Brandon King

Some Lesser Known Facts About Brandon King

• Brandon made his first-class debut against Trinidad and Tobago in the 2014-15 Regional Four-Day Competition. He scored 71 runs in the first innings and 20 runs in his second innings of the match.

• Brandon likes to maintain his fitness and hits the gym regularly.

  

• Brandon wears the number 53 as a tribute to Ramnaresh Sarwan whom he has idolized since childhood.

• Brandon represented Campion College in high-school cricket competitions, Jamaica, at the youth level, and the West Indies Under-19 cricket team before making his debut for the West Indies senior cricket team.

• Brandon played in the ICC U19 World Cup for West Indies in 2014.

• Brandon made his List-A debut in the 2015-16 Regional Super50 tournament.

• On 5 August 2017, Brandon made his T20 debut in the Caribbean Premier League for St Kitts & Nevis Patriots.

  

• On 6 October 2019, Brandon scored 132 runs in 72 balls against Barbados Tridents at Providence. It was the highest individual score in the CPL’s history which helped his team Guyana Amazon Warriors to qualify for the final of the 2019 Caribbean Premier League.

  

• In May 2024, Brandon was appointed the West Indies team captain for a 3-match T20 series against South Africa at home.