Chris Gayle Slams Critics in His Autobiography ‘Six Machine’
Chris Gayle is hitting back hard at those who criticised him over a controversial interview he had with journalist Mel McLaughlin during last year’s Twenty20 Big Bash League.
During the live interview, Gayle stated:
“I wanted to come and have an interview with you as well … That’s the reason why I’m here, just to see your eyes for the first time.”
“Hopefully we can win this game and have a drink after. Don’t blush baby,” he also added.
The Times of London recently published an extract of Gayle’s soon to be released autobiography titled ‘Six Machine’.
In the book, the prolific batsman lashes out at some former cricketers who have been critical of him in the past.
For the former Australian captain Ian Chappell, who wanted Gayle to receive a worldwide ban, he had this to say:
“Ian Chappell, calling for me to be banned worldwide. Ian Chappell, a man who was once convicted of unlawful assault in the West Indies for punching a cricket official. Ian Chappell, how can you ban the Universe Boss? You’d have to ban cricket itself.”
Gayle also took aim at former Australian opener Chris Rogers, stating:
“Chris Rogers, how can you claim that when it was you and me at the bar most nights? I’m not a snitch, but I’ve heard from your own mouth what you’ve done. Next time you want to open your mouth, maybe chew on a carrot instead.”
Rogers had previously said of Gayle:
I was very wary of the role he was setting for the younger guys, and I spoke to them quite a bit about it [and said]: ‘Do you think this is good behaviour, would you do this kind of thing?’ This is a pattern of behaviour. If you know the guy, you see it over and over.”
Commentator and former England Test international – Andrew Flintoff quite likely prompted a reaction from the batsman when he tweeted Gayle had “made himself look a bit of a chop there” following the McLaughlin interview.
In the book Gayle states:
“This coming from a man who admitted he took Viagra during a Test match. Freddie Flintstone, a young boy like you taking Viagra? Don’t lecture me. The only chop Freddie knows is when he used to bowl short to me and I would chop him past backward point for four.”
Gayle’s book titled Six Machine: I Don’t Like Cricket … I Love It is scheduled to be released in June.
Find out more about his autobiography via Amazon
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