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KC Brathwaite

India · Left-arm orthodox · All-rounder

KC Brathwaite — 109 career matches, 6,209 runs and 30 wickets across all formats.

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Bat Avg
32.7
Bowl Avg
56.6

Career stats overview

99 Test · 10 ODI appearances — spanning 2009 to present.

Test

99 matches

5,931
Runs scored
29
Wickets taken

Where his legacy was forged — the format that rewards patience and precision.

ODI

10 matches

278
Runs scored
1
Wickets taken

The middle-overs architect — a decade of white-ball consistency.

Format-aware deep dive

Where he dominates

Home record

215
wickets

Average 21.4 on Indian soil — better than any active spinner of the era.

Fourth-innings force

112
wickets

A third of his Test wickets come on day five, when bowlers decide outcomes.

Lower-order resilience

38.4
batting avg

At No.7 his average beats every Indian specialist in that slot since 2015.

Elite opposition

198
wkts in 48 M

Combined record vs Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa.

Consistency

14
five-wicket hauls

Third-most by any Indian bowler since his Test debut.

WTC presence

2
finals played

In the conversation every cycle. Central to this India red-ball side.

Career threads

Beyond the numbers

Elite across all three formats

788 wickets across all formats. Equally lethal on spinning Indian decks and unforgiving overseas tracks.

Test cricket is where the numbers peak

A batting average in all-rounder territory, a bowling average in the mid-twenties, a No.1 ranking held across multiple cycles.

A franchise career of its own

250 IPL appearances, 173 wickets — four titles with Chennai, and the 2026 move brings it full circle.

Sir Jadeja

The meme that became a compliment. A cultural marker only a handful of modern players carry.

Head-to-head

Vs opponents

Career totals broken down by the teams KC Brathwaite has faced most often, heat-scaled by output.

England

Matches
21
Runs
1,351
Wickets
1

Australia

Matches
14
Runs
574
Wickets
4

Bangladesh

Matches
14
Runs
1,076
Wickets
5

Pakistan

Matches
14
Runs
755
Wickets
2

India

Matches
13
Runs
578
Wickets
6

Sri Lanka

Matches
11
Runs
593
Wickets
8

South Africa

Matches
9
Runs
320
Wickets
1

New Zealand

Matches
7
Runs
525

Grounds played at

Home & away grounds

The venues where KC Brathwaite has turned out most often.

Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound

Matches
12
Runs
813
Wickets
3

Kensington Oval, Bridgetown

Matches
9
Runs
505
Wickets
1

Sabina Park, Kingston

Matches
8
Runs
397
Wickets
2

Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet

Matches
6
Runs
252
Wickets
1

Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain

Matches
6
Runs
332

Queens Sports Club

Matches
5
Runs
239
Wickets
3

Windsor Park, Roseau

Matches
4
Runs
101

Galle International Stadium

Matches
3
Runs
172
Wickets
1

Historical aggregates derived from Cricsheet (cricsheet.org) under ODC-BY licence. 2001/02–2026 IPL seasons. Batting average uses dismissals as the denominator; bowler wickets are credited only for bowler-kind dismissals (bowled, caught, lbw, caught-and-bowled, stumped, hit wicket). Venue and opposition splits are rebuilt after every ingest from the Cricsheet archive.