Disappointed to end without making it to final four, says Chris Gayle

Universal Boss Chris Gayle bid farewell to World Cup cricket by playing his last match of the tournament against Afghanistan on Thursday He said that he felt disappointed that West Indies were not able to make the semifinals of the tournamentIts been a privilege and honour to represent West Indies in five World Cups disappointed to end without making it to the final four Lot has happened behind the scenes to get here and be here thats fantastic Gayle said after their last match against Afghanistan ended in a 23run winWest Indies were actually pegged as one of the favourites for the semifinals of the World Cup befor the tournament started but ended up with a consolation win against Afghanistan to end the seriesWouldve loved to lift the trophy but it didnt happen but at the same time it was fun enjoyed it All the guys rallied around me got the support of the youngsters Must commend the staff for the work ethics theyve put in Words cant explain my feeling at the moment honestly the 39yearold veteran saidLast week Chris Gayle had indicated that he could retire from international cricket after the series against India next monthWe have a great bunch its for them to uplift West Indies cricket Ill be around I may be around for a few more games will be there for the youngsters World Cup wasnt to be but life does go onIt is my last World Cupunless they give me two years of rest and I come back laughs I dont intend to put my body on the risk Ive been struggling This is the last one definitelyBefore the match started Chris Gayle needed a mere 18 runs to go past Brian Lara and become the highest runscorer for West Indies in ODI cricket but Gayle got out for 7 runsHe added The future looks bright with Hetmyer Hope Pooran those guys will carry the flag and make sure West Indies cricket is back to where it belongs They have a young captain in Jason Holder as well they have to rally around Look forward to the next World Cup as wellAsked about his plans ahead Gayle said To play the T20Is and ODIs against India the CPL and the Canadian T20 Thats that Well see after that what happensHere is how cricket fans reacted on Twitter reacted to Chris Gayles final outing at World CupsFinally legends WC carrier came to an end on a winning note One of my favorite powerful hitter batsman of all time Always mentally robust amp explosive hands at the top Thank you for making our childhood enthusiastic for over 1 decade WIvAFGCWC19 pictwittercomJC7h35m7Pzmdash Salman Ch chsalman5006 July 4 2019One of the greatest entertainer of word Cricket hearts Goodbye to the legend heartsCricketing world will definitely miss you henrygayle hearts Thank You the boss heartsWIvAFG pictwittercom4bVcwhBYKWmdash Aarsquoshir SoDumDum July 4 2019Gayle or Misbah Who did it better pictwittercomVVE2C3MJ0Tmdash ESPNcricinfo ESPNcricinfo July 5 2019So much for Chris GayleCWC19 pictwittercomDXSWKgpiK0mdash Cricket World Cup cricketworldcup July 4 2019Chris Gayle had a memorable send off pictwittercomd4RTUqADIWmdash ESPNcricinfo ESPNcricinfo July 5 2019One last time Chris Gayle walks back in the World CupsThank You Christopher Henry GayleYouve been an absolute entertainer and a childhood heroLegendHope to see more of you in the leagues around the world Cricket will miss youChrisGayle WIvAFG WIvAFG pictwittercomc3VMsLTZddmdash Hasan fasih ItsHasanfasih July 4 2019Chris GayleFirst WC Game vs SA 2003Last WC Game vs Afg TodayThank you champmdash Broken Cricket BrokenCricket July 4 2019 There are too many things you can pick from Chris Gayle The entire world will miss himWatch Shai Hope speak fondly about the Universe Boss after yesterdays CWC19 gameMenInMaroon pictwittercomBCZFDZSp6Umdash Cricket World Cup cricketworldcup July 5 2019A lovely moment at the end of the game as Chris Gayle walks off the pitch for potentially the last time in World Cup cricket CWC19 MenInMaroon pictwittercom3xVZS0h5AVmdash Cricket World Cup cricketworldcup July 4 201939 year old Gayle having push up with Carlos Brathwaite after taking the catch he always make something special while he is in the field pictwittercomewIBal6z64mdash Johns CricCrazyJohns July 4 2019With inputs from PTICatch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates