Global Cricket Icon Dwayne Bravo to shoot a song with Jassie Gill in Dubai
Global cricketing icon Dwayne Bravo or DJ Bravo, as he is popularly known after his hit single ‘Champion’ is planning to shoot a song with Jassie Gill in Dubai. The cricketer revealed it in an interview with Filmfare Middle East. The star cricketer is in Dubai launching his brand Djb47 in partnership with Singapore based 3 Big Dogs PTe Ltd at the CIO summit with delegates from 40 countries. The fashion label will initially launch t-shirts, hoodies, joggers, shorts, shoes, bags for men, women and kids and later add jewellery and accessories to its’ product portfolio. The cricketer/ entrepreneur who has been part of several Bollywood and Hindi music videos is a huge SRK fan.
The star cricketer aims to sell over 500,000 units annually of his Caribbean inspired fashion clothing with Djb47 in markets such as India, Australia, South Africa, The Caribbean, Middle East UK and USA. With a focus on sustainability as a core feature, this is the fashion industry’s attempt at reducing its carbon footprint and addressing the issue of climate change. The all-time leading wicket taker in T20 also recently launched his music studio ‘47 Productions’ in Trinidad.
Dwayne Bravo states, “Thank you to all my fans and supporters who have been part of my incredible journey so far. I am excited to announce the Djb47 fashion label will be launching its full range of clothing on 5th December 2021 at the CIO summit in Dubai. The fans can expect some new designs and we’ll be dropping the brand new edition of sir champion t-shirts as well. Understanding our social responsibility for solving climate change, we made a conscious attempt to reduce our carbon footprint. I am looking forward to this new launch and hope my fans and supporters appreciate our efforts.”
The 38-year-old all-rounder recently announced his retirement from international cricket at the T20 World Cup, bringing down the curtains on a career spanning more than 17 years. Bravo, who has appeared at all seven T20 World Cups and helped West Indies lift the trophy in 2012 and 2016, has 90 T20I caps for his country, scoring 1245 runs and picking up 78 wickets. He has more than 500 appearances in the T20 format overall. After making his international debut in 2004, Bravo also played in 40 Tests, scoring 2200 runs at an average of 31.42 and taking 86 wickets. He also has 2968 runs and 199 wickets to his name from 164 ODIs.
( Watch my interview with Dwayne Bravo, coming soon on Filmfare Middle East You Tube)