Gayle's appointment as Windies skipper defies comprehension: RoebuckNovember 4th, 2009 SYDNEY - Noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck has criticised the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for re-appointing Jamiacan star Chris Gayle as the team's skipper for the tour Down Under, saying that he was an undeserving candidate for the post, and that Trinidadian Darren Ganga would have been a better choice. In a scathing article for the Sydney Morning Herald, Roebuck takes Gayle to the cleaners for what he calls his unprofessional approach to matters cricket in the Caribbean.
Sprint star Uasain Bolt set for charity cricket matchOctober 14th, 2009 Bolt playing cricket for charity
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Usain Bolt will get to show his cricket prowess when he joins West Indies stars in a limited-overs tournament Sunday. The world's fastest man agreed Wednesday to play with some of his Caribbean cricket heroes in a 15-over tournament organized by West Indies captain Chris Gayle at Discovery Bay.
Ecclestone says that he will continue to run Formula OneSeptember 28th, 2009 LONDON - Bernie Ecclestone has reiterated that he will continue to run Formula One despite copping some criticism about how he has been handling the sport from Sir Martin Sorrell, a director of the company that owns the sport. Ecclestone, who owns the commercial rights to F1 through his company Formula One Management, said at the Singapore race that the comments were just sticks and stones and not the start of a campaign to oust him from his post, The Sun reports.
Cool Hughes refuses to react to Fergie's hairdryer strikesJuly 31st, 2009 LONDON - Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has refused to react to the verbal barbs being directed at him by his United rival Alex Ferguson after his 14 million pound signing of Kolo Toure. The Sun quoted Sparky as saying: "I'm trying not to rise to it.
England soccer ace struck with swine flu in CyprusJuly 11th, 2009 LONDON - England soccer ace Micah Richards is stranded on a holiday island after being struck down with swine flu. The Manchester City defender was banned from flying back to the UK after falling ill with the bug during a break in Cyprus.
Yuvraj Singh snatched carrier best second position ICC rankingJuly 6th, 2009 DUBAI - India's Yuvraj Singh achieved a career-best second position in the Reliance Mobile International Cricket Council's rankings for ODI batsmen released Monday. Yuvraj jumped two places following his good performance against the West Indies that included a century at Kingston.
Gayle to play Twenty20 for Western AustraliaJuly 1st, 2009 PERTH - Western Australia have secured the services of West Indies captain Chris Gayle for this summer's domestic Twenty20 competition. Gayle, one of the biggest and cleanest hitters in the game, has taken a particular liking to Twenty20 cricket.
Rampaul and Taylor set the match for us: GayleJune 29th, 2009 KINGSTON - West Indies captain Chris Gayle praised fast bowlers Ravi Rampaul and Jerome Taylor for setting up the second one-day international cricket match for the hosts against India here Sunday. Rampaul (4-37) and Taylor (3-35) were destructive with the new ball and bowled out India for 188 runs.
A mistake to relax after taking seven wickets: DhoniJune 27th, 2009 KINGSTON - Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted that his team was somewhat relaxed after taking seven wickets to allow the West Indies get too close for visitors' comfort in the first One-day international cricket here Friday. "Most of the guys thought that we have won the game when they were seven wickets down but it was a mistake and hopefully we won't repeat that," Dhoni said.
We have to shake off fatigue and focus on winning: GayleJune 26th, 2009 KINGSTON - West Indies captain Chris Gayle said his team will have to shake off fatigue and focus on winning the four-match One-day series against India, starting Friday. West Indies toured New Zealand in December-January, hosted England in March-April, and then had an unscheduled tour of England in May to play two Tests and three ODI before making it to the World Twenty20 semi-final.
Want to make a strong start to series: GayleJune 25th, 2009 KINGSTON - West Indies captain Chris Gayle says the team would be looking to make a strong start to the four-match One-day International (ODI) series against India, beginning Friday, so as to keep up the pressure on the visitors. Gayle said his team had improved a lot in the fortnight in England, where they made it to the semifinals of the World Twenty20, and hoped to carry their form into the ODIs.
Scoreboard: West Indies vs. England, Group E, Super Eight, World Twenty20June 15th, 2009 LONDON - The following is the scoreboard of the Group E match between West Indies and England in the Super Eight stage in the World Twenty20 at The Oval here Monday.
England:
Ravi Bopara lbw Gayle 55 (47 balls)
Luke Wright c Ramdin b Pollard 6 (6)
Kevin Pietersen c Fletcher b Simmons 31 (19)
Owais Shah c Fletcher b Bravo 18 (15)
Paul Collingwood lbw Bravo 11 (9)
James Foster c Pollard b Benn 13 (12)
Graeme Swann not out 10 (9)
Stuart Broad not out 10 (2)
Extras (lb 4, w 3) 7
Total (6 wickets in 20 overs) 161
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Wright, 1.3 overs), 2-64 (Pietersen, 7.5), 3-98 (Shah, 11.6), 4-121 (Bopara, 15.4), 5-132 (Collingwood, 16.6), 6-150 (Foster, 19.3)
Bowling:
Darren Sammy 4-0-24-0
Kevin Pollard 1-0-10-1
Suleiman Benn 4-0-30-1
Jerome Taylor 2-0-24-0
Chris Gayle 4-0-25-1
Lendl Simmons 1-0-14-1
Dwayne Bravo 4-0-30-2
West Indies:
Chris Gayle b Sidebottom 15 (8)
Andre Fletcher c Foster b Anderson 0 (3)
Lendl Simmons c Sidebottom b Broad 0 (1)
Dwayne Bravo st Foster b Swann 18 (13)
Kieron Pollard b Rashid 9 6 0 1 150.00
Shivnarine Chanderpaul not out 17 (10)
Ramnaresh Sarwan not out 19 (9)
Extras (lb 1, w 3) 4
Total (5 wickets in 8.2 overs) 82
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Fletcher, 0.6 overs), 2-16 (Gayle, 1.5), 3-16 (Simmons, 2.1), 4-41 (Pollard, 4.4), 5-45 (Bravo, 5.2)
Bowling:
James Anderson 2-0-19-1
Ryan Sidebottom 1.2-0-15-1
Stuart Broad 2-0-20-1
Graeme Swann 2-0-16-1
Adil Rashid 1-0-11-1
Toss: England, who chose to bat
Player of the match: Ramnaresh Sarwan (West Indies)
Gayle hurricane flattens Australia (Lead)June 7th, 2009 LONDON - West Indies captain Chris Gayle struck a hurricane 88 off 50 balls to stun Australia by seven wickets in a Group C World Twenty20 match at the Oval here Saturday. Chasing 170 for victory, West Indies rode on Gayle blitzkrieg and Andre Fletcher's sparkling 53 to finish on 172 for three with 25 balls to spare.
Ponting backs Lee to come back strongJune 7th, 2009 LONDON - Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has backed fast bowler Brett Lee to recover from the battering by Chris Gayle and hit form in the ongoing World Twenty20. Lee was made to look like a club side bowler by West Indies captain Gayle during his blistering knock of 88 off 50 balls that handed his team a crushing seven wicket victory against Australia Saturday.
Pietersen impressed by Yuvraj, Gayle's hitting prowessJune 4th, 2009 LONDON - England's star batsman Kevin Pietersen is impressed by the hitting prowess of Yuvraj Singh and Chris Gayle, whom he has nominated as some of his most feared opponents. Pietersen reckons Windies captain Gayle is one of the most dangerous Twenty20 stars in the world, and adds Andrew Symonds and Brett Lee to that list, as well as fast bowlers Fidel Edwards and Dale Steyn.
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