Chris Gayle criticised for flirting with female reporter

Her name is Mel McLaughlin and she is a renowned female sports reporter. Mel was interviewing West Indian pinch hitter and flamboyant batsman Chris Gayle after he had been dismissed for 41. Chris Gayle had been playing for the Melbourne Renegades in the Australian Big Bash League and had paused for a moment to chat with Mel.

In response to a question posed to him about his knock, Gayle said,” Hopefully we will go out for a drink after this. Don’t blush baby.”
Taken aback by the Gay;e’s comment, McLaughlin managed to say “I’m not blushing”, before reverting back to cricketing questions. In the end, Chris Gayle laughed and said sorry to Mel McLaughlin. Here’s the video:-

The reaction on Twitter, mostly was not favourable for Gayle as even former English cricketer Ansrew FLintoff criticised him.

Well played @Mel_Mclaughlin !! Big fan of @henrygayle but made himself look a bit of a chop there @tensporttv #bbl05

— andrew flintoff (@flintoff11) January 4, 2016

@pste_sinclair What a pity #ChrisGayle wastes his time trying to ‘make’ female TV interviewers instead of runs for the #Windies Test team! — Hugh Terry (@Hugorelly) January 4, 2016

Well played @Mel_Mclaughlin in flat batting Chris Gayle. Unprofessional & inappropriate from him. #ChrisGayle

— Bedit Banerjee (@bedit) January 4, 2016

Don’t blush baby. The tamer end of what women hear everyday at work. #chrisgayle — Sophia Cannon (@UndercoverMutha) January 4, 2016

That was not harmless fun Chris Gayle It was unrelenting, disrespectful and sordid behaviour on live TV #ChrisGayle #BigBash

— Manish Singh, CFA (@Manish_05Singh) January 4, 2016

The most disappointing part of the #ChrisGayle interview is…there actually is nowhere to go out for a drink in Hobart on a Monday night — Dunc McKenzie McHarg (@duncanmcmc) January 4, 2016

Cringe-worthy. Embarrassing. Unprofessional. Uncool #chrisgayle #BBL05

— AR (@andrewdipper6) January 4, 2016