Born on January 14, 1989, Johnson Charles is a right handed batsman and an occasional wicket-keeper. He comes from the tiny Windward Island, a small nation which is noted for providing some of the better West Indian players like opener Devon Smith, former great Winston Davies, Cameron Cuffy, Rawl Lewis and Darren Sammy. Johnson Charles has also represented the West Indies 'A' side as well as playing for St. Lucia in the domestic circuit.
Despite average performances at the domestic level, Charles was drafted into the experimental squad of West Indies for the 2-match T20 series against England in September, 2011. He performed creditably despite struggling to score at a brisk rate. He made a name for himself in the World T20 tournament in 2012, when he scored a nifty 84 against England. With impressive performances in the World T20 and also in the Caribbean T20 tournament, he was fast-tracked to the ODI side in 2012. In February 2013, he scored consecutive ODI centuries, his first coming against Australia and second against Zimbabwe 12 days later.
