West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard has delivered a passionate speech for his teammate Dwayne Bravo ahead of his final game against Australia in West Indies jersey on Saturday.

Speaking in a video released by Windies Cricket, Pollard said what Bravo had done for West Indies cricket is phenomenal. When Bravo made his debut, a lot of all-rounders started a trend for West Indies cricket some 17 or 18 years ago, he said. Pollard also said Bravo has always been a joy, and a joyful character and more importantly a good friend of him.

West Indies is playing its last game of the ongoing T20 World Cup against Australia in Dubai on Saturday.

In a heartfelt message shared on Windies Cricket Twitter page, Pollard thanked the legendary all-rounder for his service to the team for almost 18 years and wished him luck for the next chapter of his life. In his speech, Pollard also talked about the strong bond between him and Bravo and hoped that the all-rounder enjoyed a brilliant day in office one last time for the West Indies.

Speaking at the post-match conference after losing to Sri Lanka on Friday, the 38-year-old Dwayne Bravo, who has represented his country for 18 years, announced that he will retire from international cricket after their game against Australia in Dubai.

Dwayne Bravo was part of two T20 World Cup campaigns in 2012 and 2016. So far he has played a total of 90 T20Is for West Indies, scoring 1245 runs and picking up 78 wickets.

After the match against Sri Lanka, Pollard has quashed talks about his retirement following the ICC T20 World Cup debacle for the defending champions, saying there’s a lot of mileage in his legs, though the 34-year-old all-rounder is highly disappointed with the ageing warhorses. You can carry the horse to the river but you can’t force them to drink, Pollard said.

At last, Pollard said that there will certainly be a post-mortem of the losses after the T20 World Cup.

West Indies have won only one match and lost three of 4 four games in the ongoing T20 World Cup.

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