Chris Gayle announces his ODI retirement

West Indies batsman Chris Gayle will retire from one-day internationals after the 2019 World Cup in England and Wales.The 39-year-old, who is second on the list of Windies leading ODI run-scorers behind Brian Lara, was recalled to the ODI side for the first two matches of the five-game series against England.Gayle, who has played in 284 ODIs since his debut in 1999, is less than 700 runs away from becoming the Windies all-time highest ODI scorer, with Lara total standing at 10,405.Gayle ahead of Wednesday first ODI said, 

In 50-over cricket, definitely the World Cup is the end,  looking to draw the line there. It is a big year for me, to be honest. I hope 2019 can finish for me on a great note.Gayle was part of Windies T20 World Cup winning side against England in 2016  the second time in four years they had won the competition.Windies will feature in an ODI tri-series with Ireland and Bangladesh in May before they face Pakistan in their opening World Cup match on May 31.

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