Chris Gayle’s return will boost our squad, says Darren Sammy – Cricket News Update
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The third Test between the two countries will start today at Birmingham and Sammy’s men will look to avoid a whitewash as they have already lost the initial two fixtures. The Birmingham Test will be followed by three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and a T20I.
One of the most explosive opening batsmen in the present-day sport, Gayle, has not played any international cricket since the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 Cricket Board (WICB) have been resolved and the left-hander
has been included in the squad, which will take on http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 and company from June 16th, 2012.
Sammy admits that the inclusion of the Jamaican batsman will bolster his team’s batting strength. The all-rounder is quite satisfied with his team’s recent performances in limited-over cricket and wishes to carry forward the momentum in the battle against
the Poms.
The skipper is also delighted to have Dwayne Smith in the squad, who has shown brilliant form in the recently concluded fifth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), representing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians.
"I think we have a very exciting one-day team with the inclusion of Chris Gayle. Our previous ODI and Twenty20 series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DR-Smith-c1401 adding more power, I am very excited,”
the West Indian captain expressed.
The all-rounder further added that Gayle has been a match-winner for the Islanders over the years and hopes that the left-hander will guide youngsters through difficult conditions.
He added, "It is good to have him back. We all know what he has done for us in the past, and hopefully, he can come into the squad and pass on the experience to the younger players because he has been a phenomenal limited-overs player for us.”
Looking into the Caribbean squad for the series, one expects a nail-biting series and West Indies will probably start the limited-over competitions as favourites.
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