Sydney (AFP) - The Melbourne Renegades fined star opener Chris Gayle US$7,000 on Tuesday after an attempt to flirt with a female presenter on live TV which cricket authorities condemned as "completely out of line".
Ten Network reporter Mel McLaughlin found herself being asked out for a drink during an interview with the burly West Indian after he blasted 41 runs off 15 balls in Australia's Big Bash League (BBL) late Monday.
Live on air, Gayle -- who later insisted he was just joking -- said he was happy to be interviewed by McLaughlin "just to see your eyes for the first time".
"Nice, so hopefully we can win this game and we can have a drink after," he said.
"Don't blush baby," the Jamaican added, prompting the unimpressed McLaughlin to shake her head and reply, "I'm not blushing."
"Sorry," added Gayle, breaking into a big laugh.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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