West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite insists he has not completely turned his back on the shorter formats of cricket, despite sole dedication to red-ball cricket for the past several years.
Few can argue that the format has certainly suited the opener. On Saturday, against England, Brathwaite scored his 10th international century, and the batsman has been far and away the team’s most consistent player over the last five years. Overall, it is Brathwaite who has scored the most runs during the period with 1730.
Brathwaite has never played a T20 international for the West Indies and has not played a One Day International since 2017. The formats could, however, pique his interest in the future.
“It’s just unfortunate that every time we have a Test series it’s during our 50 over tournament. So, I don’t get an opportunity to perform in that format,” Brathwaite told members of the media on Saturday.
“I still love to play 50 over cricket, it’s an aspiration of mine but obviously Test cricket I have been fighting hard for the last few years and I really enjoy it, the grind, but at some point, I would love to get back into ODI cricket,” he added.
“T20 as well, obviously you get into 50 over and show progress there and then get into T20. It will be tough but I’m still looking to get there.”