Chris Gayle ruled out of ODI series against New Zealand

Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard have not been included in the West Indies squad to play New Zealand in the five-match One Day International (ODI) series starting December 26.

Gayle was sidelined following a hamstring injury sustained during the tour of India last month and Pollard, who did not travel to the sub-continent, is recovering from a knee injury, reports CMC.

Kirk Edwards, who is part of the West Indies Test team in New Zealand, has replaced Gayle in the 15-man squad announced Thursday. West Indies selectors have replaced left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul with Nikita Miller. Permaul had played two ODIs on the tour of India and took only one wicket.

The players in the ODI squad not currently taking part in the Test series in New Zealand have assembled in Barbados for a week-long training camp that ends next Sunday. The camp will include a series of training matches against players drawn from Barbados and the Sagicor WIHPC.

A release from the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) says Lendl Simmons will arrive a couple days late for the camp due to personal reasons. The joining ODI players are due to arrive in New Zealand December 21.

Squad: Dwayne Bravo (captain), Tino Best, Darren Bravo, Johnson Charles, Narsingh Deonarine, Kirk Edwards, Jason Holder, Nikita Miller, Sunil Narine, Kieron Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Darren Sammy, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons.

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11:54 AM

Fastest to 5000 ODI runs

1. Viv Richards and Virat Kohli (114 innings)
3. Brian Lara (118 innings)
4. Gordon Greenidge (121 innings)
5. AB de Villiers (124 innings)
6. Sourav Ganguly (126 innings)
7. Dean Jones (128 innings)
8. Graeme Smith (131 innings)
9. Matthew Hayden (133 innings)
10. Michael Bevan, MS Dhoni and Gautam Gambhir (135 innings)

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11:14 PM

Chris Gayle run out & injured in 1st odi

Chris gayle and  Johnson Charles opened the innings for west indies.the first ball gayle faced was a dot....the second ball gayle played and went for a run and  Bhuvneshwar threw the ball on non-strike end !!!

And Chris Gayle is out second ball trying to get down to the other end and get off strike, with the throw from Bhuvi nailing him. Looks like Bhuvi, in his own way, has got the better of Gayle once more. Gayle is still writhing in agony on the pitch. His knee is tender so let's be hopeful he hasn't done serious damage. One of the more memorable starts to an international innings, and that too series

Gayle was in pain....hope it is not the hamstring !!! Get well soon .... hope we get to see him open the innings in 2nd odi !!!

333 - love faith & hope

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1:03 AM

Dolphins re-sign Gayle for South Africa's 2013-14 domestic T20

Dolphins have re-signed the Indies hitter Chris Gayle for South Africa's 2013-14 domestic T20 competition. they'd reportedly signed Gayle for R1 million for the 2011-12 season, however he left with AN injury, not enjoying one match.

Gayle same he was wanting forward to the season to complete the "unfinished business" he had with Dolphins. "I am extremely excited to possess joined the Sunfoil Dolphins for his or her 2014 Ram Slam T20 campaign. I feel there is some loose end on behalf of me as I did not get to play for them back in 2012 attributable to injury. they have a good list of players therefore hopefully we'll be in competition at the business finish of the tournament. i am considerably wanting forward to operating with Lance Klusener and also the remainder of the fellows."

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9:59 AM

Gayle, Samuels slam fifties in draw in india

Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels, two batsmen who failed in the first innings, found form in the second, hitting half-centuries on the final day of the drawn three-day game in Kolkata. The West Indians finished on 199 for 5 after Uttar Pradesh declared their first innings at 372 for 9.

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7:21 AM

Chris Gayle opens Triple Century 333 Sports Bar and Restaurant

THERE is enough area for an extra declared Chris Gayle as he formally opened his Triple Century 333 Sports Bar and eating place last Wednesday night.

The newest sports bar is found on Knutsford street at a location, that was antecedently home to the Godfather cabaret and in recent times the Asylum club.

it's simply round the corner from Cuddyz Sports Bar owned by another cricketing icon, Courtney Walsh.

Gayle, one in every of the foremost explosive batsmen of all time, welcome everybody before cutting the ribbon to formally open the chilliness out spot.

"I don't need to single out anyone, however plenty of huge names and legends ar here," same Gayle.



"People can speculate that Chris and cookhouse past war, or Bolt, nothing like that. simply add it to your diversion list," he said.

"Cuddy, i'll still return by you, no love lost." Gayle reiterated.

Of course Ambassadors Walsh and Usain Bolt were attending, in conjunction with jock economic expert Gardner, the Indies president Dave Cameron and the Indies Women's coach Sherwin Campbell of Barbados.

Gayle's fashionable Triple Century Sports Bar with many giant 55-inch tv sets strategically placed round the bar has been supported by each Heineken and Digicel.

Nasha political leader, Heineken's whole manager same the sports bar is currently one in every of their star bars.

"Once word was out that Gayle was gap a sports bar, Heineken had to be an area of it, being a world whole we tend to wholly aligned ourselves with Chris," disclosed political leader.

we want him all the most effective for his investment

333 - LOVE FAITH & HOPE

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2:32 PM

india v/s west indies 2013

West indies v/s utter pradesh warm up game is being played @ the jadavpur university complex - kolkata  from 31st october to 2nd november (3 day match) and chris gayle scored 18 runs of 25 balls and was out clean bowled by imtiaz ahmed (righ arm fast)

Chris gayle is expected to play the 2 test match against india and is the main focus from the west indies cricket team side...he has been in good form and is flexible against indian bowling attack as he has played a lot of cricket against indian bowlers in the ipl has has share the dressing room with them

The highest score for chis gayle is 333 in test match and has 2 triple century named after him...indian bowlers will have to get the big fish out as early as possible or he will hit the ball out of the park if he stays on the crease for first 10 overs

333 love faith and hope :)

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2:14 PM

Gayle eyes rest after tiring season

Chris Gayle has played a head-spinning 35 matches in five different domestic T20 leagues in the last year 

Chris Gayle fresh off leading Jamaica to the first Caribbean Premier League title, has indicated he is eyeing a long rest after a hectic season of continuous cricket. In the last 12 months, Gayle has featured in 71 matches across different formats, 35 of them for five domestic T20 leagues around the world.

"It's been a long road, and I am very, very tired mentally," Gayle said. "It was a challenging time batting-wise in the Tri-nation series (against India and Sri Lanka) and then against Pakistan, and to have come and played a captain's part in the CPL has been really, really, stressing."

Gayle, whose captain's knock of 47 not out in the final earned Jamaica the CPL trophy, started the year with a stint with Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League in Australia. He flew back to the West Indies to play two T20s for Jamaica in the Caribbean T20, scoring 85 and 122 not out .

Gayle then travelled back to Australia on West Indies duty for the limited-overs series in February before joining the Dhaka Gladiators in the Bangladesh Premier League. He played only one match in the BPL and hit a century that helped Gladiators make it to the final of the tournament. He then returned home for the series against Zimbabwe.

This was a precursor to his stint with Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL. The ICC Champions Trophy in England ensued in May before the Tri-nation in the Caribbean. West Indies then played five ODIs and two T20s against Pakistan and Gayle featured in every match of the series.

"It's been quite a lot, and I am really, really happy that it is over now. No more cricket for me until the next three months," he said.

Gayle's form took a dip after he scored a century in the first match of the Tri-nation series against Sri Lanka, but he managed to finish fourth in the batting charts of the CPL with 234 runs from nine games at an average of 29.25.

West Indies are slated to tour New Zealand starting in December. They are due to play three Tests, five ODIs and two T20s.

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12:44 PM

Happy Birthday, Chris Gayle

Chris Gayle, born on September 21, 1979, is one of West Indies’ premier batsman who has carved a niche for himself with his breathtaking strokeplay

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1:29 AM