KOLKATA – In the space of just four deliveries on Sunday, West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite banished bitter memories that had haunted him him for the last five years.
Playing in his Twenty20 International debut against Bangladesh in Dhaka back in October 2011, a 23-year-old Brathwaite conceded 14 runs off the penultimate over with the hosts needing 22 off the two last overs, in pursuit of 133.
With eight runs left off the final over, Bangladesh got home off the fifth delivery, to deal West Indies a three-wicket defeat and claim victory in the one-off T20 game.
Unable to make amends the following year when West Indies won the 2012 Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka, Brathwaite said leading the side to victory on Sunday against England helped make amends for his past failure. (CMC)
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