Chris Gayle's choice of the IPL over country has infuriated the West Indies Cricket Board, which said it decided Gayle a no-objection certificate only after he had made himself occupied for national selection and fly to India. The IPL clash directly with Pakistan's Test and ODI tour of the West Indies. Gayle will take no part in either series, having connected Royal Challengers Bangalore as a substitute for Dirk Nannes.
The WICB also long-established that Gayle was in the middle of a rehabilitation program after a side strain that not allowed his selection from the first two matches against Pakistan. Gayle's flight to India has successfully cut across the middle of his rehab.
"The WICB does not accept Gayle's reason for making himself unavailable but as he has already clearly made his choice and has travelled to India, the WICB does not wish to stand in his way," the board said. "The WICB is most dissatisfied in the manner in which Gayle has handled the entire situation, particularly given the mature and helpful manner in which two other players who refused contracts- Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard - made themselves obtainable for selection and contracted to an understanding in the best interest of West Indies cricket."
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