After a fine time, Chris Gayle made a tremendous comeback by performing against England cricketers in home conditions. It made him be the vice-captain of the team in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2019. But, unfortunately, he isn’t at his best so far apart from a couple of games.
Earlier in February, Gayle announced that he will retire from one-day internationals after the 2019 ICC World Cup in England and Wales later this year. However, he seems to have a change in the plan, as he now wishes to play the Test and ODI series against the Indian team.
Gayle has said that he plans to retire from international cricket after the home test series against India in August. Chris Gayle last played in a test match for West Indies five years ago, against Bangladesh.
I Will definitely play against India – Chris Gayle
The stylish southpaw wants to turn up for the Windies one last time in the home series against India. Gayle has so far scored 2 half-centuries in England but has not been at his destructive best.
“It’s still not the end. I still have a few games to go. May be another series to go, as well. Who knows, we will see what happens. My plans after the World Cup? I may play a Test match against India and then I will definitely play the ODIs against India. I won’t play the T20s. That’s my plan after the World Cup,” Gayle said.
West Indies media manager Philip Spooner later confirmed that the assignment against India will be Gayle’s last in national colours. “Yes, Chris Gayle will play his last series against India,” Spooner told PTI.
India’s tour of West Indies comprises three T20 Internationals, three ODIs followed by a couple of Test matches. The T20Is will open the tour from August 3, the ODIs are lined up from August 8 and the Tests will take place from August 22 to September 3.
So far, Chris Gayle has appeared in 103 Tests, accumulating 7215 runs at an average of 42.19. In 294 ODI appearances, Gayle put together 10345 runs, while in 58 T20 Internationals, he has 1627 runs.