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MOHALI - Injury-plagued West Indies were dealt a major blow on Friday when hard-hitting opener Chris Gayle was ruled out of the key World Cup clash against Ireland with an abdominal strain. Gayle, 31, has struggled with the injury ever since the team landed in Mohali on Sunday but he is likely to be fit in time for the game against England on March 17. "Gayle has been struggling with it (injury) ever since we got here," West Indies spokesman Philip Spooner told AFP. "The decision not

GALLE: Chris Gayle became the first West Indies batsman to hammer a triple-century in an away Test, putting Sri Lanka under pressure in the opening Test on Tuesday.
The former captain made a career-best 333 as the West Indies posted a massive 580-9 declared in their first innings on the second day at the Galle International Stadium.
Sri Lanka were 54-1 in reply at stumps, with debutant West Indies paceman Andre Russell dismissing Tillakaratne Dilshan with his second

GALLE: Chris Gayle put Sri Lanka's attack to the sword with an explosive double-century as the West Indies posted a huge 362-2 on the opening day of the first Test on Monday.
He hammered eight sixes and 26 fours in his 247-ball 219 not out for his third 200-plus knock in Tests, and his first century in the sub-continent, as the tourists made the most of winning the toss on a good batting pitch.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul was unbeaten on 20 at the stumps.
Gayle's score was