In keeping with the fractious and drawn out nature of the dispute that kept Gayle out of the team, his recall was confirmed after a meeting of more political than selection nature in St Vincent. Gayle and his agent Michael Hall spoke with an array of political and cricket figures including the West Indies Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer, WICB president Julian Hunte, WICB director Elson Crick and the WICB's legal officer Alanna Medford.
"Directors of the West Indies Cricket Board recently met by teleconference and are pleased that consistent with his previous commitment Chris Gayle has made himself available for selection to the West Indies team," released in a WICB statement of the meeting. "The board believes that Gayle's stated commitment to West Indies cricket will be an asset to the team and looks forward to his contributions in that regard."
Gayle's recall was first argued during West Indies' earlier home series against Australia, when he met with WICB officials to repair a relationship that had deteriorated around the emergence of Twenty20 and the rise of the Indian Premier League. It then dissolved entirely when the former captain criticised the coach Ottis Gibson and the WICB during a radio interview last year.
The other notable inclusion is Lendl Simmos who had recalled to the team after he missed home series against the Australia. Also Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard and Andre Russell back to strengthen the team for limited-overs matches after completing their IPL duties.
