West Indies batsman Chris Gayle celebrates scoring 200 runs, a double century, during their World Cup Cricket match against Zimbabwe in Canberra, February 24, 2015. REUTERS/David Gray
CANBERRA (Reuters) - When the president of your own cricket board is re-tweeting messages suggesting you should retire, you know you need to make something of a statement.
On Tuesday against Zimbabwe, West Indies batsman Chris Gayle made that statement in a fashion that can only be described as emphatic with the first double century in a World Cup match.
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