Chennai Super Kings fans were left stunned as Dwayne Bravo, a key figure in their IPL success, joined Kolkata Knight Riders as a mentor.

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.

Only hours after retiring from professional cricket on Friday, West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has been named the team mentor for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for the IPL 2025 season.

Dwayne Bravo replaces Gautam Gambhir as mentor at Kolkata Knight Riders as the latter became the India head coach.

He won three IPL titles with CSK in 2011, 2018 and 2021, while winning the Purple Cap for the most wickets with CSK in 2013 and 2015, when he claimed 32 and 26 wickets respectively.

West Indies legend Dwayne Bravo has been named as the new mentor of KKR. He succeeds India head coach Gautam Gambhir in the role after announcing his retirement from all forms of cricket.

"DJ Bravo joining us is a very exciting development. His deep desire to win wherever he plays, his extensive experience and knowledge will benefit the franchise and all players immensely. We are also pleased that he will be involved with all our franchises around the world - CPL,

Dwayne Bravo, who played IPL for Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Lions, has joined a new team as the mentor ahead of the 2025 edition. Bravo announced his retirement from all forms of cricket Thursday (September 26) night after his CPL 2024 campaign was cut short due to injury.

KKR officially announced Bravo's appointment one day after he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.

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.

Dwayne Bravo has joined Kolkata Knight Riders as their mentor shortly after calling time on his cricketing career. He will succeed Gautam Gambhir in the role, who left the Knight Riders to join Team India as its head coach.