5 Talking Points from West Indies' incredible Test victory over Pakistan at Sharjah

#3 Remember the name Brathwaite: Part II

Brathwaite held West Indies together without any fuss

When the hard-hitting Carlos Brathwaite smashed England aside to propel West Indies to the World T20 title earlier this year at Eden Gardens, former fast bowler and insightful commentator Ian Bishop thundered on air – “Carlos Brathwaite. Remember the name.” Though it was not quite the same atmosphere here at Sharjah, opener Kraigg Brathwaite’s heroics deserves as much applause.

Amidst wickets regularly falling at the other end, the compact right-hander carried his bat en route to a 318-ball 142 and held West Indies’ fragile batting lineup together like binding glue. Not quite content with his effort, Kraigg Brathwaite replicated the feat in the second innings to guide his team to the tricky target to become the first ever opener to carry his bat during both innings of a Test.

Safe to say, we might hear a lot more from this 23-year old Bajan in the near future.