Karan114 Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 Yes, should be back. They should drop Nash for Samuels too. Gayle Barath Sarwan Darren Bravo Chanderpaul Samuels
Karan114 Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 Dwayne Bravo is fit but wasn't selected for the Test series
urbestfriend Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 Gayle says 'enough is enough' Chris Gayle has said he "will explore the opportunities available" to him elsewhere since he can no longer wait on the WICB to resolve their issues with him, but is available for selection for West Indies and Jamaica and has ruled out retirement. In a long and emotional public statement he said communication with officials of the West Indies and Jamaica boards had broken down and traced the evolution of the long-running and bitter dispute back to 2009, when Ernest Hilaire, now CEO of the WICB, cast doubts on his ability to captain the team. Gayle also referred to the recent efforts at rapprochement with Hilaire and said that Hilaire would not be able to meet him till August, ruling him out of West Indies' current home series against India. "I have now reached the stage where I have to say that enough is enough, Gayle said. "I understand that the WICB and the Jamaica Board met and my matter was discussed but nobody has told me anything and I can only assume without any positive feedback there has been no resolution. There is a disciplinary process in West Indies Cricket. Yet the Board is allowed to be the complainant as well as policeman, judge, jury and executioner in my case. When I tried to respond to the accusations made against me, I am deemed to be out of place and trying to destroy West Indies cricket. "I am now coming close to the end of my shelf-life as a cricketer. While other professionals can plan on a career from the time they graduate from University to when they retire in their sixties, most cricketers have an average of eight years - between 24 and 32 - to earn enough money for the rest of our lives. Some are lucky to be coaches or commentators. I have no such option at this stage and must concentrate on providing for my family now and in the future. "On this basis, and not hearing from the West Indies Cricket Board with any clear pathway forward, I have come to the bitter realisation that I am not wanted by the Board and all that has gone before in terms of reconciliation is a sham and a mockery. I see it as a scam to fool the people of the West Indies and the world into believing that they were serious about my returning to West Indies cricket. "My eyes are open, my heart is clean, my conscience is clear and the voice of reason is loud in my ears telling me that I should close this chapter in my life. I am not going to be the WICB's whipping boy. They have said they will root me out and they have succeeded in doing so by using underhanded tactics while attempting to ascribe blame to other people for what is clear is a well planned set of action. "We as West Indies players are admired throughout the world for our honesty and sportsmanship. Yet the custodians of West Indies cricket, the people who are responsible for the development of our heritage sport, have not dealt with us honestly. "It is against this background that I have now decided not to wait on the WICB any longer but while I still have the time and the skills to explore the opportunities available to me elsewhere. I do it reluctantly but have no choice. I have people to take care of and cannot sit for months waiting on WICB CEO Ernest Hilaire and the Board. Despite all that has happened I am still hopeful that good sense will prevail and I would once again represent my country and my region in near the future. I wish to make it abundantly clear that I have not yet retired from any form of the game and remain available for selection for both Jamaica and West Indies. However, this is entirely out of my hands." WICB is worse than PCB :mad:
desi pride 1234 Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 few seasons in ipl would be enough for gayle.
Cricket Tragic Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 Gayle is a waste of space and the WICB is runs by morons. Get rid of all of them and start again.
Ultimate_Game Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 Gayle, Pollard, Symonds, Dwayne Bravo, Afridi, Razzaq, Malinga and the likes should form a Mercenary XI on the lines of Harlem Globetrotters and play various T20 leagues as an invitational team.
Pagalpanti Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 Gayle' date=' Pollard, Symonds, Dwayne Bravo, Afridi, Razzaq, Malinga and the likes should form a Mercenary XI on the lines of Harlem Globetrotters and play various T20 leagues as an invitational team.[/quote'] Lol good one. :haha: WICB have really made a mess of cricket in their country.
BeautifulGame Posted July 2, 2011 Posted July 2, 2011 I know everyone is blaming WICB but is Gayle blameless? What was he thinking announcing temporary retirement via twitter? What the feck did Temporary retirement mean? How would we fans react if Sachin or Dhoni suddenly announce that temp. retirement via twitter? Dont think he treated WI fans with any respect for him to claim any moral ground.
urbestfriend Posted July 2, 2011 Posted July 2, 2011 I know everyone is blaming WICB but is Gayle blameless? What was he thinking announcing temporary retirement via twitter? What the feck did Temporary retirement mean? How would we fans react if Sachin or Dhoni suddenly announce that temp. retirement via twitter? Dont think he treated WI fans with any respect for him to claim any moral ground. What are you on?? I dont know when he announced temp. retirement in twitter?
Cricket Tragic Posted July 2, 2011 Posted July 2, 2011 What are you on?? I dont know when he announced temp. retirement in twitter? Start following cricket and not just the circus league.
achilles Posted July 2, 2011 Posted July 2, 2011 Ego! I'm shocked WICB is being allowed to carry on despite using their best players' services.
gakgupta Posted July 2, 2011 Posted July 2, 2011 He should rather approach England cricket board. They would be glad to play him for their team after a county season. These days, it'a hard to find England players playing for England.
Sir_Afridi Posted July 3, 2011 Posted July 3, 2011 Pollard & Bravo also played IPL and they have no problem with WICB and even played against India. Gayle is the real fraud who deserves to be kicked out of the WI team for good.
urbestfriend Posted July 3, 2011 Posted July 3, 2011 Start following cricket and not just the circus league. :(( Any links?
Mariyam Posted July 3, 2011 Posted July 3, 2011 Pollard & Bravo also played IPL and they have no problem with WICB and even played against India. Gayle is the real fraud who deserves to be kicked out of the WI team for good. Good point. But I won't call Gayle a fraud. Its just that Pollard and Bravo have short sold themselves. Gayle isn't ready for any such negotiation, it looks like.
Sachin=GOD Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 Government to intervene in Gayle-WICB standoff The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) heads of government have decided to intervene in the West Indies Players Association's (WIPA) dispute with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) over the future of former captain Chris Gayle. The move comes on the heels of Gayle's latest public and emotional statement against the board that included a request for government intervention. CARICOM chairman Denzil Douglas said the heads of government had agreed to resurrect the prime-ministerial sub-committee on cricket to try to work out a solution. "Today we had to take certain decisions with regards to the impasse that seems to be ongoing between the regional players association and the WICB," Douglas told the CMC Sports Wire. "We believe that West Indies cricket has not been one of the vehicles of which the Caribbean man today can be proud of moving himself upwards." CARICOM's announcement follows Guyana president Bharrat Jagdeo's scathing criticism of the board. "It comes back to who owns West Indian cricket," Jagdeo said. "The board thinks it owns West Indian cricket, my belief is that it belongs to all of us, the people of this region. "[in] many countries, when you have failures consistently, the board goes because sometimes it is the problem. Here it does not seem as if this is going to happen. "Gayle is being treated unfairly by the WICB. You can't not tell him anything; he needs to earn too, and then you have a tour coming and when he goes off, he gets another contract then you're concerned that he has left the region." Jagdeo also claimed the board was following its own agenda against some of the players, and was highly critical of coach Ottis Gibson's interference with senior cricketers. "This can't be right. Something is wrong. It is all about pettiness and the culture of going with people who are compliant and I think we need to change a lot of these people. We need to have term limits there too. We need to have serious term limits on these boards." The Gayle-WICB standoff was sparked off when Gibson criticised the senior batsmen following the team's quarter-final exit at the World Cup. Gayle was subsequently ignored for the Pakistan series, along with fellow seniors Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul. Gayle travelled to India to participate in the IPL - where he was the player of the tournament - leaving the WICB disappointed since they were under the impression he was undergoing rehabilitation. Gayle reacted by slamming the board in a radio interview with KLAS Sports, saying he had been left with no option but to sign an IPL contract since the WICB had disrespected and mistreated him by not checking with him over his fitness before announcing the squad. He was consequently left out of the squad for the India games as well, and a heated meeting with the board - also attended by WIPA president Dinanath Ramnarine - did little to improve matters, prompting Gayle's impassioned release that stated he was going to seek options outside the West Indies to further his cricketing career. Cricinfo This is becoming more and more like Pakistan - fight between selectors and players, show cause notices and then Govt intervention.
deepak_sach Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 Government to intervene in Gayle-WICB standoff Cricinfo This is becoming more and more like Pakistan - fight between selectors and players, show cause notices and then Govt intervention. :giggle:You forgot fight between players
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