Did Chris Gayle name daughter as a nod to infamous sex scandal?

Chris Gayle

New Delhi: West Indian batsman Chris Gayle has raised eyebrows by saying he named his baby daughter 'Blush', a nod to an infamous sexism scandal which engulfed him in January. Gayle left many people wondering whether the name was genuine after his partner Natasha Berridge gave birth this week.

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Chris Gayle

Gayle was pilloried over his remark, The 36-year-old was fined $10,000 by his club Melbourne Renegades and later made an apology of sorts, describing his comments as "a simple joke."

Yesterday he posted on Instagram: "We would like to welcome the arrival of our beautiful daughter ‘Blush' to this world 2 hours ago." He said on Twitter: "Thank you all for the sweet and kind messages. Blush won't Blush, my baby."