CARLOS BRATHWAITE’S extraordinary big hitting that helped West Indies dramatically win the World Twenty20 title has won him the International Cricket Council’s Twenty20 International Performance Of The Year.
With West Indies needing 19 runs from the final over to beat England in the final, Brathwaite smashed four consecutive sixes on the way to finishing unbeaten on 34 off ten balls.
The 28-year-old Barbadian is the first West Indian to win the award.
“I graciously accept this award. I want to thank God and I also want to say a huge thanks to my family. Special mentions go to Marlon Samuels for a fantastic knock in the finals that got us to the position where we were. I also want to make a special mention of the West Indies’ women’s team and the West Indies’ under-19 team, who together helped cap off an incredible 2016 for West Indies cricket,” Brathwaite said. (HG/PR)
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