HOBART, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 04: Chris Gayle of the Melbourne Renegades acknowledges the fans after a scoring 41 runs off just 15 balls during the Big Bash League match between the Hobart Hurricanes and the Melbourne Renegades at Blundstone Arena on January 4, 2016 in Hobart, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
Chris Gayle will take legal action over reports he indecently exposed himself to a woman during last year's World Cup.
Gayle will launch defamation proceedings against Fairfax Media, who reported the story on Wednesday.
“Cricketer Chris Gayle has strongly denied the allegations first published by Fairfax Media that he indecently exposed himself to a woman during last year’s World Cup in Sydney,” Gayle’s management said in a statement.
“Despite such denials, Fairfax Media continues to publish the false and defamatory allegations which have received widespread republication in media throughout the world.
“As a result, Chris Gayle has retained Mark O’Brien, a leading Australian media lawyer, to immediately commence defamation proceedings against Fairfax Media.”