Gayle farewell at the playing cards with Jamaica set to host West Indies-Eire sequence

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2021-12-06 23:15:08

The sequence will contain 3 ODIs and a one-off T20I, all at Sabina Park

West Indies will play 3 ODIs and a T20I in opposition to Eire in Jamaica from January 8 to 16, the CWI has introduced, with the chance that the standalone T20I can be used as a farewell fit for Chris Gayle.

Whilst Gayle is probably not a part of the ODI squad, with the sequence counting against 2023 Global Cup qualification throughout the Tremendous League, the one-off fixture at Sabina Park may well be used as his farewell recreation. ESPNcricinfo understands {that a} choice has but to be made on Gayle’s inclusion however that the problem can be up for dialogue on the subsequent assembly of CWI’s board of administrators later this month.

“It is whether or not jointly all of us really feel that it is suitable for him to have one remaining recreation at house to mention farewell in a one-off recreation,” Johnny Grave, CWI’s leader government, informed the Mason and Visitor radio display in Barbados remaining month. “That Eire sequence would constitute that chance.

“It could indisputably be suitable, so far as I will be able to see it, to regard our gamers and provides them the chance to bow out – particularly gamers like Chris who’ve had incredible careers and gained trophies for the West Indies.”

Eire will shuttle to the Caribbean on December 31, in an instant after their sequence in opposition to USA which begins on December 22 and incorporates two T20Is and 3 ODIs. They’ve already named their squads for each excursions, with Kevin O’Brien unnoticed and David Ripley taking brief rate as intervening time head trainer.

Eire remaining toured the Caribbean in 2020, drawing the T20I sequence 1-1 and shedding the ODI sequence 3-0. Sabina Park used to be additionally the venue for one of the vital greatest moments in Irish cricketing historical past, their victory over Pakistan within the 2007 Global Cup on St Patrick’s Day.

“We’re happy to be returning to the Caribbean the place we have now such a lot of nice recollections,” Richard Holdsworth, Cricket Eire’s efficiency director, mentioned. “The Global Cup Tremendous League is a the most important set of fixtures for Eire as we try to qualify for the following Cricket Global Cup, and – if the sequence in 2020 is the rest to move via – we stay up for a extremely aggressive sequence in January.”

Matt Curler is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. @mroller98

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