Chris Gayle has finally broken his silence on his long feud with the West Indian Cricket Board, dismissing suggestions he did not want to play international cricket and laying the blame with the board.
The former Test captain released a long and emotional statement saying he had wanted to resume his international career but his attempts to reconcile with the board had been fruitless so he had been forced to go elsewhere.
Gayle says enough is enough and he's come to the bitter realisation that he's not wanted by the board and all that has gone before in terms of reconciliation is a sham and a mockery.
Gayle, an explosive opening batsmen, has played 91 Tests, scoring two triple-centuries, and 223 one-day international for West Indies.
He was not selected for the current series against India and this week the 31-year-old announced he had signed for Sydney Thunder in Australia's revamped domestic Twenty20 tournament.
