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Last updated : 2012-09-14 10:17:36
ICC T20 World Cup 2012: Chris Gayle eager to leave his mark at the T20 event

Chris Gayle, who smashed a career-best 333 in the opening Test at Galle in 2010, said he was eagerly looking forward to the tournament starting in Sri Lanka next Tuesday © Getty Images

Colombo: Sep 14, 2012

 

Explosive West Indies opener Chris Gayle says his Test triple-century in Sri Lanka two years ago will spur him on in the World Twenty20.

 

The left-hander, who smashed a career-best 333 in the opening Test at Galle in 2010, said he was eagerly looking forward to the tournament starting in Sri Lanka next Tuesday.

 

"To get that triple-century was great for me. I have some happy memories here in Sri Lanka," Gayle, 32, was quoted as saying in a West Indies Cricket Board press release on Thursday.

 

"I am hoping to use that as a booster to bigger and better things during the tournament. We know what we're about. We know what we are here for."

 

The West Indies are drawn with Australia and Ireland in Group B of the preliminary league, with the top two teams advancing to the Super Eights round.

 

They play their first game against Australia in Colombo on September 22.(AFP)

 

First Published: September 14, 2012, 10:17 am