ICC World Cup 2019: One impact player for each team 

West Indies - Chris Gayle

Gayle made a comeback to the Windies squad for the WC qualifiers

Chris Gayle made a comeback to the Windies squad recently. The team from the Carribean has been struggling off late. The two-time World Cup Champions West Indies had to play the World Cup Qualifiers to qualify for the 2019 World Cup. They suffered a defeat from the hands of Afghanistan in the final of the tournament but a top-two finish guaranteed them a spot in the World Cup.

Chris Gayle returned from the tournament where he scored 165 runs in six innings with the highest score of 123. Gayle's average of 27.50 was nominal but his top order flurry provided Windies with a decent start. Gayle has scored 9727 runs in 284 ODIs, he averages 37.13 with a strike rate of 85.83. The southpaw opted to stay out of West Indies' ongoing series against India albeit he is available for World Cup selection.

The 2019 World Cup is expected to be Gayle's last major international tournament. He would be responsible to provide a good start to the Windies. In England, Gayle has scored 953 runs at an average of 39.71. Windies' would be dependent on Chris Gayle to get off to a good start.