As far as I am aware, the consensus in the Caribbean is that Gilchrist, somewhat unfairly, was treated harshly by the authorities. There is a recent article in the latest edition of The Nightwatchman, however, that challenges that view. Written by well-known Caribbean journalist Vaneisa Baksh, who gained access to documents from that era, it paints a picture of someone who seemed almost uncontrollable. The infractions were numerous and grave and one came away feeling that the sanctions imposed were just.

It shouldn’t be that anyone is beyond rehabilitation but there are persons who are extremely hard to manage. Former England left-arm orthodox spinner Phil Tufnell seems a rather jovial figure now but he was problematic during his playing days. Michael Atherton, who captained him for England, once asked his captain at Middlesex, Stephen Fleming, how he managed to keep Tufnell in line.”Couldn’t do it mate,” was Fleming’s reply as he rolled his eyes and shook his head. “Gave up trying.”

https://garfieldrobinson1.substack.com/p/the-fastest-man-nobody-wanted-to