< 1 minute read Much has been made of the fact that Chris Gayle has become consistent at Twenty20, because many mistakenly believe the format is all about luck. Clearly it isn’t, as Gayle has shown. His has been a calculating method: See off the good bowler; cane Joe McMilitary-Medium. However, this execution of
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Chris Gayle genuflects
< 1 minute read It’s easy to characterise Chris Gayle as a man who’d rather play Twenty20 for money than international cricket for less money. However, recent jumping has taken him through a number of hoops in order that he is now, once again, able to play for the West Indies. Essentially, the West
Continue readingChris Gayle to play Twenty20 for someone
< 1 minute read In a not-entirely-surprising move, Chris Gayle has signed to play for Somerset in next season’s Twenty20 Cup. Gayle’s ‘people’ released a statement quoting him as saying: “I’m delighted to be heading to [insert name of cricket team]. Hopefully I can make a key contribution to their T20 campaign this year.”
Continue readingOut with the old Windies players
< 1 minute read The West Indies have dropped Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul for the first two of five one-day internationals against Pakistan. Whether this is actually a strong move, we don’t yet know. It depends whether any of them return. The Windies’ coach, Ottis Gibson, has had fairly transparent opinions
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< 1 minute read Chris Gayle didn’t make it to 400. People might think that just because a batsman’s hit 333, he’s more than likely to get another 67, but it doesn’t work like that. Batsmen aren’t robots. They get knackered. Batting isn’t like triathlonnery, but it is tiring and it does go on
Continue readingA Test double hundred must be quite good fun for Chris Gayle
< 1 minute read Still a man defined by his ‘wouldn’t be so sad if Test cricket died’ pronouncement, Chris Gayle can’t help but have enjoyed hitting a double hundred against Sri Lanka in the first Test at Galle. All those gaps in the field, plenty of overs in which to keep swishing –
Continue readingChris Gayle knows where England go wrong
< 1 minute read Chris Gayle knows why England rarely perform well at these tournaments: “I’m sure they come out here with blood in their eyes.” That can’t help. Even if it doesn’t affect their vision too much, it’s got to be a bit unsettling.
Continue readingChris Gayle likes Test cricket a little bit
< 1 minute read How would you describe Chris Gayle’s normal on field expression? Like someone’s wiped shit on his sleeve but he’s too tired to do anything about it. How did Chris Gayle look when he got his hundred? He dropped to his knees and started beaming. It seems he does like Test
Continue readingChris Gayle is a Twenty20 cricketer who can’t play Test innings
< 1 minute read That’s Chris Gayle’s reputation. We’ve been reading it all week as people say they didn’t know Gayle had it in him to bat the way he did against Australia in hitting 165 not out off 285 balls. Really? You didn’t know that? Are you sure you weren’t just making a
Continue readingChris Gayle is awesome at Twenty20
< 1 minute read Amid all the furore when Chris Gayle said he wouldn’t be all that sad if Test cricket died, one key fact slipped into the background: Chris Gayle is phenomenally good at this form of the game. Why wouldn’t he prefer it? Gayle is an exceptional Twenty20 batsman. Arguably the best
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