Chris Gayle hungry to do well for West Indies – Cricket news
Geared up to deliver the goods in the upcoming http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221, the West Indian opening batsman, has admitted that he has not performed up to the expectations in international cricket in recent past.
“Get some runs. I need some runs for West Indies. The last couple of games I haven't done well for my team. Hopefully this tournament can be turning point for me,” Gayle said.
The cricketer from Jamaica is considered to be one of the most destructive batsmen of the modern era, who has the potential to win matches for his side single-handedly. However, the 33-year-old cricketer has not scored a single half-century in his previous
11 One Day Internationals.
Gayle expressed that that he will look to bat for longer periods of time in the Champions Trophy and believes that runs will come naturally if he stays at the crease.
The former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 captain knows that he has been underperforming in recent past and his team needs him to fire in the mega event. It is even more important for the experienced cricketer to do well in the all-important tournament because conditions in
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c749 tend to assist the pacers with the new ball.
The left-hander mentioned, “Trying to give the team a good start especially in these conditions is going to be key for us. Bat as many overs as possible, try and be there for long. I know once I am there, runs will come.”
The opening batsman further added that fans set high expectations from him and at times it becomes extremely difficult to live up to them.
“Even when I scored 175 in the IPL, people were looking forward to 200. In a Twenty20 game the expectations from the fans is huge,” the hard-hitting batsman added.
West Indies, who are placed in group B, will play their opening fixture of the competition against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, who will be up against each other in the inaugural match
of the last edition of the illustrious tournament at Cardiff.
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