Former West Indies allrounder Dwayne Bravo has announced he will retire from the Caribbean Premier League at the end of the ongoing season.

Bravo, who is the highest wicket taker in T20 cricket, is also the highest wicket-taker in the CPL currently, with 128 wickets in 103 games at an average of 22.40 and economy rate of 8.69.

“It’s been a great journey. This season will be my last one and I’m looking forward to a playing my final professional tournament in front of my Caribbean ppl,” Bravo posted on Instagram. “TKR is the place where everything started for me and will end with my team.”

Retirement comes almost three years after he ended his T20 international career in 2021 after West Indies made an early exit at the T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.

The 40 year old who also retired from the Indian Premier League in 2023, currently serves as bowling coach for Chennai Super Kings.

The Trinidadian native is also the most decorated player in the CPL with 5 titles and in 2020 became the first player to take 500 T20 wickets as the Trinbago Knight Riders enjoyed an unbeaten run to the title amid the covid-19 pandemic.

While CPL 2024 will be his last tournament on home soil, Bravo will be in action in other franchise competitions around the world. He is currently contracted to MI Emirates, who have retained him ahead of the third season of ILT20 in the UAE. Last month, he had also turned out for Texas Super Kings in the Major League Cricket (MLC) in the USA.