'They Know Who I Am'
interview by MICHELLE McDONALD in Jamaica
They say you should never judge a book by its cover. However, those on the outside of the inner workings of the West Indies cricket team, do not have the benefit of reading 'the book.' If the West Indies Cricket Board Executives could have sought the opinion of those in the know when deciding whether to ratify the selectors' captaincy recommendation, they would have voted only one way.
The book that is Chris Gayle, is one that the majority might not have picked to read, had there been a wide choice. They would have used his past 'indiscretions' to inform their decision. Surely the selectors had gone berserk when they threatened to resign if their recommendation was not ratified. What a stance to take over one whose off the field career had been so checkered, and about whom reports of an indifferent or even disrespectful attitude had previously surfaced!
