'Inches away from being Colossus Brathwaite'

The reactions to a stunning innings from Carlos Brathwaite that fell short of a few inches from clinching the win for West Indies

ESPNcricinfo staff

23-Jun-2019

Carlos Brathwaite nearly pulled off a World Cup heist to remember with a stunning maiden ODI hundred.

Tough to know how this guy @TridentSportsX must feel right now. Mixed feelings he said. What a great effort by him to almost clinch one of the great comebacks. Well played Carlos. pic.twitter.com/HbeZx6OkoI
— ian bishop (@irbishi) June 22, 2019

Hard luck @windiescricket great display of fight by @TridentSportsX keep your head up son. #meninmaroon
— DS88 (@darensammy88) June 22, 2019

Inches away from being "Colossus Brathwaite" at Old Trafford! What drama! #WIvNZ @cricketworldcup #CricketWorldCup @BLACKCAPS
— Alan Wilkins (@alanwilkins22) June 22, 2019

Nooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Absolutely devastated for @TridentSportsX incredible knock @cricketworldcup #CWC19
— Isa Guha (@isaguha) June 22, 2019

Carlos Brathwaite! What a 100, so near yet so far but an innings to remember for a long long time . World Cup is truly alive now #WIvNZ
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) June 22, 2019

What a stunning innings from Carlos Brathwaite. Nearly pulled off what looked an impossible chase. #WIvNZ
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) June 22, 2019

Carlos braithwate.. every World Cup needs u to keep the tournament alive .. what an innings .. well done newzealand @windiescricket
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) June 22, 2019

The finish was made even more memorable with Ian Bishop calling it on the live broadcast, bringing back memories of 'Carlos Brathwaite! Remember The Name.' from the 2016 World T20 final.

Wow! Remember the name! Not quite crossing the line but an unbelievable innings from Carlos Brathwaite #WIvNZ
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) June 22, 2019

Bishop and Brathwaite. Almost. Almost again.. @irbishi
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) June 22, 2019

Man! I loved Ian Bishop's commentary when Carlos Brathwaite was batting. His voice takes the thrill to a different level. #WIvNZ
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) June 22, 2019

Remember the name! #carlosbrathwaite
— Ebony Rainford-Brent (@ejrainfordbrent) June 22, 2019

If we mention Kolkata 2016, how can we forget Ben Stokes?

First it was Virat now it's @TridentSportsX is clogging up my mentions,I wonder why???that was a unbelievable innings Carlos thought it was going to be a repeat of 2016 in Kolkata...how good was that game by the way
— Ben Stokes (@benstokes38) June 22, 2019

And we saw some sportsmanship on and off the field.

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What a game! Super hitting @ricky.26 @cricketworldcup #cwc19

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Gotta love cricket. Well done to our mates across the ditch New Zealand. We've a great rivalry however deep down I do like seeing our friends from NZ do well.
WI, we all love how you play. Carlos- one of my favourite modern day cricketers. Humble, respectful- a fine player.
— Jason Gillespie (@dizzy259) June 22, 2019

Hopefully, there are better days and weeks coming up at the World Cup.

What a match again! What a day it's been in #CWC19. First Afghanistan and now West Indies. Brilliant effort by Windies but hard luck. Carlos #WIvNZ
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) June 22, 2019

Good week for the World Cup ..sun out .. close games .. lower scores .. more in it for the bowlers .. proper cricket!!
— Nasser Hussain (@nassercricket) June 22, 2019

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