Gayle reappointed skipper for Australian tour by CricketArchive Staff Reporter

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Player:	CH Gayle
Event:	West Indies in Australia 2009/10

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DateLine: 3rd November 2009

 

Chris Gayle has been reappointed West Indies captain for the tour of Australia later this month, marking the end of the contractual dispute between the striking players and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).

 

The WICB met in Barbados on Saturday to approve the selectors' recommendation of Gayle as captain and made the announcement on Monday. Gayle, 30, has not played international cricket since the home series against India in July due to the ugly contractual dispute between WICB and the players' union. In his absence, the selectors fielded depleted teams led by Floyd Reifer against Bangladesh and in the Champions Trophy.

 

Senior players such as Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Dwayne Bravo also returned to the squad following the strike, while youngsters such as Adrian Barath, Kemar Roach and Gavin Tonge also made the cut.

 

Squad : Chris Gayle (capt), Adrian Barath, Sulieman Benn, Dwayne Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Narsingh Deonarine, Travis Dowlin, Brendan Nash, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Darren Sammy, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Jerome Taylor, Gavin Tonge.