20 debut in 2011 against Bangladesh. He bowled 3 overs and claimed 1 wicket while allowing 25 runs. Bangladesh won that match by 3 wickets. While any player would undoubtedly be pleasantly surprised at going for an amount way higher than the base price, it also brings with it the burden of expectations. Carlos will be looking to make his name with the Delhi Daredevils.Here are SIX things you should know about Carlos Brathwaite:
#1 A scarred debut
Carlos Brathwaite started off his first-class career firing on all cylinders in 2011 with a 7 for 90 on debut against Trinidad & Tobago. By October he was picked up to make his international T20 and ODI debut for West Indies. But as his professional career promised to soar, he was hit hard with a blow in his personal life.
A player about to make his debut for the country ought to focus on the sport, to the exclusion of all else. But as Brathwaite was preparing for the tour, it was foud out that his mother had cancer and would need to undergo chemotherapy.
Brathwaite soldiered on with the tour, and he shaved off his head to show support to his mother and sent her the pictures. He credits his mother with having the strength to help him go through with the ordeal.
He said, "She took it better than I did. I was the one stressing all the time wondering if she was okay, crying at times, and she was always the one with a smile on her face."
Brathwaite also cracked a joke when talking about his father and mother. "One is Jekyll and one is Hyde. When they came together it makes the perfect parent," Brathwaite said.