WATCH – Carlos Brathwaite loses cool after umpiring howler, hits helmet like cricket ball
WATCH – Brathwaite loses cool after umpiring howler, hits helmet like a ball
Out-of-favour West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite smashed his helmet like a cricket ball and broke it as he showed dissent over an umpiring howler during the MAX60 Caribbean T10 tournament in the Cayman Islands. Known for his heroic finish in the 2016 T20 World Cup final (against England), wherein he hit Ben Stokes for four consecutive sixes to win the tournament for his team, Brathwaite was raging with anger over the faulty call on his dismissal.
The video of him smashing his helmet went viral on social media.
WATCH –
Brathwaite walked in to bat at number seven during the Super Three contest for New York Strikers against the Grand Cayman Jaguars, but was adjudged caught behind by the umpires for seven off five balls. Going by the live visual, it appeared he nicked a short ball off Irish seamer Joshua Little straight to the keeper.
However, the replays suggested that the ball brushed off his shoulder onto the keeper.
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Brathwaite expressed displeasure by hitting his cricketing gear, with one of the support staff members running sideways to save him, as recorded in the video.
Meanwhile, former West Indies assistant coach Toby Radford took to his social media handle X, explaining, in cricketing terms, what Brathwaite did there.
He wrote, "Carlos Braithwaite showing great power-hitting technique here as he strikes his batting helmet high over the boundary rope. He hits against a braced front leg and accelerates his hands and bat through the ball to generate power."
Braithwaite’s team won the game by two wickets and advanced to the final.
Brathwaite – a T20 treasure
Carlos is a hard-hitting all-rounder on most days and a match-winner with both bat and ball on few. The lanky West Indian made headlines worldwide for his sixes against England, but he didn’t stop there.
A few years later, during the 2019 ODI World Cup in England, in a game against New Zealand, Brathwaite almost pulled off a miraculous win for his team with a stunning hundred but failed just at the end.
As things stand, he is out of contention for selection in the white-ball squads.
(With inputs from agencies)
