
Do feel free to talk athletics with me when the season starts at the end of the month....
mapuoi makes an interesting point. Gayle had tweeted not so long ago that he was going to take a break from the 'whites' in a cryptic message recently, and now it all makes sense. He knew about the clash between the IPL and the Pakistan tour, and clearly wanted to play in the former over the latter. He now seems to think that the WICB 'pripsed' the IPL that he was unlikely to be available, and that might explain why there was no bid for him.
Given how poorly Bravo played in Sri Lanka, I expected the WI selectors to drop him for the home series against Pakistan in April-May, and that would explain why he's not treated the same way....
IMHO, the WI Test team won't miss Bravo, but Gayle is key....