ICC Champions Trophy 2013
West Indies star Chris Gayle believes the International Cricket Council have one thing to be told from the Indian Premier League (IPL) once it involves publicising events like the Champions Trophy.
Once represented because the "unwanted child" of world cricket by Australian former ICC chief govt Malcolm Speed, the seventh and final edition of the Champions Trophy can begin in capital on Gregorian calendar month half dozen.
Although rocked by recent spot-fixing allegations, the remunerative IPL has captivated crowds in Asian nation, wherever the keenness for cricket within the world's second most-populous nation provides the majority of the finance that fuels the worldwide game. "I suppose it's all the way down to however they really put on the market to be honest," the star baseball player aforementioned at the launch of the Chris Gayle Academy in Wallington, south of London. The 33-year-old left-hander compete for the Royal Challengers metropolis within the latest IPL and caused worldwide headlines with the fastest-ever Twenty20 century, taking simply thirty balls to achieve 3 figures against Pune Warriors.
Gayle smitten associate degree astonishing seventeen sixes associate degreed thirteen fours on his thanks to an unconquered one hundred seventy five from sixty six balls - the best individual IPL score. "There is not any doubt that the IPL is big however i believe what's above the IPL is any World Cup-style event," Gayle aforementioned.
"This is that the Champions Trophy however it's not therefore well highlighted (in the media) when put next to the IPL. i believe once they will begin creating folks gravitate back to the 50-over game it'll be an honest issue.
"This is that the last Champions Trophy and that i do not know what the ICC can do and whether or not they can replace it, we are going to need to wait and see, the promotion can need to be sensible."
The the Indies have won the Champions Trophy once, in 2004 once it had been last compete in European nation.
"We will still take lots from it, in spite of the very fact that 9 years could be a durable agone," aforementioned Gayle, UN agency last year helped the the Indies win the planet Twenty20 in Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
"We will still see it as a positive as a the Indies team came here and won the competition within the cold conditions. you furthermore may need to take into thought that we've got won the T20 tournament and area unit a team of champions. we have a tendency to play sensible cricket."
Drawn in blood type aboard Asian nation, Asian nation and South Africa, the the Indies can have their work cut resolute reach the semi-finals. Gayle aforementioned it had been important they created an honest begin in their tournament opener against Asian nation at The Oval on Gregorian calendar month seven.
"It could be a Brobdingnagian cluster. A tough, robust cluster and that we have some nice players in there, the primary game are going to be key which will set the tone for the tournament."
Gayle was speaking at the launch of a project that saw him teaming up with Cricket for modification, an academic cricket charity and funders Comic Relief to make 'The Chris Gayle Academy' in Kingston, Jamaica and London. The aim of the academy are going to be to require a final squad of up to eighteen youth on a journey of self-development exploitation cricket as a method to inspire and encourage them.
Once represented because the "unwanted child" of world cricket by Australian former ICC chief govt Malcolm Speed, the seventh and final edition of the Champions Trophy can begin in capital on Gregorian calendar month half dozen.
Although rocked by recent spot-fixing allegations, the remunerative IPL has captivated crowds in Asian nation, wherever the keenness for cricket within the world's second most-populous nation provides the majority of the finance that fuels the worldwide game. "I suppose it's all the way down to however they really put on the market to be honest," the star baseball player aforementioned at the launch of the Chris Gayle Academy in Wallington, south of London. The 33-year-old left-hander compete for the Royal Challengers metropolis within the latest IPL and caused worldwide headlines with the fastest-ever Twenty20 century, taking simply thirty balls to achieve 3 figures against Pune Warriors.
Gayle smitten associate degree astonishing seventeen sixes associate degreed thirteen fours on his thanks to an unconquered one hundred seventy five from sixty six balls - the best individual IPL score. "There is not any doubt that the IPL is big however i believe what's above the IPL is any World Cup-style event," Gayle aforementioned.
"This is that the Champions Trophy however it's not therefore well highlighted (in the media) when put next to the IPL. i believe once they will begin creating folks gravitate back to the 50-over game it'll be an honest issue.
"This is that the last Champions Trophy and that i do not know what the ICC can do and whether or not they can replace it, we are going to need to wait and see, the promotion can need to be sensible."
The the Indies have won the Champions Trophy once, in 2004 once it had been last compete in European nation.
"We will still take lots from it, in spite of the very fact that 9 years could be a durable agone," aforementioned Gayle, UN agency last year helped the the Indies win the planet Twenty20 in Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
"We will still see it as a positive as a the Indies team came here and won the competition within the cold conditions. you furthermore may need to take into thought that we've got won the T20 tournament and area unit a team of champions. we have a tendency to play sensible cricket."
Drawn in blood type aboard Asian nation, Asian nation and South Africa, the the Indies can have their work cut resolute reach the semi-finals. Gayle aforementioned it had been important they created an honest begin in their tournament opener against Asian nation at The Oval on Gregorian calendar month seven.
"It could be a Brobdingnagian cluster. A tough, robust cluster and that we have some nice players in there, the primary game are going to be key which will set the tone for the tournament."
Gayle was speaking at the launch of a project that saw him teaming up with Cricket for modification, an academic cricket charity and funders Comic Relief to make 'The Chris Gayle Academy' in Kingston, Jamaica and London. The aim of the academy are going to be to require a final squad of up to eighteen youth on a journey of self-development exploitation cricket as a method to inspire and encourage them.
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