Gayle is West Indies captain again
Published:Monday | November 2, 2009 | 9:28 AM
Chris Gayle has been reappointed captain of the West Indies team after an emphatic vote in his favour. He will lead the side to the tour of Australia this month.
West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) officials voted overwhelmingly to endorse the selection panel’s recommendation to reinstate the big Jamaican left-handed opening batsman.
The 30-year-old Gayle has been out of international cricket for the past four months, because of a contractual dispute between the players’ union and the WICB.
There was uncertainty over whether Gayle would be reinstated as captain and it’s believed that Daren Ganga, the Trinidad and Tobago captain and his teammate Dwayne Bravo, were also considered for the job.
In his absence, veteran Barbadian Floyd Reifer led the West Indies against Bangladesh and to the Champions Trophy in South Africa.
West Indies fast bowling legend, Joel Garner, will be manager of the squad, which is scheduled to leave Monday, November 9, 2009 for the three-Test series against the Aussies.
The 15-man squad for the Australia tour is expected to be announced shortly.