‘Critics take a walk, I am not quitting captaincy’

Melbourne, December 01: Beleaguered West Indies captain Chris Gayle yesterday made it clear that he would not quit the job even though his critics are growing in number after the crushing defeat in the Brisbane Test against Australia.

Gayle conceded losing the first of the three-match series inside three days was “downright embarrassing” but made it clear that he was in no mood to kiss captaincy good bye.

“Times are tough but I’m determined to be the strong captain the team needs right now,” Gayle wrote in his column for “Courier Mail”.

“When you have a bad loss like this, it’s to be expected that a lot of people are going to speculate over my captaincy.

Some say I’m not the right person for the job.

“I’ve got a message for those people ? I’m not going anywhere.
–PTI