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Summary Former WI skipper says his dispute with cricket board led him to sign with IPL.
Former West Indies captain Chris Gayle said that his decision to play in the Indian Premier League and miss the national teams series against Pakistan was due to ill-treatment by his countrys cricket board.Gayle was left out of the initial part of the one-day and Twenty20 series against Pakistan due to an abdominal injury, but elected to skip the entire series and sign with the Royal Challengers Bangalore, claiming Wednesday it was due to a dispute with the West Indies Cricket Board and because experienced teammates Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul were left out of the squad.I was actually forced to make this decision based on what was happening around me and based on what has happened to current players Sarwan and Chanderpaul, Gayle said.
