Chris Gayle slams Ambrose says no respect for him

 

Dubai: West Indies T20 batting legend Chris Gayle lashed out at former West Indian fast bowler Curtly Ambrose for saying that Gayle will not be an automatic choice in playing XI in the upcoming T20 World Cup scheduled to be played in UAE and Oman.

“I am speaking about Curtly Ambrose. I am singling out Curtly Ambrose, one of your own. I highly respected him when I came into the West Indies team,” Gayle said on The Island Tea Morning Show, a St Kitts-based radio station, on Tuesday.

Gayle further went on to say that he had highly respected Ambrose when he first came into the West Indian team but since the time he has retired, he has gone on to say a lot of negative things about him and right now speaking from his heart, Gayle added that he has no respect for Ambrose.

Gayle said that Ambrose “continues to be negative” about the team, adding that “we don’t need negative energy” ahead of a crucial campaign.

“I am finished with Curtly Ambrose,” the 42-year-old Gayle said. “I have no respect, any time I see him I will tell him as well — ‘Stop being negative, support the team ahead of the World Cup.’ This team has been selected and we need past players to support us. We need that, we don’t need negative energy. In other teams, their past players support their teams, why can’t our own support us in a big tournament like this?

“We have won the tournament twice, and we will be going for the third title. The team has seen what is happening. It is going to reflect on the team. I am not going to take anything from any senior player. Curtly Ambrose pull your socks up, alright? Support for West Indies, ok? Support West Indies, that is the thing.”

“This team has been selected and we need past players to support us. We need that, we don’t need negative energy”

Ambrose recently targeted Gayle for his lack of form as he prepares for the T20 World Cup. This year, the hot-shot cricketer has just scored 227 runs in 16 T20Is, averaging 17.46.

“For me, Gayle is definitely not an automatic choice for starting,” Ambrose had said on a radio show in Barbados. “When you look at his exploits over the last 18 months, he has struggled not only for the West Indies, but other T20 franchises. The few home series we played, he hasn’t had any scores of significance.” 

Source :India.com