Two-time Twenty20 World Cup winner Samuel Badree addressed the children of Badree’s Academy of Sport and Education (BASE) during a training session at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy recently and spoke about the importance of role models for cricketers and the importance of imitating positive personalities.
Former all-rounder Dwayne Bravo joined the young cricketers of Badri’s Sports and Education Academy (BASE) and shared his thoughts with the children.
The two-time World Cup winner, who recently paid a surprise visit to the Brian Lara Cricket Academy camp in Tarouba, interacted with the enthusiastic boys and girls and gave a motivational message to the junior players.
There he talked about his father enrolling him in the training school at the age of 5 and gaining their trust from an early age.
“My dad enrolled me to the Harvard coaching school as a five-year-old. They made tremendous sacrifices for me to have an opportunity for structured training.”
“I committed even from that tender age to ensure I repay their faith in me and make them proud. I think I was able to do that in my career.”
A standout player for West Indies, Bravo has amassed 2,200 runs and 86 wickets in 40 Tests, while the all-rounder has amassed 2,968 runs and 199 wickets in 164 ODIs.
Before retiring from the international game, Bravo played 91 T20 Internationals and scored 1,255 runs and took 78 wickets. Apart from that, the T20 specialist has scored 6896 runs and 615 wickets in 558 T20 matches.
Samuel Badree, founder and chairman of BASE, thanked the “champion” player for coming to the academy and inspiring the next generation of cricketers. He also congratulated Bravo on his appointment as the bowling coach of Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League.
Also, BASE will run on Saturday mornings at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy and Badree has promised more sports personalities to visit the kids to share their experiences and insights.