"When I came back from Australia I only spent two days in Jamaica and then I had to travel again. I spent a few days on the beach with family and then I got the call and had to jump on a plane to come here and play cricket," Gayle said.
"I am a cricketer and once you're a professional and you prepare yourself mentally for the unexpected, I'm sure you can still do well."
Gayle struggled with uncharacteristically poor form in the BBL, accumulating just 137 runs from seven innings, at an average of just over 19. His highest score came in his final innings, 65 against Melbourne Stars.
Revelling in the Caribbean, Gayle shook off his lethargy to blast four fours and nine sixes to decimate a hapless CCC attack at the Beausejour Cricket Stadium.
