Gayle, 37, last played an ODI in March 2015 where he scored an impressive 61-run knock.
Chris Gayle (Photo: Twitter)
After a long time, West Indies’ champion cricketers Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels are set to don Caribbean ODI jersey, as the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) on Tuesday called them up for the ODI series, starting 19 September in England.
“With regards to the selection of the ODI squad, the panel welcomes back Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels, who will both add value to our batting and help with the nurturing of the young batsmen in the team,” chairman of selectors Courtney Browne said in a statement.
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Gayle, 37, last played an ODI in March 2015 where he scored an impressive 61-run knock against New Zealand. Samuels last represented West Indies in ODIs in October 2016, where he lost his wicket for just 13 runs.
WICB, however, refused to pick experienced players like Sunil Narine and Darren Bravo while sticking to the selection criteria that states a player requires to be available for the domestic tournament in order to play international games for West Indies.
“Both Sunil Narine and Darren Bravo have declined to be considered for ODIs in England. Narine has however confirmed his desire to play 50-over cricket again but has asked to play in our Regional Super50 before he is considered and Darren said he was not available for selection. Dwayne Bravo said he is still not 100 per cent fit, but is looking at a possible return to international cricket next year,” Browne shed light on the policy.
Complete squad: Sunil Ambris, Devendra Bishoo, Miguel Cummins, Chris Gayle, Jason Holder (C), Kyle Hope, Shai Hope, Alzarri Joseph, Evin Lewis, Jason Mohammed (VC), Ashley Nurse, Rovman Powell, Marlon Samuels, Jerome Taylor, Kesrick Williams
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