Gayle remains optimistic of playing
Wednesday, 26 December 2007
Chris Gayle, the West Indies captain, is optimistic that his ankle injury will heal in time ahead of the first Test against South Africa starting December 26, reports Cricinfo.
"It's improved a lot the last couple of days," Gayle said. "The physio has been doing a terrific job and hopefully it improves over the next couple of days.
I've been feeling pretty good, batting in the nets, but there's still uncertainty. We'll assess it finally on match day. It's coming on pretty good."
Gayle, who was named captain in Ramnaresh Sarwan's absence, will be replaced by Dwayne Bravo if he misses out.
Bravo, who, like Gayle, has never captained West Indies in a Test match, has an unbeaten record in ODIs - leading them to victory in his first three ODIs in charge against Zimbabwe.
West Indies' main area of concern is their batting, after they lost a warm-up game against South Africa A in East London inside three days.
"It's improved a lot the last couple of days," Gayle said. "The physio has been doing a terrific job and hopefully it improves over the next couple of days.
I've been feeling pretty good, batting in the nets, but there's still uncertainty. We'll assess it finally on match day. It's coming on pretty good."
Gayle, who was named captain in Ramnaresh Sarwan's absence, will be replaced by Dwayne Bravo if he misses out.
Bravo, who, like Gayle, has never captained West Indies in a Test match, has an unbeaten record in ODIs - leading them to victory in his first three ODIs in charge against Zimbabwe.
West Indies' main area of concern is their batting, after they lost a warm-up game against South Africa A in East London inside three days.