Chris Gayle is impressed by young http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Johnson-Charles-c69060 - Cricket News Update
West Indies’ start batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221, has heaped praise on youngster Johnson Charles and has further singled him out to be amongst the most dangerous batters in the near future.
The 32-year-old made his comments after the T20 games against New Zealand in Florida where the two batsmen played together for the first time. The Windies went onto claim the series 2-0, which saw Gayle scoring successive half-centuries, while further partnering
the youngster in a 72- run stand in the second T20I. Charles went onto post an exciting 36 off 32 balls.
“Charles is very young. I got the first opportunity to bat with him in Florida on two occasions and we actually got to build a partnership together. He is a very strong minded person, a very attacking person. I think the quicker he can actually learn, the
more destructive he can become as a batter,” Gayle said.
The right-handed batsman has played five One Day Internationals (ODIs) for his team after he made his debut against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in March. Earlier, he forced his way into the Windies’ T20 side on the heels of superb batting performances during the Caribbean
T20 competition last year.
In recent years, West Indies Cricket Board has regularly introduced young talent with the sole intention of preparing the next generation of cricketers in time before veterans like Gayle and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/S-Chanderpaul-c2390 hang their bats.
Cricket pundits are impressed by the vast pool of Caribbean talent as several young batsmen have stepped up to the international level and are finding a place in the Windies set-up – the most prime example being of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DM-Bravo-c1386.
“Young (Adrian) Barath, (Kieran) Powell and (Darren) Bravo are still in contention for selection so the future looks bright so for those youngsters, the more they can learn the earlier, it will be better for them,” the experienced Jamaican said.
With the inclusions of seasoned campaigners Gayle and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 and leading the ODI series 1-0. The next match of the series will be played at Kingston.
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