Chris Gayle launched an astonishing attack on the Jozi Stars, saying the franchise and players needed to take a look at themselves after they suffered their sixth straight defeat in the Mzansi Super League on Sunday.
Coach Donavan Miller’s defending champions suffered a horrible meltdown after Gayle had given them the perfect start in pursuit of the
Tshwane Spartans’ target of 156.
Gayle scored 54 off 27 balls, but the rest of the Stars’ batting order fell apart as they lost eight wickets for 22 runs in 35 balls at a stunned Bullring.
They were bowled out for 135 in the penultimate over, suffering a 20-run defeat.
%%%twitter https://twitter.com/henrygayle?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@henrygayle‘s honest assessment post match 🎥
“It was a good start from a team perspective after that all broke loose”
“It was not a the type of cricket this franchise is known to play” #Azishe #MSLT20 @MSL_T20 pic.twitter.com/hVHqDF93l7
— Jozi Stars (@msljozistars)
And Gayle says: “This is not how champions play to defend a title.
“I don’t know if it is an off-the-field problem, but players and the franchise needs to look at themselves and dig deep, with what is happening.
“This is not the type of cricket , the brand of cricket – even when I think back to my years with the Lions here – that we have played. Something is wrong, I don’t know what it is, but we need to find out.”