Chris Gayle refused to play in CPL 2020 for the reason

Chris Gayle, the aggressive batsman of the West Indies cricket team, will no longer be seen in the Caribbean Premier League. Gayle withdrew from the league just one day before the players were drafted. For this, he has cited personal reasons. The CPL will be held in Trinidad and Tobago this time from August 18 to September 10 and is awaiting government approval.

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According to ESPN Cricinfo, Gayle wrote in his email that he could not meet his family and children due to the lockdown which is in St. Kitts and he was in Jamaica. He has said that he needs a break to spend time with his family. Chris Gayle was signed with St. Lucia Joux for this season. Prior to this, he was a member of the Jamaican team.

The Jamaican team had dropped Chris Gayle for this season and he blamed the team's assistant coach Ramnesh Sarwan. Gayle called Sarvan a man who stabbed him in the back, stating his reason for expelling him from the team. Gayle had said that Sarwan is also dangerous with the corona virus. However, following these statements by Gayle, it was said on behalf of the Jamaican team that Sarwan has no hand in excluding them.

It was said on behalf of the Jamaican team that the team owner and management are very sad that Chris Gayle spoke about this when he was dropped. There were a lot of reasons behind Gayle being dropped from the team. It was a complete management decision, Sarwan had no hand in it.

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Thalawas had a very poor performance in CPL in the year 2019 and the team was in the final position. Subsequently, some tough decisions were made due to good performance in CPL 2020. Gayle made a century after making a comeback this season, but he scored just 243 runs in 10 innings until the league was over.