West Indies vs Pakistan 2013: 5th ODI - Five talking points

3. Chris Gayle‘s failure

Chris Gayle

Chris Gayle is a proven match-winner but his form in national colours continues to disappoint. He averages 12.0 in his last 8 innings and the fact that most of these failures came while he occupied the opening slot at the top of the innings make the failures all the more glaring.

He was demoted to the middle-order in the 4th ODI, and he responded with a decent contribution of 30 runs but that was followed by yet another failure. He has been included in the T20 side but if his dismal form continues, the selectors might have to take a harsh decision given his poor performance.