Chris Gayle's ODI future with West Indies remains clouded in mystery after latest admission

The 39-year-old remains a 50-over player despite what appeared to be a belated send-off at the Port-of-Spain against India

Chris Gayle is set for another encore to his one-day international career after dismissing suggestions he is retiring from West Indies duty.

The 39-year-old had claimed the World Cup would represent his final outing for the Windies in the 50-over format.

But Gayle then committed to the three-match ODI series against India, which concluded on Wednesday with a six-wicket defeat as the tourists claimed a 2-0 series win.

'Universe Boss' - who wore the number 301 to signify the number of ODI appearance he has made - struck a blistering 72 from 41 balls on what many believed would be his final ODI outing.

He had been given a partial guard of honour by Virat Kohli's men and upon being dismissed by Khaleel Ahmed he saluted the crowd at the Port-of-Spain by placing his helmet on his bat handle and lifting it into the sky.

Already the West Indies' highest run-scorer and appearance-maker in ODIs, there are few individual records remaining for Gayle to break.

Yet he is showing no willingness to take is leave from the format, and insists he is here to stay.

"I didn't announce any retirement," he said in a video on the West Indies Cricket Twitter page. "(I'm still here) until further notice."

The question you've all been asking..has @henrygayle retired from ODI cricket?👀 #MenInMaroon #ItsOurGame pic.twitter.com/AsMUoD2Dsm

— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) August 14, 2019

Gayle has not been named in the squad for the upcoming two-Test series against India and has not made an appearance in the five-day game since 2014.

Scheduled to play for the Jamaica Tallawahs in the Carribean Premier League during September and October, he could yet be involved in the white-ball matches against Afghanistan later in the year.

The Windies face the Afghans in three T20s and three ODIs in November - there is also a one-off Test scheduled to take place in Raipur - before a rematch with India in both one-day formats the following month.