People target Chris Gayle for no reason: Darren Sammy

May 27, 2016 at 12:17 PM

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People target Chris Gayle for no reason: Darren Sammy

World T20 winning captain Darren Sammy has defended his compatriot Chris Gayle, who is again involved in a sexism row, and said that the left-hander is targeted for no reason.

After the infamous incident in Big Bash League when Gayle asked Channel 10 journalist Mel McLaughlin out for a drink before saying “don’t blush baby,”, Gayle is once again involved in a similar incident when Gayle boasted about his “very, very big bat” and asked journalist Charlotte Edwardes from British newspaper The Times if she had ever had a threesome.

However, Sammy played down the whole incident saying that Gayle is targeted to grab publicity.

“Chris Gayle is the universe boss, a team-mate of mine who I admire and respect. I just think people target Chris for no reason.

“To me, Chris is one of our cricketing heroes. He’s an entertainer, first, but a lot of people have jumped on his back,” Sammy was quoted as saying by ‘ESPNcricinfo’.

He added, “I always support Chris because of what he does on a cricket field. Yes, we have a responsibility to ourselves, and the people who watch us, but sometimes I feel Chris is a target for newspaper headlines.”

Sammy also said that the West Indies cricket board and the players should keep their “ego” aside for the betterment of West Indies’ cricket.The tension between the board and players increased as the board ignored Gayle, Sammy and Dwayne Bravo for the upcoming tri-series.

“It’s sad that for so long it’s been a back-and-forth between the board and players. But these three wins show we can win cricket at all levels, and if we could work together, that’s all you need. Players and board working together, sharing a common goal, with no egos. It would be better for West Indies cricket but at the moment it’s just not happening,” Sammy said.

“They always say sports and politics don’t mix, which is true. But at the end you have to give credit to the most important thing, which is the cricket. And who plays the cricket? The cricketers. That is your product. If you plant corn, you have to take care of it, nurture it, fertilise it and then you can reap the rewards, so it is similar to the West Indies cricket team,” said Sammy who is set to turn out for Hampshire in the English County season.

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