After 2 centuries in 3 innings, Chris Gayle to rethink retirement

London Swashbuckling lefthanded batsman Chris Gayle enjoyed runsoaked innings against England in the fourth ODI of the fivematch series that he confessed he might rethink the decision to retire from the format at the end of the World CupTen days after Gayle announced his intention to retire after the World Cup the West Indies cricketer smashed 162 off 97 balls which saw 14 sixes and 11 boundaries secondhighest score of his ODI careerIt was his second century of the series amassing 347 runs from three innings at an average of 11566 and a strike rate of 12006 He became the 14th batsman and second from the Caribbean after Brian Lara to reach the milestone of 10000 ODI runsI think this is one of the most entertaining games I have ever played in It was a fantastic game of cricket I have been playing a lot of T20 cricket so it is always going to be a difficult coming back into 50 over cricket But eventually the body gets accustomed to the 50over format What is the matter with the body I am nearly 40 But could I unretire We will see We will take it slowly ESPNcricinfo quoted Gayle as sayingI just have to work on the body and then maybe you can see a bit more Chris Gayle maybe Things change quickly Hopefully the body can change in the next couple of months and we can see what happens To get the 10000 run milestone is a great feeling I have done it in T20 as well It is a fantastic achievement from my point of view Doing it for West Indies as well that makes it even more superb he continuedIn spite of Gayles heroics West Indies lost the fourth match to England as they were 29 runs short at the National Cricket Stadium in Grenada on Wednesday Gayle however said his side could have won had they played a bit smarterWe did not utilise that new ball well If we had we would have been chasing 380 I am sure the team are all disappointed I can see the expression on their faces It is a learning process for the young players If they do things differently they could have won So it is good to see that body language when you lose When that situation comes again I am sure it will be totally different he saidA 12 down West Indies with an aim to level the series will meet England for the fifth and final ODI on March 2 in St LuciaCatch up on all the latest T20 news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever