Image Source : GETTY IMAGES At 41, Gayle will return to West Indies’ T20I squad for the sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka, whereas quick bowler Fidel Edwards makes a comeback to the nationwide crew after 8 years.
West Indies’ swashbuckling batsman Chris Gayle makes a return to the West Indies T20I squad after over two years, whereas pacer Fidel Edwards has additionally been included within the crew for the primary time since November 2012.
The three-match T20I sequence between West Indies and Sri Lanka shall be performed between March 3-7. All the video games shall be performed on the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua.
Gayle had final performed for the Windies within the limited-overs sequence in opposition to India in 2019, when it was speculated that the opener would announce his worldwide retirement. However, a number of months later, he playfully steered that he can play until the age of 45.
The left-handed batsman produced a sequence of spectacular performances throughout his late arrival for the Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) within the IPL 2020, steering the facet to five-successive victories in direction of the closing levels of the season.
During a T10 League recreation, Gayle returned to his aggressive-best with an unbeaten 84-run knock off simply 22 deliveries for his facet Team Abu Dhabi.
Fidel Edwards, in the meantime, had left worldwide cricket to signal for Hampshire on a Kolpak deal. However, he expressed his need to return to West Indies after the UK’s latest departure from the EU.
Edwards represented Jamaica Tallawahs within the 2020 Caribbean Premier League, taking 9 wickets in as many matches for the facet. During the T10 League, the 39-year-old Edwards persistently clocked speeds above 140 km/h.
According to a press launch from Cricket West Indies, all-rounder Andre Russell continues to be present process restoration after contracting COVID-19 earlier this month.
Here is the Windies T20I squad:
Kieron Pollard (C), Nicholas Pooran (V/C), Fabian Allen, Dwayne Bravo, Fidel Edwards, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Evin Lewis, Obed McCoy, Rovman Powell, Lendl Simmons and Kevin Sinclair
