The reason behind
Gayle’s absence is his desire to be with his family. Due to the Covid-19,
Gayle was in Jamaica and wasn’t able to meet his family and young kid, who
are in St. Kitts.
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New Delhi(Agencies): The
big-hitting Chris Gayle will not be turning up for the 2020 edition of the
Caribbean Premier League. Gayle informed CPL franchise St. Lucia Zouks of his
unavailability on Monday – a report in ESPNCricinfo stated – two day before the
player’s draft is supposed to take place.
The reason behind Gayle’s absence
is his desire to be with his family. Due to the Covid-19, Gayle was in Jamaica
and wasn’t able to meet his family and young kid, who are in St. Kitts. St
Lucia Zouks could have been the third franchise Gayle turned up for, having
represented St Kitts and Nevis Patriots and Jamaica Tallawahs in the past.
“We understand that Chris has decided to not
take part in CPL personal reasons. We wish Chris all the best for the rest of
2020 and hope to see him back at CPL in 2021,” a CPL spokesperson was quoted as
saying by
After his release from Tallawahs,
Gayle signed with the Zouks in April as their marquee player for the 2020 CPL.
The leading run-scorer in the history of CPL, Gayle was with the Tallawahs for
the first four seasons and won the title twice before moving to SKN for two
years. However, last year, he returned to the Tallawahs and struck a hundred
although it was in a losing cause.
Gayle’s Zouks deal could be
linked to the fact that the KPH Dream Cricket Private Limited, who owns IPL
franchise Kings XI Punjab, whom the West Indies batsman is a part of, acquired
the SLZ franchise in CPL.
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