West Indies Cricket Fans

Royal Challengers Bangalore are working on retaining Chris Gayle for the 2012 IPL even though his one-year term with them as an injury-replacement player has expired. Sidhartha Mallya, one of Bangalore’s franchise directors and the owner’s son, told ESPNcricinfo, “There are ways to keep Chris [Gayle]. We are obviously working on it and looking at every possible opportunity.”

Gayle was the architect of a complete turnaround for Bangalore in 2011, arresting a four-match losing streak and setting up a record seven-match victory run that eventually led Bangalore to the final.

Under current IPL rules, contracts for replacement players only include a year’s participation, on the premise that the injured player will be available the following season. New replacement players without three-year contracts – Gayle, for example – must go into an auction where all the franchises would be able to bid for them. Gayle’s explosive performances with the bat – he was IPL2011’s leading run scorer, and had a strike rate of 183.13 – are expected to trigger a bidding war should he be put into an auction… Read more

Gwaan Gayle..hope you get di work

H&H say Gayle is a cowboy, they doan want him!

Gayle could end up getting more $$$ than his original auction price which went unsold. So the initial snub might turn out better for Gayle in the pocket.

forget about the money, the coach and management in Bangalore say Gayle is a professional and works hard at this fitness and game...

what H&H saying?

does Gayle have a twin playing for WI? cause it can't be the same Gayle both groups talking about!!

Googs... I guess they probably want Gayle out to make room for their show pony Sammy

this is why the meeting in Kingston didn't pan out...cause they want to give Sammy another year on the job like no other WI cappo before.