Published: Oct 07, 2018, 10:54 AM (IST)
Edited: Oct 07, 2018, 10:54 AM (IST)
Chris Gayle ended his List-A career for Jamaica with a match-winning century against Barbados in a Super50 Cup 2018.
Gayle had announced that the match against Barbados will be his final of List-A career and as he walked out to open the innings, he received a guard of honour from both players of both the partipicating teams. He made it a memorable outing, hitting 122 off 114, an innings that featured 10 fours and eight sixes.
“It’s very pleasing to get a hundred in my last 50-over game for Jamaica, it’s something I will always cherish,” Gayle was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo on Sunday. “To lead the team to a win makes it more special. It’s been a pleasure representing my country, more so captaining them. I’m thankful and grateful to be standing here aged 39 and still get a century in my last game for Jamaica.”
Gayle, however, said that he still has ‘a lot in the tank’ but his focus is now on his family. However, the 39-year-old hasn’t ruled out the possiblity of playing a four-day game at Sabina Park. “There’s a lot in the tank to be honest, but there’s life after cricket, so have to enjoy life as well. Playing cricket for over 25 years has been a great achievement from a personal point of view, but I have a family now. I have to gel with them as much as possible and watch your kid grow.
“It’s possible that I’ll play a four-day game at Sabina Park. If possible, I will definitely play a four-day game. I don’t know when it starts but I’ll look into the schedule and make myself available,” he said.
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When asked to pick his favourite memory from his cricket career, Gayle picked up his record partnership with Leon Garrick for Jamaica in 2001. The then 21-year-old Gayle put on 425 runs with Garrick in a first-class fixture against West Indies B.
“That’s a special partnership, my most special memory is not from international cricket but for Jamaica. That partnership with Leon is special. Also, the two triple hundreds in Tests, the double-century in ODIs [against Zimbabwe at the 2015 World Cup] and the first T20I century by a West Indian – these will all be special, but the 400-partnership will stand out,” Gayle said.
