Chris Gayle, a former captain of the West Indies, thinks the T20 World Cup could drastically alter cricket, both internationally and in the US sports market.
The T20 competition on June 1 is being co-hosted by the US and Gayle’s West Indies, who intend to draw a big audience.
Gayle used Barbados as an example of how the T20 World Cup has introduced cricket to a worldwide audience.
He said that the US T20 team’s triumph the previous year proved cricket’s growing popularity.
“The ICC (International Cricket Council) has been trying to get cricket on a global scale within the USA,” Gayle told AFP.
India and Pakistan, the arch rivals in cricket, are expected to sell out the temporary 34,000-seat Long Island arena. Gayle claimed that this match was “phenomenal” and a “watershed” occasion in American cricket history.
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“It will be significant that India and Pakistan meet in New York. Last year’s US T20 was a huge success. All it takes to succeed in this enormous US market is the fact that “Gayle continued.
Although the West Indies are among the best at limited-overs cricket, they were excluded from the latest 50-over World Cup. At the T20 World Cup, the West Indies might try for recognition on a global scale.
Chris Gayle hopes the West Indies reach the Barbados final on June 29, despite the surprising result.
According to Barbados TV’s report, Gayle said, “This will be something fantastic for the guys to actually play for something.” “We missed out on the 50-over World Cup.”
Our only goal is to make it to the June 29 Barbados final. You have total control if you advance to the championship round.”
Chris Gayle, an aggressive batter who hasn’t scored a Twenty20 century since 2007, was ecstatic to watch cricket on TV.
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