On Friday West Indies opener batsman Chris Gayle stood by his remarks towards former teammate Ramnaresh Sarwan. Gayle feels extreme resentment towards him after his exit from the Jamaica Tallawahs in the Caribbean Premier League.

Last month, Chris Gayle was released by Jamaica Tallawahs for the next edition of the CPL.  The squash buckling opener held assistant coach Sarwan responsible for his exit from the team. In a 15-minute long video on a youtube video, Chris Gayle has gone on to slam his former West Indies teammate Ramnaresh Sarwan as “worse than the coronavirus”.

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Gayle had commented “Right now Sarwan, you are worse than the coronavirus. You are a snake. You are so vindictive still immature, still stabbing people in the back.”

On Friday, West Indian opener Chris gayle released a statement after he was summoned to explain his comments about the Sarwan controversy.

Gayle stated “I made these videos with one single intention – to explain to the fans in Jamaica the reasons behind what has now become my second departure from the Tallawahs franchise. It was my greatest wish to finish my CPL career in Jamaica, playing in front of my home crowd at Sabina Park with the franchise that I had previously led to two CPL titles. In so far as my resentment at the treatment, I stand by my comments in those videos. My words were spoken from the heart.”

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However, the veteran opener admits that his harsh comments can bring negative publicity. He realizes that the comments  “may be viewed as being damaging to West Indies Cricket, and the CPL.”

“It was never my intention to damage the T20 Tournament. Playing in the CPL has guaranteed an opportunity for the past seven years to play in front of the great fans of the Caribbean. This is a privilege that I genuinely appreciate and have never taken for granted.”