Kevin Pietersen calls for Chris Gayle's return for the Test series – Cricket News Update
England’s star batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221 will be called up for the remainder of the series.
The home team won the first Test by five wickets, even though the young West Indian side showed a lot of spirit during the last two days of the match. West Indies’ top-order batsmen struggled in both the innings and the cricket pundits believe that Gayle should be immediately drafted in the Test squad to take part in the coming two matches.
The former West Indies skipper is out of the international scene since the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 Cricket Board (WICB) have been resolved and the left-hander was allowed to complete his assignment in the fifth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Bangalore has not qualified for the last four of the tournament and now Gayle is free to resume his international career. Some former cricketers believe that the selectors can bolster the top-order by sending Gayle to England.
Pietersen is of the opinion that the batsman from Jamaica is one of the greatest entertainers of modern-day cricket and the fans in England want to see him play in the on-going series.
"It will be brilliant for the game if he comes back to play this Test match. People want to watch entertainers. They don't want to watch people blocking the ball. They want to watch entertainers. He is one of those people that people will pay their money to watch him play and if he comes back that could be brilliant for the series. He is a superstar and he is one of my real good mates in cricket. I love the way he plays," said Pietersen.
While commenting about Strauss' return to form, the right-handed batsman said that it was just a matter of time as the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 captain is a class player in the longer version of the sport.
"The wheel was going to turn at some point and it turned at Lord's," he mentioned.
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