
Dominic Drakes and Dwayne Bravo have spent quite a bit of time together this year.
The Windies duo first won the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) title for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, with Bravo as captain.
Dominic Drakes then joined the Chennai Super Kings as a late replacement – a team for whom Dwayne Bravo has played for a decade – and won the Indian Premier League (IPL) title together.
Now, Dominic Drakes has become a key part of the Delhi Bulls in season 5 of the Abu Dhabi T10 where he is again skippered by the ‘champion’.
Needless to say, the two share a special bond and Dominic Drakes believes Dwayne Bravo to be the best mentor he could have asked for.
“Bravo is an amazing captain, he always gives his players confidence. He has brought the best out of me this year,” reveals Dominic Drakes.
“Bravo never puts any pressure on you – he will come up to me and ask what my gameplans are. He will ask me if I’m sure about it and then backs me to do well. You can also ask him anything – he is extremely approachable.”
While Dwayne Bravo, with his 1000-watt smile and trendy dance moves, may seem like a laid back personality, Dominic Drakes feels he is anything but.
“He may look like he is all fun and games but he is a hard worker. Us on the outside are not worried about his fitness at all but he takes it very seriously,” said Drakes.
“He gets it into the gym on time, makes sure he trains hard. Just following him during practice and games, you learn a lot.”