Senior West Indies batsman Chris Gayle has termed his former West Indies teammate worse than coronavirus. The T20 superstar blamed Sarwan for his exit from Caribbean Premier League (CPL) team Jamaica Tallawahs. In video outburst Gayle accused Sarwan of backstabbing him. The 40-year-old also claimed that Sarwan, an assistant coach at Tallawahs, was highly unpopular among the players including captain Andre Russell. “When I left Jamaica Tallawahs, that team was a high-spirited team. (But) the amount of complaints I used to get when I wasn’t there, the amount of problems they had with Sarwan – Russell was the captain at that time the amount of problem that Sarwan and the captain have…so many players were traumatized because of Sarwan,” Gayle said.
He also claimed that the ouster may also have been triggered by his visit to a community meeting organised by Guyana’s Minister of State Joseph Harmon. “This is all coming from one visit to Guyana. Apparently, Guyana had their election and the minister invited me to his community and the other side, which the owner is a part of as well, got offended and they all take it personal,” he said.
In a video posted on Youtube the attacking left-hander said, “What transpired with the Tallahwahs, you had a big part to play. Sarwan, you were the one who gave a big speech on my birthday party about how far we have come. Sarwan, you are a snake, you know, you are not the most loved person in the Caribbean. You are so vindictive, you are still immature, you are back-stabbing.” “In everybody’s eyes, you acted as if you were this saint, this good person. Sarwan, you’re evil, you’re wicked, you’re poison. You let a thing like this transpire,” he added. For the unversed Gayle and Sarwan were once the frontline batsman of West Indies in much of the 2000s and the duo have together played many match winning knocks for the country.
