The West Indies Cricket Board on Tuesday dismissed Chris Gayle's claims that he was dropped without being told, insisting that it was the flamboyant batsman who made himself unavailable for selection before heading off to the lucrative IPL.
Published: Apr 26, 2011, 03:21 PM (IST)
Edited: Apr 26, 2011, 03:21 PM (IST)
Chris Gayle had earlier said that he was dropped without prior notice
Kingston: Apr 26, 2011
The West Indies Cricket Board on Tuesday dismissed Chris Gayle’s claims that he was dropped without being told, insisting that it was the flamboyant batsman who made himself unavailable for selection before heading off to the lucrative IPL.
WICB chief Ernest Hilaire said the Board did all it could to contact Gayle, who suffered an abdominal strain during the World Cup.
Gayle was not picked for the ongoing series against Pakistan and the batsman went on to state that his Board left him with no choice but to join IPL by not reaching out to him.
But the WICB contradicted his claims.
“We can dispel all that Chris (Gayle) said by releasing the letters and emails,” Hilaire told the ‘Line & Length Network‘. “But we should not do that. You communicate with a player, you ask for his opinions, you ask for him to account on certain statements he made, you ask him what’s his position on certain things and you expect to be treated with a certain degree of confidence.
“…I’m not going to try to prove Chris Gayle is wrong.
“What’s more important is to state that we’re very disappointed in the way in Chris has decided to respond. I think he is being ill-advised. We’ve worked exceedingly hard to reach out to Chris,” he said.
Hilaire said the WICB had no grudges against the player and it was proved by the No Objection Certificate he was handed for the IPL despite making himself unavailable for the series.
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