Will a successful Gayle comeback fetch him the captaincy too?

BANGALORE: When Chris Gayle talked to TOI in early May, his differences with the West Indies Cricket Board had just about been resolved.
"I am not into too much detail but yes I have spoken to the selectors there and they asked about my availability after the IPL and I explained that I am available for all forms of the game," a relaxed Gayle had said then in Bangalore.
Post that conversation the big man had talks with a committee in the Caribbean that strangely included more heads of state than cricket administrators and soon after that he was called up for the ODI series against England that is all set to begin.
There was one man in the West Indies set up though, who had time and again made it clear that he wasn't spending each day wondering when the Windies' star batsman would come back. And since that man happened to be the team coach, things never looked too rosy for Gayle and there always was an air of uncertainty around. After all, the coach has to get along with everyone.
On Thursday all that changed. "Gayle is a world class player and will strengthen us. He is his normal self and the team has always integrated guys very well. That has not changed. He has fitted in well and is raring to go," were the words attributed to Gibson, who didn't stop there.
"Gayle is the best one-day batsman in the world and most destructive so my money will always be on him when it comes to hitting the biggest sixes," he added while dwelling on the big hitters in the game.
With the welcome being warm and all, perhaps the big Jamaican can also start thinking of the West Indies captaincy too again.
"That is not in my plan," he had said that day in Bangalore when asked if he would like to lead the side he once did with relish. "I would love to get back to the team and whoever is the captain of the team, give him respect and full support to the team," was all he would add on the topic.
A half-decent comeback series, topped with Gibson and Gayle making up fully and the scene may well change.