While the high-flying T20 stars were in Dhaka, mounting their eventual anti-climatic defence of the world title joyously won in Colombo two years earlier, Darren Bravo and Kieran Powell were back in the Caribbean, watched by a couple of nut-sellers and a smattering of diehards in the understated first-class tournament, seeking to restore long held expectations that they are two future pillars of West Indies batting.

Bravo, at 26, is a year older than Powell. Both are left-handers who carry the unmistakable stamp and effortless evidence of class. The heady hopes around them are based on previous performance, Bravo’s more so than Powell’s.