Chris Gayle says ‘I’m available for all formats’

West Indian opener Chris Gayle has said that his disputes with the Cricket Board have been resolved and he is now ready to serve the country in all three formats of the game.

The great left-hander described that he is looking forward to play his part in uplifting West Indies’ cricket.

"Everything has been rectified. The main objective is to contribute to West Indies cricket and uplift it. I’m available for all formats of the game. Hopefully, I can get some runs in whites and in coloured clothes," said Gayle.

He added, "It is good to be back in my No. 45 jersey I represented West Indies once. I started out a bit nervous, I am human, but things came along well after that.”

The opening batsman is back in the national setup after an exile for more than a year. Since taking part in the ICC World Cup 2011, Gayle had been in conflict with WICB, which has been sorted out recently.

As a result, the aggressive batsman regained his place in the national team. Gayle described that his first objective will be to fit into the side as quickly as possible.

"Once you get settled in, everything will come back to normal. You get that feel again in any environment which you have been out of for a year. Once you get back that feeling, once you get back into your comfort zone, things will be much easier," said the
explosive batsman.

"I want to contribute more. Hopefully get a few more centuries for West Indies. The most important thing is to try and get a couple of series wins. Because the pressure has been there. Even when I wasn’t playing, the pressure has still been there outside.
I am still a part of it whichever way you look at it," he added.

When asked about West Indies’s chances in the upcoming ODI and T20 series against England, Gayle stated that despite having a number of quality cricketers in the line-up, the Caribbean side will have to play smart cricket in order to produce the desired
results.

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