Chris Gayle gets in hot water for asking out journalist live on air

Jamaican Cricketer Chris Gayle has gotten himself into hot water after he asked a sports journalist on a date during a live TV broadcast in Australia.

After scoring 41 from 15 deliveries for the Melbourne Renegades in a win over the Hobart Hurricanes on Monday night, the former West Indies captain suggested to television reporter Mel McLaughlin that the pair go out for a drink and made remarks about her appearance. He added, "Don't blush, baby" during an awkward pause in the interview.

Australia Big Bash league head Anthony Everard called the move “disrespectful,” and said he will speak to Gayle and his team, the Melbourne Renegades, about the incident.

Renegades chief executive Stuart Coventry reacted by fining Gayle $10,000 Australian dollars