West Indies cricket legend Sir Vivian Richards has slammed Chris Gayle for saying he has “no respect” for Curtly Ambrose. is not an automatic choice”. The ICC T20 World Cup is scheduled to begin from October 17 in the UAE and Oman.
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Former West Indies fast bowler Ambrose had recently pointed to Gayle’s poor form during the preparations for the T20 World Cup. This year, the ‘Universe Boss’ has scored just 227 runs in 16 T20Is at an average of 17.46.
Ambrose said on a radio show in Barbados, “For me, Gayle is definitely not an automatic choice to start. When you look at his exploits in the last 18 months, he not only fought for the West Indies But other T20 franchises. We played a few home series, they didn’t matter much.
An angry Gayle retorted, “When I had just joined the team, I looked at this man (Ambrose). But now I am speaking from my heart. I don’t know if Chris has been there since his retirement.” What did he have against Gayle. The negative things he’s saying within the press, I don’t know if he’s looking for attention, but he’s getting attention. So, I’m just giving back the attention he needs And that’s what he needs. I can tell you personally, and you can tell him, Chris Gayle, Universe Boss, has no respect for Curtly Ambrose.”
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Coming to Ambrose’s aid, Vivian Richards said “Sir Curtley has earned the right to speak” and that Gayle should improve his performance rather than target Ambrose.
in an interview with The Daily Observer SportsRichards said, “It’s Curly’s honest opinion and she deserves it and she’s going to be a achiever at the highest level as much as Chris Gayle. So when you hear it’s coming from someone who’s a achiever And being a legend in the sports department we represent, you should have respect for that too.
“If I were Chris, the best positive way I would look at it would be to set my mind on what I want to achieve because it’s not just Curtly because there are a lot of people who criticized myself for Gayle. Will be.” Richards added.
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