It is still unclear how long Bravo intends to stay away from the game.

“I took some time to reflect and ask myself what my next step is as a cricketer,” Bravo wrote on Instagram. “At this point in my career it is not easy or should I say it takes a lot to continue to find the energy, passion, commitment and discipline to be able to perform to the best of my ability and put myself in a position to make my return to international cricket. “.

Apart from the senior ODI team, Bravo has not found a place in either the West Indies Academy team that is playing a home series against Ireland Academy or the West Indies A team that is touring the South Africa for three unofficial tests.

“Without any level of communication, I have been left in a very dark place,” he further wrote. “Right now there are three teams representing the region in multiple formats/series. That’s roughly 40-45 players and if I can’t be on any of these teams after competing in our regional tournaments and scoring runs, they’re basically telling me that the writing is on the wall.

“I won’t give up, but I think it’s best to step back a little and maybe make room for some young, emerging talent. I’ll end by wishing each and every one of us [sic] all the best. “I have lived my dream.”

Bravo has played 56 Tests, 122 ODIs and 26 T20Is for the West Indies since making his international debut in 2009. While chief selector Desmond Haynes defended his exclusion on the grounds that the West Indies were looking to give longer runs to batsmen younger players like Alick Athanaze and Keacy Carty, especially considering that the next ODI World Cup is four years away, the decision has not gone down well in all quarters.

Antigua will host the first two ODIs of the West Indies-England series, on December 3 and 6, before the series concludes in Barbados on December 9. The teams are also scheduled to play five T20Is, from December 12 to 21, in Barbados. Granada and Trinidad.