mumbai mumbai few have ruled the world of t20 cricket as much as dwayne bravo playing for numerous teams around the globe as a t20 freelancer the former west indies captain has taken an astonishing 571 wickets at 2417 while also scoring 6747 runs at an average of 2350 though he bid adieu to international cricket last year at 38 bravo is showing no signs of slowing down as he launches into another season with the chennai super kings the veteran allrounder whos also a passionate singer shares his thoughts in an exclusive interview with toiexcerpts from an interviewravindra jadeja is the new csk captain your first reactionim very happy for jaddu hes at the peak of his career were all very happy for him he deserves it hes a bright choice to take over from ms dhoni were going to support him 100 were going to make sure that he will be a successful leadercan you talk about your latest single titled number one which is releasing todaysome people see it as a follow up to the champion number but for me i recorded the song a while back a few years ago to be honest i just always wanted to wait for the right moment and opportunity to release it im a big believer that whenever i put out a song it must be inspirational and have some meaning behind it so that my fans can relate to it so i encourage people to be their own champions i encourage people to not give up i know number one is basically on the same lines that everyone dreams should be number one no matter what field youre in you should aim to be the number one571 wickets in 522 t20s what makes you so successful and longlasting in this formati think what makes me last so long over the years is my passion for the game and the pride that i have in my performance and selfvalue on my fitness and how i perform so every year im still looking to reinvent and add different skills to my game the key is keeping myself fit i still enjoy competing and playing the game and my passion and desire is still therehow long do you see yourself playing cricketi dont know i will allow my body to dictate it as long as i am fit and enjoying it ill play for as long as possible if i think that the hunger is gone and im not able to do the things or enjoy myself then i will walk away but there is no time frame as suchyou have played under ms dhoni at csk for almost a decade could you describe your relationship with himits a very solid one its a bond that we developed over the years and every year it keeps getting stronger and stronger hes someone that i can safely say had a big impact on my career as a player as a captain and a