Gayle makes a huge difference: Gibson

Visibly pleased after his side's nine-wicket victory over New Zealand in the first Test at Antigua, West Indies coach Ottis Gibson said that there's no replacement for experience and asserted that presence of Chris Gayle in the team makes a huge difference.

"There is no substitute for experience. Having the experience of Chris [Gayle] at the top of the order makes a huge difference.", Gibson said. Though he was quick to point that the victory in the first Test was a result of team effort and was not solely based on individual performances. ""I just think it was an outstanding performance," Gibson said. "The way [Kieran] Powell batted so well with so much maturity in the first innings, of course with Chris [Gayle] being so dominating, and all the way down the line, with young Fudadin getting his first test fifty, Narsingh [Deonarine] continuing with his good form, then [Darren] Sammy coming in at the back end and scoring some runs."