Chris Gayle escapes disciplinary hearing for apologizing Sarwan rant
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|| Desk report ||
West Indian batsman Chris Gayle has apologized to his former teammate Ramnaresh Sarwan and in the process also escaped hearing from Cricket West Indies.
The relationship between Sarwan and Gayle has gone down to a new low after swashbuckling lefthander has compared the middle order batsman with a snake.
‘’Recently, I posted three videos on my personal YouTube channel, where I addressed the reasons for my departure from the Jamaica Tallawahs franchise ahead of the 2020 CPL tournament,” said Gayle in an official statement released on the CPL website on Friday.
“I made these videos with one single intention to explain to the fans in Jamaica the reasons behind what has now become my second departure from the Tallawahs franchise. It was my greatest wish to finish my CPL career in Jamaica, playing in front of my home crowd at Sabina Park with the franchise that I had previously led to two CPL titles.
“In so far as my resentment at the treatment, I stand by my comments in those videos. My words were spoken from the heart,” he added.
Gayle, however, admitted that such remarks “may be viewed as being damaging to Cricket West Indies, and to the CPL Tournament and its brand”.
“It was never my intention to damage the T20 tournament, as playing in the CPL has guaranteed an opportunity for the past seven years to play in front of the great fans of the Caribbean. This is a privilege which I genuinely appreciate and have never taken for granted.”
