Chris Gayle, Andre Russell in the 2019 World Cup team for West Indies

For the 2019 Cricket World Cup named Wednesday, Chris Gayle and Andre Russell were among 15 players in the West Indies squad. The all-rounder, Jason Holder, will lead West Indies as they seek the first time since 1979 to win a World Cup.

For the 2019 Cricket World Cup named Wednesday, Chris Gayle and Andre Russell were among 15 players in the West Indies squad. The all-rounder, Jason Holder, will lead West Indies as they seek the first time since 1979 to win a World Cup.

Chris Gayle is 39 but in the 2019 Indian Premier League he was in spectacular shape for Kings XI Punjab. He scored 444 runs at a strike-rate of 162.04, including 4 fifties out of 10 matches. In the 2019 IPL, Andre Russell hit 392 runs for Kolkata Knight Riders and has this season’s highest strike rate: 217.77.

Gayle will make a record-breaking fifth appearance in the World Cup for West Indies and will only need 253 runs to overtake fellow left-hander Brian Lara and become the leading Caribbean side batsman in One-day Internationals. The self-proclaimed “Universe Boss” is the headline act of a batting line-up capable of changing any game’s complexion with entrepreneurial stroke play.