"He is the most calm person I have ever seen on a cricket field, whether he is captain or a regular player. He has been very quiet in the dressing room and whenever he needs to say stuff he does and that's great."

Sarwan added that Gayle is good at finding the right balance.

"Everyone is very laid back, we know how West Indians are and when he needs to put his foot down he does put it down, no one comes out from their personality, no one is scared and that is really good for us," he said.

"Once everyone is calm in the dressing room and calm on the field we will get the best out of them."

Sarwan was named captain of the West Indies tour to England last year, but was forced out after injuring his shoulder in the second Test.

Daren Ganga led the team in the remaining Tests, while Gayle took over as one-day captain before being appointed for the tours of Zimbabwe and South Africa, with Sarwan again ruled out through injury.

Sarwan, who currently serves as the team vice-captain, has shown maturity and responsibility since returning to the squad for the Guyana Test last month.

He hit 80 and 72 in the opening match at the Guyana National Stadium and followed that up with 57 and 102 in the just concluded Test. All innings were flavoured with maturity and gained him the Man-of-the-Series award.

Sarwan's 69 Tests have so far yielded 4,614 runs at an average of 40.