A Barbadian cricketer, Dominic Conneil Drakes was born on February 6, 1998. He is a member of the sport. In the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), he is a member of the St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots, in addition to playing for Barbados in the local cricket competition. Drakes is the son of Vasbert Drakes, a world-renowned cricket player who represented the West Indies on the international stage. In the Regional Four Day Competition for the 2017–18 season, which took place on January 18, 2018, Drakes made his first-class debut for Barbados.
It was on February 9, 2018, that he made his debut for Barbados in the List A competition during the 2017–18 Regional Super50. One of the five players to keep an eye on in the Caribbean Premier League for 2018, Drakes was picked as one of the players to watch. It was on September 4, 2018, that he made his debut in the Twenty20 event while playing for the Barbados Tridents. He was selected to be a member of the West Indies Emerging Team for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 event, which took place in October 2019.
The St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots announced in July 2020 that Drakes will be a member of their team for the Caribbean Premier League in 2020. The St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots were able to win their first Caribbean Premier League (CPL) championship on September 15, 2021, thanks to Drakes’s undefeated 48 runs off 24 balls in the final of the 2021 CPL. This scoring enabled the Patriots to win their first CPL championship. In addition to that, he was considered the man of the match. The following month, he was included in the roster of the Chennai Super Kings for the 2021 Indian Premier League. He was selected to take the place of Sam Curran, who was unable to participate due to an injury.
It was announced in November 2021 that Drakes would be a part of the Twenty20 International (T20I) team that the West Indies will be using for their series against Pakistan. It was on December 13, 2021, against Pakistan that he made his debut in a Twenty20 International for the West Indies. The Gujarat Titans were the ones who purchased him during the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League competition, which took place in February of that year. The Colombo Stars decided to recruit him in July 2022 so that he may participate in the third season of the Lanka Premier League.
Dominic Drakes Biography
| Name | Dominic Drakes |
| Full Name | Dominic Conneil Drakes |
| Date of Birth | 6 February 1998 |
| Place of Birth | Barbados |
| Other Names | NA |
| Nationality | Barbadian |
| Father’s Name | Vasbert Drakes |
| Mother’s Name | NA |
| Siblings | NA |
| Spouse | NA |
| Marriage Date | NA |
| Children | NA |
| Role | Bowling |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Left-arm medium-fast |
| ODI Debut | 4 June 2023 vs. U.A.E |
| Test Debut | NA |
| Favourite Food | NA |
| Favourite Actor | NA |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Blue |
| Retirement | Still Playing |
During May in the year 2023, he was selected to be a member of the West Indies One Day International (ODI) team for the series that was played against India. On the first one-day international of the series, which took place on June 4, 2023, he made his debut in the One-Day International format. The Birmingham Bears have secured the services of Dominic Drakes, a left-arm for the West Indies, on a short-term deal that will continue until the conclusion of the Vitality Blast.
Drakes, whose father Vasbert played for Warwickshire in the 2000s, will take Hasan Ali’s position as one of the Bears’ two foreign players. Hasan Ali, a Pakistani seamer, will be leaving for international duty this weekend, and Drakes will follow in his footsteps. Having replaced Hassan Ali as the Bears’ second foreign player, the left-arm will be available for Sunday’s home match against Durham at 2:30 p.m., as well as the quarter-final and Finals Day if they qualify.
Ali, who was chosen to be a member of the Pakistan Test team that will go to Sri Lanka on July 9th, is scheduled to depart for Karachi on Sunday. Because Dominic Drakes’ father, Vaspert, played for Warwickshire in both First Class and List A cricket in 2001, the name Drakes will be well-known to supporters of the Bears. Hasan Ali’s abroad trip has been cut short since he was called up for Pakistan’s test series against Sri Lanka. Drakes will take over for Hasan Ali in this regard.
It is still possible for Ali to play in the away game against Notts Outlaws on Friday. Drakes will take over for the home game against Durham on Sunday, as well as the quarterfinals and Finals Day, if the Bears advance for the national championship. Gavin Larson, the performance director for the Bears, said that Dominic enjoys playing on the big stage and is confident in his ability to take the ball under high-pressure situations and on power plays.
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During the rest of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, the Chennai Super Kings have decided to replace the injured England all-rounder Sam Curran with Dominic Drakes. Drakes will be playing for Chennai Super Kings. As of right now, Drakes is a West Indian all-rounder who has not yet been capped. He has played in one First-Class match, 25 List A matches, and 19 Twenty20 matches. In addition to being a left-handed batter, he is also a left-arm medium pacer. To provide a short-term alternative for Shadab Khan for the duration of four Vitality Blast matches, Yorkshire has brought in Dominic Drakes, an all-rounder from the West Indies.
Drakes, who was not included in the team that won the Indian Premier League championship for Gujarat Titans, is scheduled to make his debut on Friday night against Durham at Headingley. Shadab will bring him back to Pakistan for the one-day international series that they will play against West Indies. In addition, Haris Rauf, who is Shadab’s teammate, will depart the club after the match against Derbyshire that will take place on Tuesday night for the same series. A month ago, Yorkshire announced that the New Zealand top-order batter, Finn Allen, would decide to replace him.
