Gayle’s absence a big setback for us: Bravo

November 22, 2013 02:06 pm | Updated May 26, 2016 08:38 am IST - Kochi

Chris Gayle is taken out on stretcher after he suffered an injury while completing a run during the 1st ODI against India in Kochi on Thursday.

Chris Gayle is taken out on stretcher after he suffered an injury while completing a run during the 1st ODI against India in Kochi on Thursday.

With their star batsman Chris Gayle ruled out of the ongoing ODI series against India after sustaining a hamstring tear on his left leg, West Indies skipper Dwayne Bravo said it was the “worst” thing to have happened to them on the current tour.

As Gayle made a desperate dive to save himself from a run out chance in the first ODI in Kochi on Thursday, he suffered an injury and had to be carried out of the ground in a stretcher.

He was subsequently ruled out of the remainder of the three-match ODI series.

“Losing Chris (Gayle) is the worst to happen to us on the tour. He is our best player. He is no longer available for the series and that is a big blow for us. Psychologically, also it is not good for us. Before we landed in India, we lost Kieron Pollard and now we lost Chris and they are two of our best players,” Bravo said at the post-match press conference.

Virat Kohli (84) and Rohit Sharma (72) hit sparkling half-centuries after spin duo of Ravindra Jadeja (3/37) and Suresh Raina (3/34) shone with the ball to thrash the visitors by six wickets at the Nehru Stadium.

Asked to bowl, spin duo of Jadeja and Raina exploited the low and slow conditions effectively to bundle out West Indies for a meagre 211 in 48.5 overs, and Bravo admitted that the score was not good enough to defend.

“The pitch is the same for both the teams. I think we lost the momentum. The India bowlers are good and they have applied themselves well. 211 was not a good enough total for a team to win an ODI. Our batters did not perform to our expectations. We have to work on our batting,” the West Indies skipper said.

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