West Indies coach Stuart Law said he is open to showing "leniency" towards selecting Chris Gayle to play for West Indies as long as veteran opener can fulfil certain guidelines.
Coach also said he had seen enough during the limited-overs series against England which concluded recently to convince him that Gayle can be picked.
In the recently concluded England tour, Gayle played his first ODI since the 2015 World Cup, having also made a T20 comeback earlier this year. Two instances in particular, during the T20 international at Chester-le-Street and the fourth ODI, at The Oval, assured Law of Gayle's commitment.
"There are certain players you give leniency to," Stuart Law told.
"Chris [Gayle] is one of our greatest-ever players. You have got to pay respect to that. Not saying it is an open draw, but there have got to be certain guidelines, which I am still trying to work out. What I saw in the T20 game in Durham and what I saw in the ODI at The Oval was a guy who was committed to the cause," added Law.
Law also opined that seniors like Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels were expected to perform, but the two most experienced players could also prove effective by mentoring team-mates during a match, which was the best form of coaching.
Lets hope to see Chris Gayle a permanent figure in the West Indies team!!
Coach also said he had seen enough during the limited-overs series against England which concluded recently to convince him that Gayle can be picked.
In the recently concluded England tour, Gayle played his first ODI since the 2015 World Cup, having also made a T20 comeback earlier this year. Two instances in particular, during the T20 international at Chester-le-Street and the fourth ODI, at The Oval, assured Law of Gayle's commitment.
"There are certain players you give leniency to," Stuart Law told.
"Chris [Gayle] is one of our greatest-ever players. You have got to pay respect to that. Not saying it is an open draw, but there have got to be certain guidelines, which I am still trying to work out. What I saw in the T20 game in Durham and what I saw in the ODI at The Oval was a guy who was committed to the cause," added Law.
Law also opined that seniors like Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels were expected to perform, but the two most experienced players could also prove effective by mentoring team-mates during a match, which was the best form of coaching.
Lets hope to see Chris Gayle a permanent figure in the West Indies team!!
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