Bengaluru: West Indian swashbuckling opening batsman Chris Gayle on Thursday hailed Indian team despite loss in the one-off T20 match and also made his intentions clear of representing West Indies in the World Cup 2019.
Acknowledging that the current World T20 champions are the best in the shortest format of the game, Gayle rated the Virat Kohli-led side as one of the best all-round sides in both the 50-over and 20-over formats.
"India is in the top three, one of the best. The players, too, got one of the best all-round team as well. They have loads of experience in 50 overs and T20s," Gayle told reporters here after inking a deal with IONA Entertainment to bring one-stop entertainment to Indian sports fans which will include state-of-the-art virtual gaming.
"To lose against the West Indies in T20, that's our best format, they won the One-day International (ODI) series. T20 cricket is unpredictable. With a one-off game, anything could've happened. They still got 190," he added.
India, however, clinched the preceding five-match ODI series 3-1, after one match was washed out.
The explosive also feels that the relation between the Windies cricket board is steadily improving and the board relaxes eligibility rules for players like him to be him in the World Cup.
"The fans were happy to see me back on the field representing West Indies. Hopefully, things can get better. Hopefully I can play a few more games. I definitely want to play the 2019 World Cup."