West Indies coach Ottis Gibson says he is staying out of the Chris Gayle dispute and will wait on the West Indies Cricket Board to sort out the player’s availability for the limited overs aspect of the England tour.
The big-hitting Jamaican left-hander has not played for West Indies in a year following a spat with the WICB.
A CARICOM-brokered deal last month seemed to have healed the rift but the controversy flared up again last week, putting Gayle’s participation in the upcoming tour in jeopardy.
“The whole Chris Gayle saga that has gone on far too long for my liking. (CMC)

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