Carlos Brathwaite Names His Daughter After Eden Gardens Where He Hit 4 Consecutive Sixes To Help West Indies Win The 2016 T20I World Cup

West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite has welcomed a baby girl and has named her after the iconic Indian cricket venue in Kolkata – Eden Gardens, where he helped West Indies win the final of the 2016 T20 World Cup against England.

Brathwaite, who has also captained West Indies in T20Is, shot to fame in the final of the 2016 T20 World Cup after he hit Ben Stokes for 4 back-to-back sixes to win the title for West Indies. With 19 runs needed off the final 6 balls, Brathwaite opted for the quickest way possible to complete the chase and sent England on a leather hunt.

This victory over England made West Indies the first team to win the T20 World Cup twice and are still the only team with multiple T20 world titles. While Marlon Samuels did play his part with a knock of 85 in the chase to the target of 156, Brathwaite hogged the maximum limelight.

The 33-year-old isn’t part of the national side now. His previous ODI appearance came against India in August 2019. His previous T20I appearance came during the same series. He has been part of the various T20 Leagues around the world and has played in the Indian Premier League as well, turning out for Delhi Capitals (DC), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), will be seen in IPL 2020 mega auction as well.

REMEMBER THE NAME Eden Rose Brathwaite: Carlos Brathwaite Introduces His Baby Daughter To The World

Given his skill set, he is expected to draw a bid in the auction. In 2018, he had joined SRH for Rs 2 crores while in 2016, he had joined DC for Rs 4.2 crore. In IPL 2019, he was bought by KKR for Rs 5 crores.

Carlos Brathwaite, took to Instagram to announce the arrival of his baby daughter and revealed that he had named her Eden Rose after the Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata, the venue of the most important highlight of his cricketing career.

“REMEMBER THE NAME Eden Rose Brathwaite D.O.B 2/6/22 You were worth the wait you gorgeous little girl. Daddy promises to love you with all his heart. Thank you @jessipurple246 You are strong , you are resilient and I know you’ll be an amazing mother Love you both x,” Brathwaite captioned the post.

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