Craig Braithwaite recorded disappointing record
West Indies veteran opener Craig Brathwaite has made a great achievement in the second Test match against Australia. He has completed 100 matches in international Test cricket. This feat is Craig Brathwaite is the 10th West Indies player. While on the one hand he has made his best achievement, the powerful batsman has also registered his name in a disappointing record. Not only this, Brathwaite has become the first player in the world to achieve this bad record. After all, what is this record, we tell you about it.
Craig Brathwaite records his name disappointing
Craig Brathwaite has become the first player in the world to play 100 Test matches for the West Indies team but he has not participated in a single T20 match. Not only this, he has not played any match in T20 format in domestic cricket so far nor has he included himself in the franchise league. The first T20 match was played in 2023 and since then there are a total of 32 players who have participated in 100 Test matches or more. Apart from Craig Brathwaite, only Cheteshwar Pujara is a player who has not played a single T20 match for Team India. However, he has participated in the Indian Premier League.
Apart from this, Pujara has played only five ODIs for India. Craig Braithwaite has participated in 10 ODIs for West Indies. Not only this, the batting average of Craig Brathwaite is the worst from all the players who have played 100 Tests among the top 6 batsmen. His batting average is 32.83. There are a total of 82 players who have played 100 Tests out of which 58 have batted in the top 6. Among the top 6 batsmen, Brathwaite has scored 12 centuries in Tests and he is second in this list after Stephen Fleming in this list. Stephen Fleming has scored 7 centuries in Tests.
Craig Brathwaite’s figures in international cricket
Craig Brathwaite has scored 5943 runs in 100 Tests at an average of 32.83. He has 12 centuries and 31 half -centuries. The highest individual score of Brathwaite is 212 runs. Talking in ODIs, he has scored 278 runs in 10 matches at an average of 27.80. His name is only one half -century. Craig Braithwaite has the best score of 78 runs in ODIs.
