Friday 6
June 2014 – Kingston, Jamaica
With just five weeks before the start of the Limacol
Caribbean Premier League 2014, Jamaica Tallawahs Captain, Christopher Henry
Gayle, had a chat with the Limacol CPL team yesterday about his thoughts going
into The Biggest Party in Sport.
The 6 feet 4 inch
hard-hitting opening Batsman was speaking at the Lucas Cricket Club Ground in Kingston,
Jamaica where he launched his Chris Gayle Academy. The Academy in Jamaica is aimed to “transform the lives of
disadvantaged children in Jamaica
by improving access to good quality education, training and employment”.
“Cramps” - as he is more affectionately
called - is known for his gratitude to Lucas Cricket Club as he said; “Lucas
saved me” and continued by saying; “Without Lucas, I don't know where I would
be today…maybe on the streets."
Looking ahead to this year’s
Limacol CPL which is just five weeks away, the only batsman to hit a six off
the first ball of a test match, has upbeat comments ahead of the second staging
of the tournament.
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| Chris Gayle |
“I feel very excited and
honoured to play in the Limacol CPL once again. As defending Champions, a lot
of pressure will be on us, but I feel that we have the strength to do very well
this season”. Gayle who has the fastest 100 in T20 History commented; “
With 11 Jamaicans in our 15 man squad chemistry, cohesion won’t be an issue
and, as Jamaicans, we are warm people, so our four overseas players will feel
right at home”.
Chris Gayle is still
suffering from a back strain that he picked up a few months ago prior to the
ICC World T20 in Bangladesh but he says he will be fine heading into his 100th
test match against New Zealand on Sunday. “Put percentages of how fit I am aside, no
matter what, I will be fit, ready and raring to go, I would like to make the
fans at Sabina Park happy and that will be my aim for this landmark occasion”.
The Jamaica Tallawahs are the
defending Champions of the Limacol CPL as they won seven of their nine
games in the inaugural season. Interestingly, the Jamaica Tallawahs are the
only team to beat all five other franchises in the 2013 edition. Chris Gayle,
alongside his 14 Tallawahs will be hoping for glory come July; “I would just
like to say to the Tallawah Fans to come out in your numbers at Sabina Park,
we promise to give a good account of ourselves and expect nothing less than the
best - Wi Likkle But Wi Tallawah”.
ENDS
About the Caribbean Premier League:
Caribbean Premier League is a franchise-based T20 format cricket
tournament that combines two of the most compelling aspects of Caribbean life – dramatic cricket and a vibrant Carnival
atmosphere. The inaugural Limacol CPL, billed as “the Biggest Party in
Sport”, featured six teams competing throughout the region in August 2013
– Jamaica Tallawahs, The Red Steel, Barbados Tridents, Guyana Amazon Warriors,
St. Lucia Zouks, Antigua Hawksbills.
The
Jamaica Tallawahs, captained by Chris Gayle, emerged as champions.
The Limacol CPL II will take place from 11th July to 16th
August of 2014.
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