Sports
Gayle to sue Fairfax media for defamation
Hobart:The West Indies batsman Chris Gayle on Thursday said he will sue Fairfax Media for defamation, after it published reports which claimed that he exposed himself to a woman in Sydney while training for the World Cup last year.
The 36-year-old has released a statement which says that he along with his lawyer would “immediately commence defamation proceedings against Fairfax Media”.
“Cricketer Chris Gayle has strongly denied allegations first published by Fairfax Media that he indecently exposed himself to a woman during last year’s World Cup in Sydney,” the statement said as reported by The Guardian.
“Despite such denial, Fairfax Media continues to publish the false and defamatory allegations which have received widespread republication in media throughout the world.”
An Australian woman made accusations on Wednesday that Gayle exposed his genitals to her in the team dressing room and asked, “Are you looking for this?”. As reported by Fairfax, the woman had gone inside the dressing room in search of a sandwich.
The accusation came after Gayle asked female sports journalist Mel McLaughlin out in a live pitch side interview during Monday’s Big Bash League game between Melbourne Renegades and Hobart Hurricanes.
The incident drew flak from social media and Gayle was fined 10,000 Australian dollars (Rs.4,68,111) for making the dating proposal live.
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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