West Indies’ Chris Gayle reacts after losing his wicket during a match against Afghanistan Headingley,
Leeds, Britain on July 4, 2019. Action Images via Reuters / Lee Smith
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By Azad Ali
West Indies legend Chris Gayle has
slammed his former teammate Ramnaresh
Sarwan in a three-part video,
calling him a “snake” and blaming
him for his fallout with the Caribbean
Premier League (CPL) Jamaica
Tallawahs.
In a scathing attack, on Sarwan
via YouTube, Gayle accused the Tallawah’s
39-year-old assistant coach
of being vindictive and also claimed
that the management of the franchise
was “playing games” with him
before his departure.
“What transpired with the Tallawahs,
you (Sarwan) had a big part to
play in this, the veteran West Indies
opener alleged in part two of the
“Breakdown of Release from Jamaica
Tallawhs” in the videos.
Recently St. Lucia announced
Gayle as a player for the St. Lucia
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West Indies cricket icon Lance
Gibbs.
Associated Press / Andres Leighton
It’s no spin
By Azad Ali
West Indies icon Lance Gibbs is not
impressed by the current crop of offspinners
in the region, both at domestic
and international level.
The 85-year-old Gibbs, who played 79
Test matches for the West Indies team,
from 1958-1976, was the first spinner
to reach the 500-wicket milestone, and
was also the leading wicket-taker in
Test cricket (309).
However, he did not speak highly on
the present-day off-break bowlers in the
regional gam, during a recent interview
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Skerritt: Unite
& fight Covid
By Azad Ali
Cricket West Indies (CWI) President,
Ricky Skerritt is calling on fans of the
game and players alike to unite in the
fight against the COVID-19 virus.
He urged them to offer their support
to and new heroes who are on
the front lines of the battle co contain
the deadly virus that has killed tens of
thousands and infected more 700,000
people worldwide.
There has been no cricket in the
West Indies since March 15 when CWI
announced a 30day suspension. That
initial period has now been extended
to 60 days and all major global sporting
events have all major global sporting
events have also been canceled or
postponed.
In a message to “cricket lovers, and
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GAYLE
HITS BACK
Jamaican cricketer slams his former teammate Sarwan
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