Cricketer Chris Gayle apologises for asking out TV reporter

West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle has apologised after asking a reporter out during a live television interview.

Journalist Mel McLaughlin was reportedly left angry and upset after Gayle abruptly asked her out during an interview in Hobart on Monday night.

Despite the apology Gayle has been fined $10,000 by his Big Bash League side Melbourne Renegades.