Call me ‘old school’ or maybe even ‘naïve’, but the strident comments directed at the West Indies Selection panel including legends Clive Lloyd and Courtney Walsh by senior player and former Windies captain Chris Gayle regarding the non-selection of ‘world beaters’ Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard who boast an ODI batting average of 25.36 from 164 matches and 25.20 from 91 matches respectively, to represent the West Indies at the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand next month, reeks of pure arrogance and a lack of respect for the institution of West Indies cricket in general, manifests a poor example to aspiring young regional cricketers, and unbridled disdain for the two aforementioned icons who have been entrusted with the responsibility of restoring West Indies cricket to its former glory at least for the short term.
And though the vituperative comments of the top world T20 batting star has commanded international cricket headlines,
