7. Chris Gayle’s accused of sexist remarks
One of the most destructive batsmen in cricket, Gayle was widely condemned for asking a lady reporter named Mel McLaughlin out on a date on live television when playing in Australia’s Big Bash League, saying: “Your eyes are beautiful, hopefully we can win this game and then we can have a drink after as well. Don’t blush, baby.”
The left-hander was at it again when speaking to British journalist Charlotte Edwardes, in an article published by the Times magazine, Gayle claimed to have “a very, very big bat, the biggest in the wooooorld,” before adding: “You think you could lift it? You’d need two hands.”
According to the piece, Gayle went on to ask Edwardes how many black men she has “had” before inquiring as to whether she has ever had a “t’eesome”. He then asked Edwardes if she dyes her hair while flicking his eyes downwards.