Curtly Ambrose is as much an achiever as Gayle and entitled to his opinion: Vivian Richards

Ambrose questioned Gayle’s selection in the West Indies T20 World Cup squad, for which Gayle reacted by saying he no longer respected Ambrose like he used to earlier

Curtly Ambrose is an achiever who has earned his stripes to have an opinion of his own which someone like Chris Gayle must learn to "respect" even if it's not in his favour, said the iconic Sir Vivian Richards.

Ambrose, a known critic of the 'Universe Boss' Gayle, had told a radio channel in the Caribbean that Gayle shouldn't be "an automatic choice" in the West Indies playing eleven for the T20 World Cup as he has very little performance to show even in franchise cricket for the past 18 months.

To this, Gayle had lashed out at Ambrose, saying the former fast bowler of late 80's and 90's was a "negative person" for whom he had "no respect".