West Indies' millionaires reserved about their wealth
There is anecdotal evidence that, within days of humiliating England in the Stanford Super Series Twenty20 showdown and earning $1 million (about £675,000) each, three young West Indies players were seen in an Antigua jeweller's buying Rolex watches
George Binoy
25-Feb-2013
There is anecdotal evidence that, within days of humiliating England in the Stanford Super Series Twenty20 showdown and earning $1 million (about £675,000) each, three young West Indies players were seen in an Antigua jeweller's buying Rolex watches worth $30,000 apiece, writes Pat Gibson in the Times.
Chris Gayle, who was strolling around like a millionaire anyway, long before he became captain, is significantly less flamboyant, unless you count the gold earring, designer jeans and skimpy vest that reveal his bulging, tattooed forearms. What he has done with his money is personal, he says, but he revealed on his website that his priority was to provide medical treatment for his father and one of his three brothers, who has a heart condition similar to the one for which he had surgery a few years ago.
George Binoy is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo