“Right now Sarwan, you’re worse than the coronavirus,” stated Gayle.
“You are a snake, you’re so vindictive nonetheless immature, nonetheless stabbing folks within the again.”
After being summoned to give an explanation for his feedback, Gayle tried Friday to attract a line below the debate.
“I made those movies with one unmarried purpose – to give an explanation for to the fanatics in Jamaica the explanations in the back of what has now transform my 2d departure from the Tallawahs franchise,” he stated in a commentary.
“It used to be my largest need to end my CPL profession in Jamaica, enjoying in entrance of my house crowd at Sabina Park with the franchise that I had prior to now led to 2 CPL titles.
“In as far as my resentment on the remedy, I stand by means of my feedback in the ones movies. My phrases have been spoken from the center.”
Gayle, alternatively, admitted that such remarks “could also be seen as being destructive to Cricket West Indies, and to the CPL Tournament and its emblem.
“It used to be by no means my purpose to wreck the T20 Tournament, as enjoying within the CPL has assured a possibility for the previous seven years to play in entrance of the nice fanatics of the Caribbean. This is a privilege which I in reality respect and feature by no means taken as a right.”
Veteran left-hander Gayle, who has since joined the St Lucia Zouks for this 12 months’s version of the CPL beginning in August, led the Tallahwahs to the name in 2013 and 2016.
Then, after a spell with the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, the Jamaican rejoined the franchise final 12 months.
Although Gayle scored 116 in his 2d recreation again, he controlled handiest 243 runs in 10 innings because the Tallawahs completed backside of the desk.
Gayle spent a lot of his Test profession in the similar West Indies aspect as fellow batsman Sarwan who retired from world accountability in 2016.
The self-styled ‘Universe Boss’, Gayle has now not performed for the West Indies since final 12 months’s World Cup.
Source: sports activities.ndtv.com