{"id":4756,"date":"2024-01-29T09:22:50","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T09:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/?p=4756"},"modified":"2024-01-29T09:24:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T09:24:59","slug":"wi-skipper-kraigg-brathwaite-flexes-his-muscles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wi-skipper-kraigg-brathwaite-flexes-his-muscles\/","title":{"rendered":"West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite flexes his muscles after victory at Gabba; slams former Australia cricketer Rodney Hogg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul>\n<li><strong>West Indies defeated Australia by eight runs in second Test of the two-match series at the Gabba.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Caribbean skipper Kraigg Brathwaite slammed former Australia cricketer Rodney Hogg after the win.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In a historic turn of events,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/crickettimes.com\/2024\/01\/cricket-world-goes-berserk-as-shamar-joseph-scripts-a-historical-win-for-west-indies-against-australia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Indies secured a remarkable eight-wicket victory over Australia in the second Test<\/a>&nbsp;of their two-match series at the iconic Gabba. The standout performance came from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/crickettimes.com\/2024\/01\/watch-mitchell-starcs-lethal-yorker-breaks-shamar-josephs-toe-youngster-in-tears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Shamar Joseph<\/strong><\/a>, who exhibited exceptional skills with the ball, becoming the driving force behind the Caribbean triumph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the post-match narrative took an unexpected turn as the Caribbean skipper,\u00a0<strong>Kraigg Brathwaite<\/strong>, vehemently criticized former Australian cricketer\u00a0<strong>Rodney Hogg<\/strong>\u00a0for his unethical comments on the West Indies cricket team. The skipper\u2019s bold condemnation reflected the team\u2019s resilience and unity in the face of adversity, emphasizing that success on the field is not just about skill but also about mutual respect and sportsmanship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"kraigg-brathwaite-flexes-his-muscle\">Kraigg Brathwaite flexes his muscle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Brathwaite expressed immense pride in his team\u2019s performance, revealing that they drew inspiration from critical comments, particularly those from Hogg, who labelled them \u2018pathetic and hopeless.\u2019 The juggernaut asserted that they aimed to prove they were far from being described as such and humorously questioned if his muscles are now \u2018big enough\u2019 for the veteran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m extremely proud. I must say we had two words that inspired us in this Test match. Mr. Rodney Hogg said that we were \u2018pathetic and hopeless\u2019. That was our inspiration. We wanted to show the world we\u2019re not pathetic. And I must ask him (flexing his biceps), are these muscles big enough for him?\u201d Brathwaite said while speaking in during the post-match presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WI.jpg\" alt=\"West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite flexes his muscles\" class=\"wp-image-4758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WI.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WI-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WI-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WI-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Also READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/ben-stokes-definitely-our-greatest-triumph\/\">Ben Stokes: \u2018Definitely our greatest triumph since I\u2019ve been captain\u2019<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"kraigg-braithwaite-on-his-teams-performance\">Kraigg Braithwaite on his team\u2019s performance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Brathwaite further expressed immense pride in his team\u2019s performance and highlighted the contributions of players like&nbsp;<strong>Kavem Hodge<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Kirk McKenzie<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Kevin Sinclair<\/strong>. Despite acknowledging the need to improve in terms of batting and emphasizing the importance of learning from the win, he commended the efforts of the players who stepped up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cI am very proud of the guys for coming in and stepping in. Kavem Hodge, Kirk McKenzie, Kevin Sinclair and all have stepped in. We didn\u2019t get enough runs with the bat as a team; we need to improve there. We need to learn from this win,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0the 31-year-old added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a historic turn of events,&nbsp;West Indies secured a remarkable eight-wicket victory over Australia in the second Test&nbsp;of their two-match series at the iconic Gabba. The standout performance came from&nbsp;Shamar Joseph, who exhibited exceptional skills&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4760,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[140,540,542,396,541],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4756"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4756"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4759,"href":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4756\/revisions\/4759"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}