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Chanderpaul And Sarwan Will Play Second Digicel ODI – Gayle
THURSDAY 26 JUNE – ST GEORGE'S, GRENADA – West Indies
captain Chris Gayle confirmed that despite carrying niggling
injuries, he along with senior batsmen Ramnaresh Sarwan and
Shivnarine Chanderpaul will all play in the Second Digicel
One Day International at the Grenada National Stadium on
Friday June 27.
"They will play in this game, everybody is back, the
majority of the senior players are carrying injuries, not
everybody is 100% at this time" confirmed Gayle after the
West Indies training session at the venue on Thursday.
Gayle has been carrying a groin injury for two months while
Sarwan played through the First Digicel ODI with a groin
injury while Chanderpaul missed the game with a calf injury.
Gayle said he is feeling better and is looking forward to
the game despite playing with some amount of discomfort.
"I'm feeling good. I'm looking forward to tomorrow, the
injury is getting better, I gave you guys ten overs on the
trot, I'm trying to play my part in the team," the 28 year
old Jamaican said as he defended the move to remain in the
final eleven despite not being fully recovered.
West Indies lost the First Digicel ODI by 84 runs to
Australia at the Arnos Vale Sports Complex in St Vincent and
Gayle said that he would like to see more intensity in the
fielding and application in the batting department.
"We could have put out more effort in the field, save a few
more runs (in the First Digicel ODI), the batting department
faltered again, we tried to get a good start but it just
didn't happen," Gayle told reporters when asked if he was
satisfied with the overall performance.
"We bowled badly, we gave them (Australia) too many half
volleys, they got off to a flier, it's no secret, that gave
them a bit more confidence," assessed Gayle.
Australia made 273 for 8 from their 50 overs and the West
Indies responded with an uncompetitive 189 all out from 39.5
overs. Shaun Marsh, the debutant Australian opener who made
81 put on 75 for the first wicket with Shane Watson (31)
before the home side could make a belated breakthrough.
Gayle said the strategy employed in St Vincent to disrupt
the Australian batsman is likely to be used once again in
Grenada on a pitch which is likely to be similar in nature.
"The wicket (at Arnos Vale) is suitable for slower bowling,
you have to take that into consideration, you don't want to
get the guys too comfortable bowling to one particular
batsman so you try to rotate them as much as possible,"
Gayle revealed.
"It's very hot and to bowl ten overs straight in these sorts
of conditions got to be tough on a bowler, even a spinner,"
Gayle reasoned.
"Obviously we want to square the series and try and bounce
back as quickly as possible, we don't want them to get away
to 2-0," Gayle said.
He also revealed that the West Indies preference to chase
targets is something that he is looking to change but that
he is forced to go with the majority decision of the
players.
"It (preference to chase) is something I want to change,
sometimes I want to bat first and try and turn it around a
bit rather than chasing all the time. Once you're batting
second obviously you're under pressure so sometimes you have
to look to bat first and put the opponents under pressure
(but) I don't make the decision, I ask the guys so it is
whatever they say," Gayle revealed.
