West Indies training far from idyllic

Chris Gayle is still dominating West Indies cricket in spite of being 10,000 miles away from Dhaka, the venue the second Test next to Bangladesh, which begin on Saturday.

The 32-year-old opener has been persona non grata in the West Indies set-up since criticizing the board and coach Otis Gibson in a radio meeting in April.

It means Gibson is with no his most unhelpful batsman in Bangladesh, where rain insolvent the first Test in Chittagong, which was drawn.

Last week the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) called on their former captain to retract his criticisms if he wanted to be bringing back into the fold.

But Gayle, at present captaining Jamaica in a regional event in Guyana, was quote on the Jamaica Observer's website as saying: "I think they (WICB) are playing mind games with Chris Gayle.

"I have told them that I want to focus on winning this event for Jamaica and I will deal with the regret issue at the end of this competition.

"They need to say accurately what Chris Gayle should apologies for. What in the interview?

"I don't think the board needs to solve this issue. "This needs to be stopped as soon as possible and they require being clear on what I should apologies for.

"This whole thing is sad and I am getting fed up with my name being all approximately, questioning my pledge to West Indies cricket.

"Over the years I have shed blood, sweat and tears for West Indies cricket and it's sad that some would question my pledge to West Indies cricket.

"I stand for what I consider in. That's the type of person I am. Playing once more for the West Indies is in their (WICB) hands."

In Gayle's nonattendance, neither Lendl Simmons nor Kraigg Brathwaite did much to make an impression opening the batting in the first Test.

West Indies were bowled out for just 244 in the first innings reply to the hosts' 350 for nine, albeit in hard situation having seen the second and third days washed out.

Only captain Darren Sammy, batting eight, reached 50, a value the team will need to improve if they are to force a victory in Dhaka.

Bangladesh will expect for more of the same from Elias Sunny, who took seven wickets on debut, and Mushfiqur Rahim, who frightened in his first Test as captain.

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WICB is playing intelligence games with Chris Gayle

Chris Gayle has accuse the West Indies Cricket Board of "mind games" and vow to address their insist for a regret at the end of the Regional Super50 Series.

Gayle, who led Jamaica in the ongoing event in Georgetown, was told last week by the WICB that he would have to withdraw the contentious comments he made earlier this year, to be measured for selection to the regional side.

The honest Gayle was highly significant of the Board and head coach Ottis Gibson during an interview with a Jamaica radio station. He has been unnoticed for selection since.

"I established a message about the confession at a team meeting the day before we (Jamaica) had to play the Leeward’s Islands last Thursday in the middle of a local event," Gayle told reporters.

"I think they (WICB) are playing mind games with Chris Gayle. I have said them that I want to spotlight on winning this event for Jamaica and I will deal with the admission of guilt issue at the end of this competition."

The WICB mandate last week that Gayle properly back away from his earlier criticism of the Board or face separation from the West Indies side.

In a statement, the Board said they hope Gayle would "comply with the standard and supplies" they had set out as they think he could still make a meaningful payment to the regional side.

However, a enthusiastic up Gayle said the Board wanted to make it clear what precisely he had said that necessary a withdrawal, and contended it was unjust for anyone to query his commitment to West Indies cricket because of the stalemate.

"They need to say accurately what Chris Gayle should make an apology for? What in the interview?" Gayle said.

"I don't imagine the Board wants to resolve this issue. This needs to be stopped up as soon as probable and they need to be obvious on what I should make an apology for. This whole thing is sad and I am getting fed up with my name being all around, inquiring my commitment to West Indies cricket.

"Over the years, I have hut blood, sweat and tears for West Indies cricket and it's sad that some would query my promise to West Indies cricket. I stand for what I consider in, that's the type of person I am, playing once more for the West Indies is in their (WICB) hands.

Following the highly emotional interview, Gayle was told by the WICB that he wanted to give details his comments before he could be careful for selection.

However, a June meeting in Jamaica connecting Gayle, WICB and West Indies Players Association official failed to resolution the issue and the Board later said it had ended in uncertainty.

Since then, Gayle discusses the matter with Gibson and also met with WICB chief decision-making, Ernest Hilaire, but no solution was it seems that reached.

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We won't miss Chris Gayle in Bangladesh

West Indies coach Ottis Gibson is not worried at all with the nonappearance of Chris Gayle as he believes his young players will deliver in Bangladesh.

Gayle and Gibson are not in good terms with each other. The relationship soured after Gayle, who has shaped a stir with his exploit in the ongoing Nokia Champions League Twenty20, gave a contentious interview on Jamaican radio station, KLAS Sports, in April, when he slam the coach as well as West Indies Cricket Board officials.

Gibson answers with a stern "No!" when asked whether Gayle's absence will hurt their probability.

"We are not going to miss him because he is not here," Gibson said at a media meeting, as West Indies held an afternoon preparation session at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur.

Gibson added: "Some people will think we need him, but we consider we are building a team. Of course, like I said, we need senior players that are dedicated to mix with the young people and guide the youngsters.

"We believe we are building a team and we are seeing signs of development from the players. I know they are all able and ready to take this opportunity."

Gibson echoed West Indies captain Darren Sammy's opinion that Bangladesh could be a hard proposal in their own backyard.

"We appreciate that in the Bangladeshi line-up they have several left-arm spinners, so that clearly means they will be including heavily on their slow bowlers," he said.

"We were in Dubai last week prepare and we had the chance to play next to some good spinners there."

He continued: "A lot of our deliberations and our training methods are geared towards combating spin bowling.

"Everyone knows that Bangladesh, in these circumstances, will be tough, but we consider we have done the work that will allow us to do well against their bowlers in these conditions."

West Indies play a Twenty20 and three one-day internationals, along with two Tests.

They will be hopeful to avenge an embarrassing home series beat to the Bengal Tigers when the two sides met in the Caribbean two years ago, at the same time when several leading players, as well as Gayle, took action over the terms and conditions of their contracts.

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Gayle lead RCB to enormous win

Royal Challengers Bangalore 206 for 6 (Gayle 86) strike Somerset 155 for 6 (Trego 58, Arvind 2-23, Vettori 2-25) by 51 runs

After guiding Royal Challengers Bangalore to a severe victory, Chris Gayle exposed that he found it hard to get going during the early part of his knock.

Gayle scored 86 off 46 balls, his 14th fifty in Twenty20.

"I am very happy with my presentation. It was a key game for us. It wasn't the most excellent of starts as it was a bit hard to bat on originally. In the end, I got shut to playing 20 overs which was good for me," the big-bodied Jamaican said at the post-match appearance ceremony.

Gayle said that the general deliberations were concerning one of the top batsmen trying to bat as many overs as possible.

"No one got a 50 in the first two games. We had a conversation. So whosoever got in this game was asked to carry on. Hopefully, we can win the next one with a big margin as well."

RCB captain Daniel Vettori said that this win was accurately what the doctor ordered.

"It's what we wanted to do. We needed a big one to give ourselves a chance. Gayle showed what a good player he is during the IPL, and again in this one. We were still battling, however, with the way Somerset started," Vettori said.

Although he wasn't happy with his bowlers' presentation during the KKR game, he said that the win was "acceptable."

"I thought 185 were par-score on this track and we went further than that. We knew that chase this target would be tough."

Somerset captain Alfonso Thomas said that they could have gone with an off-spinner rather than leaving with three left-arm spinners whcih made their attack look unsurprising.

"We could have done away with an off-spinner, but attractive nothing away from Chris, he pace his innings nicely," he said.

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‘Topping IPL table show our quality’

Royal Challengers Bangalore franchisee director Siddharth Mallya on Monday said the information that the team top the points table after creature written off, shows its character.

"After our first win, we unluckily lost our three next games. The comments team wrote us off, the reporters wrote us off, the critic wrote us off. They said we had chosen a incorrect team. Where is (Rahul) Dravid? Where is (Robin) Uthappa? They asked," he told reporters during a promotional event.

"To rebound back from there, it shows the nature of the team. We have twisted a new IPL record of winning seven games in a row and were victorious in eight successive games if we contain the one wash away by rain. We are here on our value. However, we still have a long way to go," he added.

The junior Mallya was also all admire for the orange cap owner Chris Gayle, who has score 511 runs in nine innings to alone direct the Royal Challengers' revival. "For Chris Gayle to have the orange cap is extraordinary. He has scored over 500 runs in nine innings. It is not amazing that we normally hear in our lifetime," he said.

Mallya said IPL without Lalit Modi was like a "sugarfree candyfloss" and his being there was being missed. "Lalit Modi had a vision. He was a prophet. None of this would have been probable with no his vision. IPL 4 without Modi is like a sugarless candyfloss. It looks the same, taste the similar but you know something is missing."

"It is not that much has distorted. But yes we miss him," he said.

Mallya said although the IPL ratings had taken a hit this year, the fans were enjoying it nevertheless.

"After the ICC World Cup, there was a fear that people would be unwell of cricket. I don't see that to be a big subject. Personally, in Bangalore, most of the matches have been sell out. The ICC World Cup win has been a big help."

"The official ratings have been short but we have to take the World Cup into explanation as well," said Mallya.

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Gayle's doorway has ended us dreadful

Having registered five wins on the jog with Chris Gayle playing an important role, Bangalore captain Daniel Vettori recognized that the West Indian has distorted their fortunes.

"We had in progress poorly, losing three breach games but with Gayle coming in and his opening partnerships with (Tillakaratne) Dilshan, we have been able to put force on the resistance. Gayle has been in wonderful form and has bowled well too," said Vettori at the match-eve press conference.

Gayle has shattered rival bowling attack with utter scorn with his power-hitting on more than one time in the event. He has helped the team post big scores. However, Vettori disagree that he has protected the bowlers: "We were out for 120 and the bowlers were tested in that match. In fact, they are experienced in every match because of shorter boundaries and flat wickets."

Defensive Indian pace lead Zaheer Khan, whose performance has been below par in IPL 4 so far, the Bangalore captain said "he bowls inexpensively in the last overs".

"He is a key bowler for us and swings the match for us against Pune Warriors. He bowls efficiently in the last overs and he and I bear the force of the attack," said the Kiwi.

On his team's chances of attainment the play-offs, Vettori said RCB could reach the knock-out stage but need to get better their fielding: "With four games outstanding, three victories can push us to top two. The current form is pleasing but we need to get better on our fielding."

"It was field which had cost us the initial matches but with our batting and bowling coming good, the self-assurance has trickled down to field too, which has better," said Vettori.

He added: "It is an significant match and we need to win next to Rajasthan Royals to combine our position," said Vettori."

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