Johnson Charles

Johnson Charles is a famous West Indies cricket player. His early love of the game developed into a bright career full of tenacity and exceptional feats. In 2012, Charles made his debut for the West Indies cricket team, displaying his athleticism and explosive batting style. He became known as a potent opening batsman very fast, thanks to his aggressive style at the crease and excellent boundary awareness.

Charles' crucial contribution to the West Indies victory in the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 was one of his career's high points. His significant tournament innings, which included a standout 84 against England in the championship match, were instrumental in the Caribbean team's victory. Charles continued to make a major contribution to West Indies cricket over time by playing in a number of different game formats. His versatility as a player allowed him to fit in well with the team in a variety of settings and formats.

Charles persevered in developing his abilities and helping the West Indies cricket team succeed in spite of obstacles and ups and downs in his career. Outside of the cricket pitch, Johnson Charles emerged as a role model for Caribbean cricket players, demonstrating that skill and perseverance could overcome any challenge. His story illustrates the passion and tenacity needed to achieve at the top level, in addition to the highs and lows of a professional sports career. Johnson Charles's journey as a cricketer bears witness to his dedication, skill, and unwavering spirit, which sum up his contribution to West Indies cricket.

Career

Domestic Career

In January 2008, Charles participated in his first twenty20 match in the Stanford Twenty20 as a representative of Saint Lucia. Charles played in just one competition match and scored two and twenty-one runs while opening the batting with Keddy Lesporis. Subsequently, in the West Indies Board Cup, a regional one-day competition, he debuted for the Windward Islands. Because his one-day performances were not good enough to secure a spot in the team, Charles did not play List A or Twenty20 cricket in 2009.

But in January of that year, he made his first-class debut, participating in eight Regional Four-Day Competition matches for the Windward Islands. The Windward Islands were not represented by Charles in the 2009-10 Regional Four-Day Competition. However, he rejoined the List A team for the West Indies Board Cup in 2010 and participated in his first Twenty20 match for the group. Charles opened the batting with Devon Smith in the opening Caribbean T20 match.

He took advantage of multiple opportunities-after being dropped three times and almost out of the game-to score his first half-century in the format. Charles was eventually included in the Caribbean Premier League 2016 best XI by Cricinfo. On June 3, 2018, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals in the players' draft of the inaugural Global T20 Canada tournament. In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Sylhet Thunder in the 2019-20 Bangladesh Premier League.

In July 2020, he was brought to the Barbados Tridents roster in anticipation of the 2020 Caribbean Premier League. Later, in the Jaffna Stallions lineup for the first Lanka Premier League season, he took Ravi Bopara's place. Charles's 26-ball cameo, which included six fours from 15 balls, on December 16, 2020, helped the Stallions defeat the Galle Gladiators and win the 2020 LPL. Later on, he was added to the Caribbean Premier League 2022 roster on Cricinfo.

International Career

Charles batted with Chris Gayle in the third match after being picked for the West Indies Twenty20 team (he batted after the first wicket fell in the opening match, and the second did not bat as the match was rained off). Charles, who, according to ESPNCricinfo, had "little obvious pedigree as an opening batsman,"-built a century partnership with Gayle before going on to score 84 to lead his team to victory against England. It was the highest score he had ever achieved in twenty20, List A, or even first-class cricket. Charles was left off of the West Indies team for their five-match ODI series against Bangladesh the following month.

At the Melbourne Cricket Ground, during the Windies' 2012-13 tour of Australia, he scored his first-ever ODI century, which came with eight fours and a six. Charles was a member of the Windies team that took home the T20 World Cup in 2016. Charles achieved his first-ever century in Twenty20 international cricket on March 26, 2023, against South Africa. He scored 118 runs in just 46 balls. There and then, he scored the fastest T20I century by a West Indian cricketer and the joint second-fastest T20I century of all time, reaching his 100 from just 39 balls.

The West Indies defeated the Proteas by a score of two to one, and Charles was later named the man of the series.