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WICB lets Gayle off for rant against selectors
St. John’s (Antigua): The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has said it would no longer pursue disciplinary action against star opening batsman Chris Gayle for his criticism of selectors last January.
Gayle had used a post-match interview following a Twenty20 game against South Africa to slam the Clive Lloyd-led panel for axing Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo from the West Indies’ World Cup squad, CMC reported on Thursday.
The 35-year-old labelled the move as “victimisation” and “ridiculous”, and contended that the squad was not the strongest one possible because of the absence of the Trinidadian all-rounders.
However, the board said in a statement that the charge brought against Gayle was laid “outside the required time frame”.
“It came to the attention of the disciplinary committee, however, that Gayle had previously been the subject of a reprimand for his comments and the charge was served on him outside the required time frame,” the statement said.
“The WICB’s Code of Conduct also states that such a charge must be laid against an offender within 10 days of the alleged commission of the offence.”
Gayle has scored 7,214 runs from 103 Tests and 9,221 runs from 269 One-Day Internationals (ODIs).
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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