KP: Gayle was not being treated right

Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen feels one of the main reasons for West Indies icon Chris Gayle leaving the Punjab Kings bio-bubble in the UAE and heading back to “recharge” his batteries for the ICC T20 World Cup was because he was “not being treated right in his environment”.

Pietersen said on Friday that, “He (Gayle) is not being treated right in his environment. He feels like they are using him and getting rid of him, using him and getting rid of him. Didn’t play him on his birthday, cast him aside. If he is not happy, he is 42, let him do what he wants.”

This season, Gayle has played 10 matches, scoring 193 runs.