Chris Gayle Wins 3,00,00 Australian Dollars in Fairfax Defamation Case
Updated - 03 Dec 2018, 03:40 PM
Turning the clock back, quite a few months ago, Chris Gayle got headlined for the wrong reasons by the Fairfax media. Soon, the news travelled across the world, where every press highlighted the name of Chris Gayle in the wrongdoing. Meanwhile, the frustrated veteran of the game filed a defamation case on Fairfax.
Meanwhile, Fairfax media quoted Chris Gayle had exposed himself to a female massage therapist. However, later, it came to known that Windies Stalwart player was innocent in the case, where the media has influenced by Malice.
In October last year, an NSW supreme court jury found the case in favour of the former Windies batsman, who sued Fairfax Media over articles published in January 2016. In the latest development, Gayle received the cash from the respective party.
Furthermore, Fairfax failed to submit enough proofs for the truth to their headlines on Chris Gayle. Indeed, it led to their defeat in the case where the stylish southpaw was asked to receive 3,00,000 Australian dollars (Equivalent to USD 2,21,000) for being hurt with the news.
They also received the warning from the particular court for spreading false news to defame a celebrity. However, all ended on a sweet note for Gayle while Fairfax media found themselves on the wrong side of things.
On the work front:
The swashbuckling opener recently featured in T10 Cricket League, where he ended on the losing side. Despite scoring big for his side, the team failure saw him end up on the wrong side. Meanwhile, he was retained by the Kings XI Punjab for the upcoming IPL edition as well.
On the international front, Gayle had made himself unavailable in the series against India, where the team ended up on losing side. However, Gayle quoted he will be available for the upcoming series against England.
