The hard-hitter Chris Gayle has said that he would love to carry on his game as long as possible in competitive cricket as he feels he has the same passion for the game. He took a break from the game towards the end of 2019. However, he is back in action with the Chattogram Challengers in the Bangladesh Premier League.
“A lot of people still want (to) see Chris Gayle out there in the middle. I still have that love for the game and that passion for the game as well. And I would love to carry on as long as possible,” Chris Gayle said during a media interaction here.
The 40-year-old swashbuckler opener added, “Even in franchise cricket I am still playing a few games here and there around the globe because I still feel I have a lot to offer. The body is feeling good. And I am sure I am getting younger as days go on.”
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Although the veteran opener was a part of the ICC World Cup West Indies team, he did not take a part of the West Indies team for their India tour last year in December, having opted out to use the time to focus on his future in international cricket as well.
When asked how long he would like to continue his game, Chris Gayle, on a lighter note, shared, “Forty-five is a good number. Yeah, we can target 45. Let’s target 45, that’s a good number.”
Gayle last played a Test match in 2014, and he is not playing the ongoing home series against Ireland as well but he remains an important part of their T20 plans in a T20 World Cup year. After all, who doesn’t know his destructive ability!
