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rotatopoti3:
What d ass wrong with Hillaire and crew...dey eh want tuh give Gayle any surety of a contract for d England tour but he must do away with he Somerset contract....Screw dem make yuh money yes...Look Sarwan captaining Leicestershire and he aint seem ah bit bothered with these idiots...Malice iz ah ting yes!! these egomaniacs doe deserve another day in power


Gayle's West Indies return hits fresh roadblock
Nagraj Gollapudi
April 30, 2012

Chris Gayle's return to the West Indies squad is likely to be delayed after fresh doubts emerged over his availability for the ODI leg of the upcoming England tour, pouring cold water over the hard-earned resolution reached between him and the West Indies Cricket Board by CARICOM (the Caribbean Community).

Earlier this month Gayle had sent a request to Ernest Hilaire, the WICB chief executive, asking the board if he would be selected for the ODI leg of the England tour in June; this was to help him clarify his availability for Somerset, with whom he had signed as an overseas player for the summer. Hilaire, in his response, has accused Gayle of "reneging" on the undertaking the player had given in the presence of St Vincent Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, stating he would make himself available to play for West Indies over Somerset.

"I write to you with respect to the upcoming West Indies tour of England scheduled for May 2 - June 25, 2012. As previously indicated, I am willing to make myself available to play for West Indies for this tour after my obligations to my IPL team are fulfilled," Gayle said in his e-mail, available to ESPNcricinfo, dated April 20.

Gayle, who last played for West Indies in the 2011 World Cup, told Hilaire that having signed a contract with Somerset, the county required him to "give an undertaking" of his availability for the entire duration of the contract, which clashed with West Indies' tour of England. Somerset have five Friends Life t20 games scheduled during the time West Indies play three ODIs and a T20I against England.

"I would appreciate if I could be informed whether I will be contracted for the West Indies Team for England Tour before I give my commitment to Somerset," Gayle said. "I only ask this so I would be in an informed position before I respond to Somerset, given the fact that I indicated my availability to the West Indies Team after the IPL," Gayle said, requesting an immediate reply.

In his response, sent on April 26, Hilaire said that "the Board has now considered your request and is extremely disappointed that, following the progress we had seemed to be making towards final agreement, you now seem unwilling to honour the commitment you made with respect to your Somerset contract."

According to Hilaire, Gayle had sent a "side letter" to Gonsalves on March 23, stating that he would "forego" his Somerset contract in order to make himself available to play for West Indies. "You reiterated this commitment in your April 1 letter, in response to WICB's request for clarification," Hilaire said. "Your most recent communication appears to suggest that you may be reneging on your availability as you now state that you are willing to make yourself available and not that you are making yourself available. A player cannot be considered for selection if he has not made himself available for selection."

According to Hilaire, during the meeting between Gonsalves, Gayle and the WICB, it was made clear to Gayle that selection matters did not come under the "purview" of the board. "The Board cannot give any commitment to any player with respect to his selection for a particular match or tour; but we will ask the Chairman of Selectors to have a discussion with you on issues relating to your selection at the earliest, in anticipation that you will meet all eligibility requirements," Hilaire told Gayle.

The ball is now once again in Gayle's court with Hilaire asking the player to come up with an instant reply.

Nagraj Gollapudi is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo

fishs:

 St Hilaire does come across like a real bitter man.
Gayle must be intefere wid he love life.
 You asking ah man to say he committed to play and yet yuh doh want to say if he getting pick !!!
No BS about the selectors it easy enough to ask them to pick the team now since it have nothing else going on for them to judge by.

Ah rell fed up with this ahole who feel WI cricket is his to do whatever he wants with.

rotatopoti3:
Ah rell fed up with this ahole who feel WI cricket is his to do whatever he wants with.

Daiz it self....no blasted shame and no one to answer to.  I could understand as administrators if Gayle was ah new fella and failing to command d opening position but the fact iz he playing consistently in international matches 2 or 3 times ah week...Plus he has a proven test record...wha else dem clowns want blood..??

I really feel d ICC (aka FIFA type organization-need to grow some balls) and step in here and put some pressure in dey ass in d form of sanctioning and make them provide reasons for the continued runaround...As I said..these fellas doe have no boss to answer too.....

Conquering Lion:
My guess is that WICB don't want to mess with the unity and gains that the team has shown thus far.............and also to show Gayle that the team can do ok without him. Having said that it should have been an easy thing to let Gayle know if he was in or not, but it could be spite... where he commits to WICB then gets dropped.

My personal opinion is that Gayle should be in the team if he is willing to put aside whatever has gone on in the past. I also believe that stuff like this should really be handled quietly by your agent rather than face to face with WICB or via a twitter rant.

I also think that Gayle may be angling for a place in the next WC in 2015 (?).

vb:
The man is an ex WI Capt. He has a chance to make a living and he says he will forego the County contract if he is assured that he is picked.

How de fokk he supposed to overs an overseas contract and money for his family if the Board cah fokking communicate themselves TWO weeks or less before the tour starts.

I could see why Dinnas used to jamm dey ass.

VB

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