Coach defends under-fire Bravo

One fan has started an online petition for Dwayne Bravo to be sacked as Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel captain. He has so far received 33 backers, but Red Steel coach Simon Helmot will not be one of them.

Red Steel supporters were left frustrated on Tuesday night at the Queen’s Park Oval when all-rounder Bravo conceded 17 runs in the final over of the rain-affected Caribbean Premier League T20 match against the St Lucia Zouks to leave the T&T franchise with a four-wicket defeat and still planted at the bottom of the six-team table on five points.

Bravo’s side return to the Oval tonight to face Kieron Pollard’s Barbados Tridents needing a victory if they are to start pushing for a place in the semi-finals.

But yesterday, coach Simon Helmot defended his skipper’s use of himself in the final stages of games.