Gayle came under fire for asking Australian broadcaster Mel McLaughlin out on a date in a live television interview. West Indies star Chris Gayle has insisted controversial comments he made to a female television reporter earlier this year were "just a little fun" as he turned on critics including Andrew Flintoff and Ian Chappell. Somerset chief executive Guy Lavender, responding to the Edwardes interview, said: "We were disappointed to read the report in The Times (magazine). Gayle, 36, came under fire for asking Australian broadcaster Mel McLaughlin out on a date in a live television interview during a Big Bash Twenty20 game in January. Gayle added: "Women should please their man," explaining: "When he comes home, food is on the table.

Source: dna May 23, 2016 09:30 UTC