Gros Islet – Struggling left-hander Chris Gayle has hailed the support of captain Kieron Pollard and fellow veteran Dwayne Bravo, after breaking out of a prolonged slump with a half-century against Australia on Monday night.
Under immense pressure after averaging a meagre 14 in his previous 17 Twenty20 International innings, the 41-year-old lashed a top score of 67 off 38 deliveries to mark his first half-century in five years, as West Indies beat Australia by six wickets to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
“I want to dedicate this half-century and this milestone to West Indies, to my teammates, especially Kieron Pollard. We had a team meeting before the game and he [stood] tall and that’s what a leader should have done anyway,” the Jamaican said.
“Regardless of the person I am and what I’ve achieved, he let me know where I stand within this team and wanted me to go and express myself. Sometimes it doesn’t matter how great you are, you need a little bit of [a] talk.” (CMC)
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