Is Chris Gayle still the most dangerous one-day batsman in the world do you think, and what’s he like to captain?
Yes, he is the most dangerous player, and I think he will be until he decides to finish the game. But he’s a guy that’s easy to captain. Chris doesn’t say much. He shares his knowledge. He’s very approachable, a good team man, and to have someone like him in the team is always an asset. To me as captain, I can’t explain how I feel of – I’m very happy to have him available and fit and playing. He has done a lot of great things for cricket over the years, and I know he still has a lot of desire, passion to represent the West Indies team. I want to do well for West Indies cricket, and like I said, I have the opportunity to lead a talented team with all the senior players available along with some real exciting players, and what that’s going to ask for, the coaching staff, everyone is happy, and hopefully we can get off to a good start in the tournament. I know a lot of teams will be looking at our squad and thinking that, yeah, we have a very good team.u00a0But at the end of the day, cricket is played on the field, and we’re not going to allow the outside distractions get in the way of how we prepared and how we want to play in this tournament.

Dwayne Bravo (left) and Chris Gayle celebrate their World T20 win at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on October 7, 2012. PIC/Getty Images