West Indies skipper Jason Holder has faith explosive opener Chris Gayle will break his run of low scores against Zimbabwe at the World Cup in Canberra on Tuesday. Frustrations have been building outside and inside the West Indies camp over Gayle's inability to tee off to a big score after a run of 20 one-day internationals without a century.
After he was out for four against Pakistan on Saturday, West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Dave Cameron apparently retweeted a demand for the outspoken opener to be given "a retirement package". Cameron has since apologised and Gayle was a constant topic during Holder's pre-match media conference at Canberra's Manuka Oval on Monday.
"Well, every time I see Chris Gayle, I expect to see a positive Chris Gayle," Holder said. "Although he hasn't been getting runs, we still have a lot of confidence in him. I just hope that he can come tomorrow and just get us in and just take it as deep as possible for us. "Any team would despise having Chris Gayle going guns blazing at the top. Obviously he hasn't yet, but we still have full confidence in him."