Former West Indies allrounder Dwayne Bravo has ended his long and celebrated career at Chennai Super Kings, with whom he won four IPL titles in different roles. He has joined defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as mentor from the 2025 season.

The IPL 2025 season promises to be a turning point for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) with the appointment of Dwayne Bravo as their mentor. Known for his strategic insights and on-field charisma, Bravo’s transition from Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to KKR has sparked speculation on potential player acquisitions.

But as he departs CSK, Bravo sent a heartfelt message to the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) fans and management. The newly appointed KKR mentor expressed his gratitude towards CSK for their support as he embarks on a new chapter.

Bravo joined the Chennai Super Kings in 2011, retired from the franchise in 2022, and in 2023 joined the five-time champions as the bowling coach.

The suspense over Gautam Gambhir’s successor as a mentor for the Kolkata Knight Riders ended on Friday when they named West Indian stalwart Dwayne Bravo for the role for the 2025 season. Gambhir, who tasted success on his ‘comeback’ to the franchise with whom he had earlier won two IPL titles as captain, is now the head coach of the India team.

Kolkata Knight Riders appoint former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo as their new mentor for IPL 2025, succeeding Gautam Gambhir. Bravo retired from all forms of cricket due to injury and has transitioned to coaching roles,

Former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has retired from professional cricket after 21 years and joined Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Kolkata Knight Riders as a mentor. The 40-year-old suffered a groin injury earlier this week that prematurely ended his participation in the Caribbean Premier League.

Bravo was key to the Windies winning the T20 World Cup in both 2012 and 2016 before ending an international career comprising of 40 Tests, 164 ODIs and 91 T20s three years ago. He has been a regular on the T20 franchise circuit and is the format's leading wicket-taker with 631,

West Indies legend Dwayne Bravo has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket after his final season in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) was cut short by injury. The all-rounder sustained a groin injury during the Trinbago Knight Riders' match against St Lucia Kings in Tarouba on Tuesday (September 24).