Chris Gayle’s groin injury rules him out of South African tournament

CHRIS Gayle will play no part for Dolphins in the MiWAY T20 Challenge in South Africa, as his groin injury persists.

Gayle left South Africa on Sunday for Trinidad and Tobago where he will attend the funeral of his former West Indies team-mate Runako Morton, who died in a car accident last week.

Gayle may have been able to get fit in time for Dolphin's final group-stage match, on March 21, but the franchise and he have agreed he will not return to South Africa.

Gayle picked up a grade two groin strain while playing for Barisal Burners in the Bangladesh Premier League and underwent rehabilitation in Durban South Africa.

He will reportedly be ready in time for the start of the IPL on April 4.