Chris Gayle's scenario of representing the West Indies again look grimmer than ever after he was left out of the WICB's 30-man squad for a fitness and training camp ahead of the home series against Australia. While the squad feature a host of other players not contracted directly to the WICB - Tino Best, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard and Denesh Ramdin among them - 32-year-old Gayle was noticeable by his absence.
Gayle has not played for the West Indies since last year's World Cup, in large part due to comments he made against the board and the coach Ottis Gibson during a radio interview. The WICB asked Gayle to retract his explanation and the batsman has refused to do so. In the meantime, Gayle has taken part in various Twenty20 contest around the world, including the IPL, the Big Bash League in Australia and the BPL in Bangladesh.
He is currently in South Africa as part of the Dolphins' T20 squad in Durban, but is yet to make his debut due to a groin injury. The other notable absentee from the training squad was Ravi Rampaul, who was unable to be considered for the camp due to illness. Rampaul had earlier this month been ruled out of local matches for Trinidad and Tobago due to a shoulder problem.
Gayle has not played for the West Indies since last year's World Cup, in large part due to comments he made against the board and the coach Ottis Gibson during a radio interview. The WICB asked Gayle to retract his explanation and the batsman has refused to do so. In the meantime, Gayle has taken part in various Twenty20 contest around the world, including the IPL, the Big Bash League in Australia and the BPL in Bangladesh.
He is currently in South Africa as part of the Dolphins' T20 squad in Durban, but is yet to make his debut due to a groin injury. The other notable absentee from the training squad was Ravi Rampaul, who was unable to be considered for the camp due to illness. Rampaul had earlier this month been ruled out of local matches for Trinidad and Tobago due to a shoulder problem.
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