Darren Bravo, the left-handed middle-order batsman from Trinidad, is touched with a generous portion of skill and fine temperament. Darren, who is the half-brother of Dwayne, idolises the great Brian Lara. Interestingly, Darren's game in some ways resembles the West Indian legend.

It seems to come naturally to the Trinidadian and is almost in the blood too. Lara's mother and Darren's mother are first cousins. Imitations often tend to lose their charm after a while. It is usually the first sight that draws attention and it seemed to be the same with Darren too for a while, as he failed to impress in his initial outings in International cricket. He managed just one fifty (against Canada) in his first 12 ODI appearances and looked to be an unfinished product. He got a chance in Tests more than a year and half after his ODI debut against India in 2009. The longer format seemed to be to the young