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Can Sarwan sue for defamation of character?

 
XDFIX 2020-05-01 16:58:37 

In the kass kass!

 
Dukes 2020-05-01 17:04:32 

In reply to XDFIX

Of course he can but then everybody loses, including West Indies cricket.He has no intention to do so.

 
Walco 2020-05-01 17:36:12 

In reply to XDFIX

Gayle should sue himself for defaming his own character cool He damaged himself more than he damaged Sarwan.

 
FuzzyWuzzy 2020-05-01 17:42:20 

In reply to Walco

You in sublime form recently. Would you take the case?

 
Logic 2020-05-01 18:27:04 

In reply to XDFIX
Sarwan cant get no money for suing Gayle. It would be like suing a comedian. Gayle is a clown, not to be taken seriously. No credibility, hence no damage done. Sarwan should just ignore and move on.

 
XDFIX 2020-05-01 19:47:12 

In reply to Logic


Didn't Samuels sue an OZ commentator for besmirching his good name?

 
NYCGURU 2020-05-02 03:05:11 

In reply to Logic

Master Logic you better step lightly here, how dare you refer to the Universe Boss as a clown. I dare say that is tantamount to blasphemy.

 
Wally-1 2020-05-02 10:13:50 

In reply to NYCGURU

big grin big grin

 
topgear 2020-05-03 22:26:45 

Gayle can sue for breach of contract!

 
camos 2020-05-03 22:34:27 

In reply to topgear

they have to pay him since they did not agree to his pay cut! Probably only the difference between his new pay and the contract.

 
Jeremy 2020-05-04 01:26:37 

In reply to XDFIX

sarwan should sue him. gayle call sarwan immature but i think gayle is the one who is immature.

sarwan is a family man with 3 kids.

gayle still drinking heineken in bars on a daily basis. gayle is still the immature party man while sarwan has move on to start a family.

 
Trex 2020-05-04 01:52:57 

In reply to Jeremy

s

arwan is a family man with 3 kids.

gayle still drinking heineken in bars on a daily basis. gayle is still the immature party man while sarwan has move on to start a family


The ignorance on this mb is terrible. At least make informed comments please.

 
JahJah 2020-05-04 01:55:24 

In reply to Jeremy

You soon tell us Gayle is the typical black Jamaican thug who party nuff and doh tek care of him kids. Yu fellow Guyanese done lashing out at di election results with the same notions.

Tell us how YOU really feel as well. big grin

 
Jeremy 2020-05-04 05:14:42 

In reply to JahJah

i have a issue with gayle calling sarwan immature. gayle blabber his mouth off all the time come across as the immature one.

 
Wally-1 2020-05-04 12:57:38 

In reply to Trex

The ignorance on this mb is terrible. At least make informed comments please.




Laughable sah.

Chris blundered here big time though, he has allowed Sarwan to walk away unscathed by taking the high road. Some things you just don't

do as a professional. Jeff Miller and management seemingly lied to him and handled his departure deceitfully, yet he unleashed on

Sarwan publicly without evidence of his involvement.

 
Jeremy 2020-05-05 01:45:12 

gayle is a little child, a little cry baby. gayle double cross sarwan and make him get kicked out of west indies.

sarwan follow gayle antics to try and give west indies board a challange during contract negotiation but sarwan was kicked out while gayle retain a contract.

dinanath ramnarine was representing them vs west indies cricket board. gayle is the real snake.

gayle did not stand up for sarwan when he was not offered a contract extension.

sarwan take the bull by the horn and sue west indies cricket board and won his case. sarwan was kicked out because of this race.

 
Drapsey 2020-05-05 02:21:13 

In reply to XDFIX

Sarwan and Gayle are so different, I wonder how they remain(ed) friends all these years.

Sarwan, on one hand was such a talented batsman, from the onset he had greatness at his fingertips but somehow couldn't accomplish. An underachiever in the end.

Gayle, on the other hand was just a leadfooted cowlasher who no one expected to last more than a couple of seasons until he was displaced by someone more naturally talented. An overachiever in the end.

Now, which of the two would you call a success? While I still harbor lots of respect for the underachieving Sarwan, I must say that the overachieving Gayle is more the success in the true sense of the word.

 
Jeremy 2020-05-05 03:11:23 

gayle have more success because of his T20 stats and longer career.

 
Drapsey 2020-05-05 10:25:53 

In reply to Jeremy

gayle have more success because of his T20 stats and longer career.

Ok, Jeremy, let's put T20 aside for this (non)debate.

Tests: Both Sarwan and Gayle ended their careers with 15 test tons; Sarwan 31 50s, Gayle 37; Sarwan avg 40.01, Gayle 42.18; Sarwan 0 triple tons, Gayle 2; Sarwan 2 double tons, Gayle 1.

ODIs: Sarwan has 5 tons, Gayle 25 (the WI record).

Just a note that Gayle's double triple placed him in the exclusive club alongside the greats BCLara, Don Bradman, and Virender Sehwag.

Let's stop here, please.

Do you have an argument, Jeremy?

 
JamMack 2020-05-05 11:34:08 

In reply to Drapsey

After those facts you can just
drap sey mike.

 
Dukes 2020-05-05 11:45:32 

In reply to Drapsey

I just read your piece on Gayle and Sarwan and I felt you stole my thoughts. I have used those exact descriptions, underachiever and overachiever to describe the two. I remember when Onry scored 2 centuries in South Africa I vowed then not to ever underestimate him again.

 
sudden 2020-05-05 12:32:45 

In reply to Drapsey

Gayle's first triple century was 317 against SA and he ended up with less than 350 for the entire series. if that was spread out over the series WI may have drawn a couple of matches

 
Dukes 2020-05-05 12:40:49 

In reply to sudden

Do the same for Lara's 400.

 
sudden 2020-05-05 12:45:19 

In reply to Dukes

i am saying they dont amount to a hill of beans if they are not meaningful in the scheme of things. if that is what you are saying we are in agreement

 
Dukes 2020-05-05 12:59:44 

In reply to sudden

On the internet everybody's opinion carries equal weight.Knowledge is unnecessary and many times burdensome.

BTW Do you remember the time Colin Croft almost topped the batting averages in a series? lol lol lol lol lol

 
Drapsey 2020-05-05 13:19:37 

In reply to sudden

Gayle's first triple century was 317 against SA and he ended up with less than 350 for the entire series. if that was spread out over the series WI may have drawn a couple of matches

I'd be willing to discount that 317 at the ARG, the kids' sized playground. But that would cast a shadow on BCL's record scores at the same venue.

We can't have that.

 
Drapsey 2020-05-05 13:23:02 

In reply to Dukes

Just want you to know, Dukes, that I'm not in the least bit a Sarwan hater. To the contrary, actually.

I wish my above post could've been read by Jeremy only.

 
jacksprat 2020-05-05 13:24:38 

In reply to Dukes

BTW Do you remember the time Colin Croft almost topped the batting averages in a series?

Didn't Croft actually once top the batting average in a series against Pakistan?

 
Larr Pullo 2020-05-05 13:39:37 

In reply to Drapsey

You have to overweight Gayle's 42 avg as an opener.

 
Drapsey 2020-05-05 13:44:19 

In reply to Larr Pullo

Even more ammunition to bolster his case if not cause.

 
dax 2020-05-05 19:07:10 

In reply to jacksprat and Dukes

BTW Do you remember the time Colin Croft almost topped the batting averages in a series?

Didn't Croft actually once top the batting average in a series against Pakistan?



That came up as a trivia question recently.

But for completeness - Greenidge beat him by a fraction of a point.

In that series vs Pak in 1977

Averages were

Greenidge - 53.6

Croft - 53.0

 
XDFIX 2020-05-05 19:34:26 

In reply to Drapsey


Now, which of the two would you call a success? While I still harbor lots of respect for the underachieving Sarwan, I must say that the overachieving Gayle is more the success in the true sense of the word.


The capitalist would say Gayle by a country mile!

 
Dukes 2020-05-05 23:09:00 

In reply to XDFIX

Gayle is VERY SUCCESSFUL BUT VERY UNHAPPY.

What is the point then???

 
camos 2020-05-06 00:07:31 

In reply to Dukes

Gayle is VERY SUCCESSFUL BUT VERY UNHAPPY.




maybe he has huge ambitions!
wink

 
hubert 2020-05-08 13:20:21 

In reply to XDFIX

Sarwan is being the much bigger man here..If it were me, I would or find some way to get proper closure.
Gayle was so wrong here with this public and personal assault.

 
Ewart 2020-05-08 14:49:39 

In reply to hubert

Agreed. Gayle's outburst was childish to say the least. Lessons in humility are needed.

In the meantime on this Sarwan matter, I have always found Jamaicans and Guyanese to get on very well. Indeed, the Guyanese Lorry Alexander who you knew was my bestman!

As captain and president of my cricket club here, I found no difference. Guyanese work well with Jamaicans and vice-versa.

And so do people from Antigua, Montserrat, St. Vincent, St. Kitts, and Tobago. Indeed, one Trinidadian High Commissioner told us that "We came on the same ship."

He was Tobagonian!

wink

//

 
tops 2020-05-08 16:28:42 

In reply to Dukes
"Do you remember the time Colin Croft almost topped the batting averages in a series?"
Back in the late 1990's a radio show here in Toronto had Lloyd, Croft and someone else... I forgot who. They were teasing Croft about how he batted a whole session for 2 runs. big grin

 
Ridge 2020-05-08 16:45:43 

He wouldn't win.
Gayle lawyers rule that he is insane due to this COVID-19 thing. lol lol lol lol lol

 
XDFIX 2020-05-08 18:22:06 

In reply to Ewart


Somehow, there is always a rift between Trini and Yardies - UWI days Canada Hall is telling, so too Mona to a lesser extent!

Both trying to be the bad john in town!

 
XDFIX 2020-05-08 18:28:58 

In reply to hubert

Does proper closure mean go b4 the court?

I am tempted to say that should be the way forward for Sarwan or else other cricketers from the region may take it as a sport to pull a YouTube score!

 
hubert 2020-05-08 22:31:26 

In reply to XDFIX

That must or should be on the table.It is a sorry tale.
As Ewart pointed out,Jamaicans and Guyanese have a history of good relationship.

 
jacksprat 2020-05-08 22:37:30 

In reply to dax

Thanks