Explosive opening batsman Chris Gayle, who has served West Indies Cricket Team for over twenty years, has been a pure entertainer. The southpaw has partaken at the ongoing ICC World Cup 2019 in which he has accumulated 242 runs at an average of 30.25. Also, he has two wickets to his name in as many games.
The 39-year-old Kingston-born Gayle has been part of the Windies’ disastrous World Cup campaign at the ODI Showpiece.
Jason Holder-led side had faced a torrid time in the United Kindom (UK). Following a prolific start to their World Cup campaign by thrashing Pakistan by seven wickets, Windies went off track to face the heat. In their overall nine league games, West Indies had claimed two wins which also included a 23-run win.
Soon after Afghanistan clash at Headingley in Leeds, Gayle has cheekily maintained that he might make a comeback in the 2023 World Cup while setting up a condition of the board resting him for at least two years.
Chris Gayle has done enough for the Windies:
Also, Gayle, who has entertained one and all with his pyrotechnics, believes Windies had a great bunch of players who have an onus on their shoulders to improve Windies cricket. He also cited that he will be around the young crop of cricketers.
“We have a great bunch, it’s for them to uplift West Indies cricket. I’ll be around, I may be around for a few more games, will be there for the youngsters. World Cup wasn’t to be but life does go on. It is my last World Cup….unless they give me two years of rest and I come back (laughs),” Gayle revealed in his interview.
Gayle, who has instilled fear among the best bowlers in business, is at the fag end of his career. Recently, ahead of the World Cup he also maintained that he will bid adieu to the gentleman’s game.
However, amidst of the tournament Gayle backtracks by saying he will play his final game against India. He conceded that he will partake in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) apart from the Canadian Twenty20 before taking a call.
“To play the T20Is and ODIs against India, the CPL, and the Canadian T20. That’s that. We’ll see after that what happens,” Gayle concluded.
The star cricketer Gayle has also expressed gratitude to the board, his teammates, especially youngsters. He also revealed that they would have loved to lift the trophy, but he believed that it was all fun.
“Would’ve loved to lift the trophy, but it didn’t happen but at the same time it was fun, enjoyed it. All the guys rallied around me, got the support of the youngsters. Must commend the staff for the work ethics they’ve put in. Words can’t explain my feeling at the moment honestly,” Gayle concluded.
After making his debut in 1999, Gayle has featured in 298 ODIs, 103 Tests and 58 T20Is for the Caribbean team.