West Indies opener Kraigg Brathwaite to play for Yorkshire

Kraigg Brathwaite
Kraigg Brathwaite

West Indies Test opener Kraigg Brathwaite is set to play for English county cricket side Yorkshire for a two-month period.

Brathwaite will be accessible for Yorkshire’s final home compare of a deteriorate opposite Warwickshire during Headingley, a venue where a 24-year aged right-hander crushed 134 and 95 in West Indies’ feat over England in a second Test final week.

He will also play a final County Championship compare of a debate opposite Essex during Chelmsford.

“It’s a bit of a surprise. Initially, entrance to England we knew there would be a lot of opportunities and one of my goals was to measure as many runs as possible. we wanted to lead a West Indies batting from a tip and acquire a possibility to play some county cricket,” Brathwaite told a Yorkshire website.

“Before a second Test we was vocalization to my representative and he was revelation me that he was articulate to Yorkshire’s coaching staff. After a diversion he came behind to me revelation me he was removing some peculiarity feedback,” he said.

“They unequivocally wanted me and we was really happy since Yorkshire is a really large bar in England and I’m really happy and unapproachable to have been comparison by them.”

Brathwaite will take Australian southpaw Shaun Marsh’s place as a latter will be streamer home for a start of a domestic deteriorate during home.

“Playing county cricket was always one of my goals and entrance over here to play opposite England for a West Indies was going to get me one step closer, if we did well,” he said.

“Many of a past players have played in England and they always contend it’s a place to rise a improved technique and learn some-more about batting, primarily since a round does a lot via a day. Playing in England, personification county cricket will assistance me learn with each game, each day.”

Martyn Moxon, Yorkshire’s executive of cricket, added: “When we found out that Shaun wasn’t going to be accessible for a final dual games, we looked during options to reinstate him.

“At such a late theatre and with Kraigg removing a runs he did during Headingley, it all came during a right time. We enquired about his accessibility and it was appreciative he was penetrating to play and a West Indies cricket house are penetrating for him to get some-more knowledge personification in England, so it fits good for both parties,” he said.

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