Ottis Gibson pleased to have Chris Gayle back in Windies setup – Cricket News update
The West Indies cricket coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221’s decision to make himself available for national selection at the expense of his commitment with Somerset County Cricket
Club.
Speaking to the media reporters ahead of West Indies’ three-day tour match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sussex-c852, commencing on Saturday at Hove, Gibson said that it was great to hear the Jamaican all-rounder will be available for the one-day leg of the
crucial tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 and hoped the explosive top-order batsman will earn selectors' nod quite easily.
"It is great to hear that Chris is available again. I'm sure the selectors will pick him, because he is world-class. If he's made himself available for the one-day series, I can't see him not being selected," said the 43-year-old
former Barbados all-rounder at a press conference on Thursday.
Gayle has not donned West Indies colors since last year’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 in April last year. Later, Gayle in a radio interview,
slammed the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 Cricket Board and signed a deal with an IPL franchise, Royal Challengers Bangalore without WICB’s consent. The controversies led to a year-long standoff between the board and player.
Both the parties have been in talks since March this year and the face-off almost reached an end after Gayle pulled out of his deal with Somerset County for this season’s Friends Life T20 tournament, to make himself available for
the England series.
“I have written to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843 CC and advised them that I will not be honouring the commitment I made to them when I signed contract with them for 2012 flt20 Championship…because of my commitment to West Indies cricket and fans,”
said Gayle in a statement on Wednesday, May 2, 2012.
The Jamaican however, made it clear in the statement that he will be available for selection only after the conclusion of his contractual obligations to IPL franchise, Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Asked whether Gayle would find it difficult to fit himself in the international arena after a gap of one year, Gibson promptly said,
"It will be very easy (for him). He's the best one-day batsman in the world. So I don't think it will be a problem at all.”
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