West Indies Chris Gayle in action against Sri Lanka at the Emirates Riverside, Chester-Le-Street, Britain on
July 1, 2019. Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith
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By Azad Ali
Veteran opener Chris Gayle is
among several West Indies stars who
will be taking part in the Abu Dhabi
T20 tournament which bowls off in
January.
The 41-year-old Gayle joins Windies
teammates Andre Russell, Dwayne
Bravo and Sunil Narine, who according
to media reports will be playing
in the Jan. 28 to Feb. 6 tournament
at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium.
Gayle was quoted in a statement
as saying he waited to play at the
Zayed Cricket Stadium again, watch
out Abu Dhabi — a Gayle storm is
coming.”
The Jamaican, the most successful
batsman ever in the Twenty20
format, will be the icon player from
Team Abu Dhabi.
The tournament had been slated
for November but was rescheduled
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West Indies’ Kieron Pollard. Associated
Press /Eranga Jayawardena
Pollard to
captain T&T
By Azad Ali
West Indies Twenty20 Captain, Kieron
Pollard has been named captain
of the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force
senior men’s cricketers in the upcoming
Regional Super50 Cup tournament
which will be played in Antigua and
Barbuda. The tournament bowls off
from Feb. 4 to 27, 2021.
The 33-year-old big-hitting allrounder’s
appointment by the Trinidad
and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB)
finalizes the management team of the
national cricket squad following the
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WI players to
get full pay
By Azad Ali
West Indies players and staff may get
their full remuneration packages come
January 2021 after six months on half
pay.T
his was revealed by Cricket West
Indies (CWI) CEO, Johnny Grave who
said he was hoping that full funding
and salary payments can resume as
early as January 2021.
During an interview with a T&T
newspaper Grave said he is hoping that
everyone will be on full pay and funding
from January onwards.
Earlier this year, CWI announced
a 50 percent salary cut due to funding
across the entire regional cricket
system, effective from July due to the
financial crunch caused by the COVID-
19 pandemic.
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Windies stars for Abu Dhabi T20 tourney
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