Gayle’s return step in right direction for WIndies
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West Indies batsman Chris Gayle leaves the field. AP Photo/Matt Dunham
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There is no doubting that the return of Chris Gayle to the West Indies one-day side against England at the Oval was a step in the right direction for West Indian cricket.
In his first one-day match since the 2011 World Cup, Gayle was back to his dynamic best.
No matter what bowling attack the West Indies come up against, when Chris Gayle’s name is at the top of the order, the opposition become less confident about what may happen.
Therefore it is no surprise that upon the long awaited return of Gayle to international cricket, the seemingly perfect England bowling line-up became ever so vulnerable.
His 53 off 51 balls, which included a towering six straight down the ground off James Anderson, seemed like it was going to put the West Indians on the path to their first victory of what has been a tumultuous tour.
However, he was given out LBW by a decision that seemed to bemuse the star.
Though they did not get the result, the return of the world’s best limited overs batsman has done a great thing for them.
After the breakdown of his relationship with the WICB and his torrid run of unresolved contract negotiations, it seems that the biggest hitter in world cricket is back for the young West Indian team for good.
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June 22nd 2012 @ 12:55am
Johnno said | June 22nd 2012 @ 12:55am | Report comment
Widget I would immediately give chris Gayle back the captaincy. Samy is just a a journeyman where as Chris Gayle is one of the greets batsmen ever especially in ODI cricket and T20 where he could push for the greatest ever in those forms.
So sack Sammy and give bat the armband to chris gaily a position he treasured so greatly to be west indies captain and it was taken away from him, due to petty disagreements between boards and administrations, i really felt sorry for Chris Gayle the way he been treated for such world class player, who always put west indies cricket no1 and making the big money and dollars no 2.
And his record reflects that he has just been judged harshly by some in th east, but he is a a true team man who always has put west indies cricket no 1 a true champion and humble man totally dedicated to serving west indies cricket. Welcome back the great Chris Gayle, west indies cricket missed your captaincy and ability to make bug runs and scores when it counts most, so much talent and big hitting ability Chris Gayle has.
June 22nd 2012 @ 9:59am
Widget said | June 22nd 2012 @ 9:59am | Report comment
Johnno i agree with you one hundred percent, he is a great leader and needs to be in charge of the side in all forms.
June 23rd 2012 @ 7:38pm
Nick Jungfer said | June 23rd 2012 @ 7:38pm | Report comment
Was crazy to see one of the worlds best cricketers not playing for his country, great to see him back.