SYDNEY: West Indies cricket captain Chris Gayle abruptly quit the tour of Australia on Wednesday after his mother went into hospital, officials said. Team manager Joel Garner said Gayle had been given time off to return to Jamaica, without saying when he would return. “The management and players in the team as well as the West Indies Cricket Board are with Chris and his family. We also want to wish his mother a speedy recovery,” Garner said. Gayle’s departure raises questions over whether he will return in time for the first Test starting in Brisbane next Thursday.