West Indies captain Darren Sammy has said Chris Gayle must conform to the "hardworking" culture in the current national set-up.
Gayle has not played for the West Indies since the 2011 World Cup after being caught in an argument with the team's cricket board.
In Gayle's absence, Sammy led his side to draws in the Twenty20 and One-Day International series with Australia before being very competitive in a 2-0 loss in the Test series.
While, Sammy and coach Ottis Gibson both welcome Gayle's return, the skipper says Gayle needs to be fully committed to the cause.
"The Chris Gayle issue has been going on for a while but we as a team have moved on and as you could see the last series we played we came out with a new attitude: where we are not going to let anybody keep us down," Sammy said.
"We are going to strive to move forward. When Chris joins the set-up, he will be coming into a very hardworking environment in which he has to fit in."
Gayle's return to the fold comes too late to be part of the three-Test series in England but he is certain to be part of the one-day series that follows.
"It is great to hear that Chris is available again. I'm sure the selectors will pick him, because he is world-class," Gibson said.
"If he's made himself available for the one-day series, I can't see him not being selected."
Tags: sport, cricket, jamaica First posted May 04, 2012 06:54:16
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