'Absence of Gayle will be felt'

West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard feels that although Chris Gayle’s absence in the ODI series will be a factor but someone in the team will have to stand up and be counted in crunch situations.

“Of course (it will have an impact). Chris has been there for over 10 years now. He has been one of our main players, one of our main batsmen. Yes, it is going to leave a hole. Yes it is going to leave a gap but life goes on,” Pollard told reporters during an interaction ahead of West Indies’ tour opener against India ‘A’ on Friday.

Gayle average 37.33 : Sarwan average 42.67

Gayle is missed 

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Gayle average 37.33 : Sarwan average 42.67

Gayle is missed 
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how about Shiv..I think his ODI avg is even higher!  ::LOL:: ::LOL::

We know Shiv is being " rested" for the 5 day Format  !

Sarwan was bum rushed after his 161 K arbitrator award ...

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I think his ODI avg is even higher!  ::LOL::
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Higher than Gayle : Shiv at 41.60 but not Sarwan at 42.67 

Pollard seems a bit too excited to fill Gayle's gap.

well lets see how johnson does at the top

In the last year of ODI's, Gayle's average is just 16.75 (in admittedly a small sample size of 4 matches) with a high score of 58.

I really don't think Gayle's absence will be a big factor against India. The Indian bowlers seem to have worked out Chris Gayle and if he had played then I don't think he would average 30 runs for the series.  Gayle not being there might be a blessing in disguise for the top order.