WEST Indian superstar Chris Gayle could be set for a sensational return to Somerset for next season’s NatWest T20 Blast, after the county admitted that talks with the explosive left-hander were ongoing and ‘looking positive’.

Gayle smashed 328 runs in just three NatWest T20 Blast group matches last season – including 29 sixes and 22 fours – and was only dismissed once before flying home to play in the Caribbean Premier League.

But Somerset fans could be treated to the same entertainment all over again, after chief executive Guy Lavender said talks were ongoing with Gayle over a possible repeat of his short but memorable stint with the club in 2015, adding: “It’s looking positive.”

Gayle finished his brief spell at the County Ground with an astronomical average of 328 after bludgeoning scores of 92, 151no and 85no against Essex, Kent and Hampshire.

Watch highlights of Gayle's unbeaten 151 against Kent at Taunton below:

The West Indian said during the summer that he would be open to the possibility of a second stint at the county and even hinted at making himself available for the NatWest T20 Blast Finals Day, if Somerset had been involved.

Gayle said: “When I settle in one place I want to be there for quite some time – but there’s just a couple more games and then I’m off, so we’ll see what the future holds for myself and Somerset.”