http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221’s availability prompts Hampshire to increase ticket allocation – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760, which has taken added interest for fans owing to the imminent return of Chris Gayle to the cricket field after the flamboyant left-hander was recalled to the national setup.
It ends his 15-month international exile following a settlement with the Windies’ Cricket Board over an issue which first came to surface during the World Cup 2011 – Gayle’s last appearance for the Caribbean giants.
The left-hander publically criticised Head Coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 in May, he went on to sign for the Indian Premier League franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore, achieving remarkable success.
A stalemate followed between the two parties since then and the explosive batman was forced to ply his trade in various T20 leagues across the continent – including stints in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 Premier League.
After representing the Challengers in this year’s IPL , where he emerged as the purple cap holder with 733 runs, he made himself available for the national team duties – foregoing a contract with English County http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843.
He missed out playing in the ongoing Test series, which his side currently trail 1-0, but was inducted into the ODI squad for the forthcoming 5-match series against the Poms, starting at Hampshire’s home in Southampton on June 16.
His presence has managed to attract crowd and the fixture was already a sold out event before Hampshire decided to increase the no of seats – making room for an extra 2000 as confirmed by Rose Bowl Group’s commercial director Zac Toumazi.
"Gayle is, without doubt, one of the finest allrounders in limited-overs cricket at the moment and obviously proves a huge draw for fans," commercial director, Zac Toumazi confirmed. "In addition, I think we have a solid fan base of cricket-lovers who come back to the venue year after year because they know how good the ground is at hosting international matches."
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