Brathwaite shows appetite for long haul

Sun, Sep 7, '14

When he finally emerged from his shell to sweep Mahmudullah for four in the penultimate over of the second day's play at St Vincent, Kraigg Brathwaite became the tenth batsman to score a Test double-hundred before his 22nd birthday. The significance of his innings, apart from its impact on West Indies' first innings against Bangladesh, is that it highlights Brathwaite's proclivity for Test cricket, when compared to many other batsmen of his generation.

The last man to make a Test double-century at the age of 21 before Brathwaite was South Africa's Jacques Rudolph, in his debut innings against Bangladesh, more than 11 years ago. Six batsmen went past the 150-mark between Rudolph and Brathwaite, with AB de Villiers getting closest.