Chris Gayle, the star West Indies cricketer, has expressed considerations in regards to the present state and way forward for worldwide cricket. He particularly raises points concerning the dominance of the highest three groups—India, Australia, and England—in all codecs of the sport.

Chatting with the PTI, the West Indies legend stated he’s sceptical in regards to the recreation’s progress in smaller nations, and if the scenario doesn’t enhance for good, followers will quickly get bored with seeing the identical groups dominate the sport over and over.

“Yeah that’s what I’m speaking about, that’s the place I’m coming from. Just about these three groups are dominating worldwide cricket. If we proceed like this individuals are going to say ‘hey we want a brand new crew now taking on, new abilities taking on and make a reputation for themselves’,” Gayle stated to PTI

The Kingston-born stated that greater groups are getting paid extra and enjoying extra Check cricket which is leaving the smaller groups at an obstacle.

“Over time, cricket has modified fairly a bit. It’s a massive enterprise now. Some huge cash is being thrown round not simply in T20 leagues however in Check cricket as nicely. The larger groups getting paid greater than the smaller groups, leaving them at an obstacle,” Gayle additional added.

The 43-year-old additional stated that the cricket governing physique ought to look into the wage disparity between the nations and that lower-ranked groups ought to be given extra alternatives to play as a way to assist them enhance their recreation.

“It must be structured, so that everybody can profit. The deprived and lower-ranked groups have to play extra video games to develop their abilities. Infrastructure must be created for them and people gamers should be paid nicely identical to the large groups as a result of everyone seems to be enjoying the identical quantity of cricket,” the explosive southpaw concluded.

Gayle is famend for his explosive performances in T20 cricket, however he has additionally made vital contributions in different codecs. The carribean star batter collected over 19,000 runs whereas representing the West Indies in 103 Checks, 301 ODIs, and 79 T20Is. His batting prowess and harmful skills have made him one of the vital feared openers in worldwide cricket.

All through his profession, Gayle has been a part of a number of profitable West Indies groups. He performed an important position of their triumphs within the 2004 Champions Trophy and the ICC T20 World Cups in 2012 and 2016. Nevertheless, his final look for the nationwide facet was through the 2021 T20 World Cup, and he has been dropped from the crew since then. It’s value noting that Gayle has not formally introduced his retirement from worldwide cricket.