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New Zealand Rugby are open to the idea of giving All Blacks skipper Kieran Read a Richie McCaw-esque sabbatical before the 2019 World Cup. Luis Polonia Jersey .Read, 31, is contracted until the end of 2017, with negotiations ongoing for a two-year extension.The tournament in Japan is likely to be the Crusaders No.8s last in the black jumper, as he will celebrate his 34th birthday during the Cup.NZ Rugby chief Steve Tew said the union was open to giving the 97-cap Read a sabbatical in 2018 to refresh before a final tilt at the Webb Ellis.If granted, the sabbatical would imitate former captain McCaws six-month break from the game at the beginning of 2013.McCaw, in a bid to preserve his body for the ultimately successful 2015 World Cup defence, missed most of Super Rugby in 2013 and the June series against France.Weve proven over a long period of time now that well sit down with each player and, within reason, be incredibly flexible, Tew said on Monday.If thats what any player wanted and we believed it merited in terms of their tenure and loyalty, and their workload, wed consider that.Irrespective of any sabbatical, Read will be forced to take a prolonged break from rugby after having his wrist operated on two weeks ago.Crusaders boss Scott Robertson confirmed on Monday that Read would sit out Super Rugby action until April, just two months before the Lions tour.As a result Robertson has elected to install Test lock Sam Whitelock as his sides 2017 skipper, giving Read the chance to recuperate and rejuvenate.The 83-cap Whitelock had previously captained the Crusaders during Reads absence at the start of 2016.Kieran has been an excellent captain, hes a courageous leader who the players admire and love, Robertson said.This will allow Kieran to focus on just playing and enjoying himself in the Crusaders environment.Meanwhile, Tew confirmed contract offers had been extended to All Blacks stalwarts Aaron Cruden, Israel Dagg and Ben Smith.All three will be off-contract next year and have reportedly fielded lucrative deals from clubs in Ireland and France.Head coach Steve Hansen has publicly called on the trio to stay until 2019 and write another chapter in their Test stories.They all know we love them to death and wed love them to stay, but theyve got to make their decision, Tew said.We continue to work really hard to create great environments for our players. 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No one was more pivotal than allrounder Dwayne Bravo, whose nerveless final over clinched a one-run win over India in a run fest at the Central Broward Regional Park in Florida.I just want to publicly say thanks to all the senior guys for the help and support they give me on the field throughout the 20 overs, Brathwaite said after the win. Everyone always has suggestions and it kind of eased my role as captain, as a new captain as well, to have such maturity and such experience on the field always lending a helping hand.Before the final ball, we were just fiddling with fields and wondering if to double-bluff or just try to stop the two. So Bravo finally decided and I asked him, Whats your plan? He said, A slower ball. I didnt believe hed bowl a slower ball but I told him, Im backing you. Execute. Express yourself. I know he came out trumps for us once again and for how many ever years hes been doing it in T20 cricket for West Indies, once again he bowled a champion over, stuck to his guns and bowled a very, very top last delivery to one of the best finishers in world cricket.Outside of the final over, Brathwaite said the game as a whole was one of the most memorable T20 affairs hed been a part of, made even more special by the fact that it ended with a victory, in his first match leading the side.Its a relief. I always wanted to get that first one, that first win as captain, Brathwaite said. I know it was a fantastic team effort by the boys. I think that was one of the better T20 games Ive ever been a part of and it was a fantastic spectacle and Im just happy that my first game could be memorable but most importantly that we came out on top.Brathwaite was playing in the Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill for the first time, having been with the West Indies Test squad throughout the four-Test series earlier in Indias tour. But with the exception of Brathwaite and Marlon Samuels, the other nine members of the West Indies XI on Saturday had all recently pllayed at the stadium last month, when the Caribbean Premier League held a six-match leg at the facility, while Samuels had also played for West Indies at the ground in 2012. Alejandro Pena Jersey. he West Indies squads familiarity with the nuances of the venue proved vital at the start of the match, in particular for Evin Lewis and Johnson Charles. One aspect of the ground is the deceptive wind patterns. From field level, the breeze is only faintly detectable. However, standing at the top of the grandstand one will notice the jet stream that cuts through the roof of the stands and blows from elevation northwest above the ground. All thats required is to get underneath the ball and mother nature does most of the work carrying it over the ropes for six.Charles utilised this jet stream to score brisk half-centuries for St Lucia Zouks against Jamaica Tallawahs in both innings he played at the venue last month while Lewis made 79 for St Kitts & Nevis Patriots against Trinbago Knight Riders. On Saturday, West Indies reached 164 for 1 after 11 overs, and 109 of those runs came in the six overs batting from the Pavilion End, hitting with the jet stream.The last over in that stretch was Lewis 32-run 11th over which began with five sixes off Stuart Binny. In all, 16 of the record 21 sixes hit by West Indies on the day came batting from the Pavilion End, making a mockery of the 73-yard boundary measured off by groundsman Mark Perham. Conversely, India only scored 62 runs from their first six overs batting from the Pavilion End.Lewis, who was Man of the Match for his maiden hundred in just his second T20I for West Indies, said afterward that having the experience of playing in the ground recently as part of the CPL was a definite advantage over India at the start of the game.It had a big impact obviously, Lewis said. I played two games on the wicket. Kudos to the groundsman. Hes been doing an extremely good job. I just went out there and backed myself, hit the balls in my scoring areas and put them away. ' ' '
