Gayle planning to quit as West Indies captain

Chris Gayle has said that he may resign as West Indies captain owing to the numerous responsibilities that comes with heading the side.

The 29-year-old Gayle, who will lead the Caribbean side in the second Test against England starting Thursday, told a British newspaper that he was tired of the responsibility that comes with leading the side.

"I need some time for myself, to be honest with you," Gayle was quoted as saying by The Guardian on Wednesday. "There's always something you have to go and do, you know, extra. Lunch or dinner, some other thing, there's always something for the captain.

"I'm not that type of person. I can't take on too much. So soon I will be handing over this captaincy. I soon finish with it."

West Indies Cricket Board president Julian Hunte said Gayle's comments could be detrimental on the team, which lost last week's first test by 10 wickets inside three days.

Gayle already gave up the captaincy once last year but quickly changed his mind. He only took the role initially in 2007 following an injury to Ramnaresh Sarwan, accepting it permanently after leading the side to a 2-1 one-day series win over England.

"At the time when I was asked I didn't want to be the captain," Gayle said. "That's when it all started. We won the series and then I said to them, whenever Sarwan is fully fit, I am ready to step down.

"Maybe they saw something different, something totally different, and they asked me to be captain."

Gayle made a total of just 28 runs in the first Test after joining up late with his teammates following his spell in the IPL with the Kolkata Knight Riders.