T20 WC is a huge thing: Gayle by CricketArchive Staff Reporter

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Player:	CH Gayle
Event:	ICC World Twenty20 2009

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DateLine: 6th June 2009

 

Chris Gayle said that second ICC T20 World Championship is the best place for up-and-coming players to showcase their talent.

 

Gayle had recently caused a stir by revealing a preference for 20-over cricket over the other traditional forms of the game. He said that he is excited by the exposure of the second global gathering in England this month.

 

His side is in the toughest of all groups and they take on Australia on Saturday at the Oval as well as Sri Lanka. Gayle views the T20 World Cup as a shop window for future franchise deals in a

 

fast-changing 20-over market. "It's a huge thing," said Gayle. "It's good for players to be able to make a name for themselves in this format of the game. You never know what the future might hold for them."

 

Gayle catapulted the last World Cup with a century in the very first game against South Africa and he said he would be employing similar aggressive tactics this time around as well.

 

"The only extra option for my game is to try to pick up more singles," Gayle said. "I am not too much into the fancy strokes. I try to stick to my strength, which is power: once I get it right I will clear the boundary, so I have to back myself in certain situations.

 

"I am an attacking person, and hopefully that can bring a lot of joy and smiling in the crowd. The environment is brilliant when Twenty20 is going on. When Test match cricket is going on it is a bit more laid back and quiet."