Chris Gayle’s antics as a self-proclaimed ‘Universe Boss’ have been entertaining for his followers. An Indian Premier League (IPL) heavyweight in his personal proper, Gayle now finds himself at Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) juggling the ball on the fringe of the boundary as seen in a surreptitiously shot video by KXIP the place Gayle’s obvious touchdown past the rope whereas he’s nonetheless in touch with the ball is out of the body. Furthermore, there is no strategy to reply their caption “Individuals who assume that is a six can reply to this tweet” as replies have been restricted to the one individual tagged within the tweet – guess who?
In a present of athleticism that defies his age, the 40-year-old Gayle catches the ball, bobs over the rope however not earlier than releasing the ball within the air, regains his stability, pops again within the taking part in space and completes the catch.
The celebration after is captured neatly but it surely’s the legality of the catch that continues to be dicey after a sensible little bit of camerawork that will not work in a match.
Gayle has scored 4484 runs within the IPL from 125 matches at a strike charge of 151.02 and holds the report for the best particular person rating within the event – 175* for Royal Challengers Bangalore in opposition to Pune Warriors in 2013.
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Gayle was a mainstay at Royal Challengers Bangalore, the place he cast a gap partnership along with his present captain at KXIP, KL Rahul, till earlier than the 2018 season when the franchise let go of him.
The IPL begins on September 19 and KXIP play their first match in opposition to Delhi Capitals on September 20 in Dubai.
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