IPL 2021: Who’s CSK’s new recruit Dominic Drakes?

Cricket runs in Dominic Drakes’ blood. The all-rounder from Barbados, who changed the injured Sam Curran within the Chennai Tremendous Kings, is the son of former West Indies pacer Vasbert Drakes.

The senior Drakes picked up 84 world wickets in 12 Checks and 34 ODIs for the West Indies between 1995 to 2004. The correct-arm speedy bowler had two fifers underneath his belt within the ICC Global Cup 2003 towards Canada and Kenya.

Left-arm seamer and left-handed batsman Dominic is most effective 19 T20 video games previous. However he moves the ball at 159.41. He displayed nerves of metal to lead St Kitts and Nevis Patriots to its maiden Caribbean Premier League name ultimate month in an exhilarating contest.

Dominic smashed 48 n.o. (24b) towards a high quality St Lucia Kings bowling assault within the ultimate. Chasing a goal of 160, he took the sport deep with 3 fours and as many sixes to clinch the name with a unmarried off the ultimate ball of the innings.

With 16 scalps in 11 video games, he was once additionally some of the most sensible 5 wicket-takers within the CPL.

The Indian Premier League would be the very best platform for the brand new West Indian famous person to blow up underneath a mythical captain in Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He’s going to be relishing the corporate of Patriots skipper Dwayne Bravo within the CSK dugout.

“In my first consultation I had with Drakes, I informed him you aren’t an rising participant, you are my major participant,” Bravo had lauded the teenager within the post-match presentation after successful the CPL.