Bryan Charles is Bravos’ replacement for TKR after the latter’s retirement from all forms of cricket recently.
Bryan Charles will play for Trinbago Knight Riders for the remainder of the CPL.
Bravo, whose time in the CPL 2024 was cut short due to a groin injury, declared his retirement from all forms of cricket on Thursday. Bravo sustained the injury during the seventh over at Tarouba while attempting to grab the catch from Kings skipper Faf du Plessis.
Charles, 29, is a domestic cricket player for Trinidad & Tobago. However he hasn’t participated in an official T20 match yet. He was a call-up up to the West Indies Test team for the home Test series against South Africa earlier this year. He is more well-known for his red-ball abilities.
In the West Indies four-day tournament, Charles led Trinidad & Tobago in wicket-taking with 31 wickets at an average of 17 across seven games. Included in the total was a career-high 13-wicket performance against Jamaica in Kingston in April.
Sunil Narine, who has missed TKR’s last three games due to a quad issue, could be covered by Charles. During TKR’s final home game of the season, against the Barbados Royals, on Friday, Kieron Pollard had Tim David bowling offspin with the dry new ball due to an injury. If Narine is still unfit for the postseason, Charles is in for selection due to the presence of three left-handers in the Royals’ starting six. This means that TKR and the Royals could face each other again in the Eliminator.
According to Pollard, David is also in TKR’s long injury list. On Friday, he appeared to injure his side. He also hit his head on the ground while fielding a six at the boundary.
“Yes, the injuries are a big, big concern,” Pollard said after the match. “Obviously Tim [David] coming off the field as well. Narine [is] still not fit. Russell with his injury as well. My body is getting down a bit after a long tournament.
“But having said that we are going to continue to rally. We continue to try hard and continue to rest when needed. The support staff. The physio and doctors – they are all doing a really, really good job to keep the guys on the park.”