Gayle likely to be penalised for outburst against Sarwan: CWI chief

Chris Gayle is likely to be penalised for his recent outburst against Ramnaresh Sarwan, said Cricket West Indies (CWI) chief Ricky Skerritt.

Published : May 13, 2020 13:43 IST , Kingston

West Indies batsman Chris Gayle
West Indies batsman Chris Gayle
lightbox-info

West Indies batsman Chris Gayle

Chris Gayle is likely to be penalised for his recent outburst against Ramnaresh Sarwan, said Cricket West Indies (CWI) chief Ricky Skerritt and hoped that it doesn’t end the maverick big-hitter’s “outstanding career“.

The 40-year-old Gayle, who was signed by St Lucia Zouks for the 2020 season of the Caribbean Premier League, called his former teammate “worse than coronavirus”, accusing the Guyanese of plotting his exit from CPL outfit Jamaica Tallawahs.

Skerritt said though it is an “interpersonal battle”, he doesn’t expect the controversy to die down so easily.

READ: Sarwan breaks silence, responds to Gayle's 'snake' allegation

“I’m sure there is some kind of discussion taking place at the moment between Chris and the CPL because the CPL has rules which will come into view here because Chris is signed into a franchise team,” Skerrit was quoted as saying by ‘ Jamaica-Gleaner ’.

READ: Gayle calls out former teammate Sarwan for back-stabbing

“I hope it doesn’t become a world matter in terms of the career of Mr Gayle, because it’s been a very outstanding career and I really wouldn’t want to see it brought to an end by this event,” he added.

The opener had claimed that Sarwan was behind his ouster as the former middle-order batsman wanted to take control of the franchise.

“Sarwan, you are worse than the coronavirus right now,” Gayle had said in a video uploaded on his YouTube channel.

READ: Sunil Gavaskar: Sport needs immediacy, not isolation

“What transpired with the Tallawahs, you have a big part to play because you and the owner are like this (very close).”

Skerritt said it was an unfortunate incident and hoped it doesn’t have an impact on Gayle’s career.

“It’s certainly not something that I enjoyed looking at or reading about . Personally, I think that was unfortunate, but the process will have to take its course and that process will get triggered because he is a contracted player in the CPL within the West Indies league, Skerritt said.

“If a player is contracted to a club or a franchise or to Cricket West Indies that kind of behaviour brings that contract into some level of disrepute,” he added.

Sign in to unlock all user benefits
  • Get notified on top games and events
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign up / manage to our newsletters with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early bird access to discounts & offers to our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide to our community guidelines for posting your comment