Chris Gayle, living it large, scoring nothing ... again.
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West Indies superstar Chris Gayle was stunningly overlooked in Sunday's Pakistan Super League (PSL) draft ...
... The 38-year-old Jamaican ... found no takers from among the six franchises, in perhaps the biggest surprise of the auction ...
One franchise owner, who requested anonymity, told Wisden India that Gayle's partial availability for the PSL [b[coupled with his poor form in the last Indian Premier League had made him an unattractive option ...
... we would not have picked him because he is no more the Gayle force he once was ..."
... Gayle has had two unflattering seasons in the PSL, managing only 103 runs from five outings in the 2016 edition and 160 runs from nine innings last year ..."
Source: Gayle snubbed by Pakistan Super League teams
"Chris Gayle, the West Indies batsman, has announced that he intends to cash in after winning his defamation case with Fairfax Media last week, by selling his tell-all story to the highest bidder for at least US$300,000 ..."
Source: Gayle touts 'tell-all' story on Twitter for $300,000
... we would not have picked him because he is no more the Gayle force he once was ..."
... The 38-year-old Jamaican ... found no takers from among the six franchises, in perhaps the biggest surprise of the auction ...
One franchise owner, who requested anonymity, told Wisden India that Gayle's partial availability for the PSL [b[coupled with his poor form in the last Indian Premier League had made him an unattractive option ...
... we would not have picked him because he is no more the Gayle force he once was ..."
... Gayle has had two unflattering seasons in the PSL, managing only 103 runs from five outings in the 2016 edition and 160 runs from nine innings last year ..."
Source: Gayle snubbed by Pakistan Super League teams
"Chris Gayle, the West Indies batsman, has announced that he intends to cash in after winning his defamation case with Fairfax Media last week, by selling his tell-all story to the highest bidder for at least US$300,000 ..."
Source: Gayle touts 'tell-all' story on Twitter for $300,000
... we would not have picked him because he is no more the Gayle force he once was ..."
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Chris Gayle gave it the full Universe Boss treatment after striking a world-record 18 sixes to turn the final of the Bangladesh Premier League into an affirmation of his talent.
Asked by ESPNcricinfo if he would class himself as the Don Bradman of T20s, Gayle banged his own publicity drum after another epic display. "I'm the greatest batsman of all time," he pronounced.
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He was value for money in Bangladesh....
Asked by ESPNcricinfo if he would class himself as the Don Bradman of T20s, Gayle banged his own publicity drum after another epic display. "I'm the greatest batsman of all time," he pronounced.
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He was value for money in Bangladesh....
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Following his exploits in the "Bangladesh Premier League" and his epic 22 against New Zealand, "The Greatest Batsman of All Time" has "been taken ill"
Mystery surrounds Chris Gayle's absence
Mystery surrounds Chris Gayle's absence
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1st ODI, West Indies tour of New Zealand at Whangarei, 20 December 2017Chris Gayle gave it the full Universe Boss treatment after striking a world-record 18 sixes to turn the final of the Bangladesh Premier League into an affirmation of his talent.
Asked by ESPNcricinfo if he would class himself as the Don Bradman of T20s, Gayle banged his own publicity drum after another epic display. "I'm the greatest batsman of all time," he pronounced.
CH Gayle c †Latham b Bracewell 22
(New Zealand won by 5 wickets (with 24 balls remaining))
2nd ODI - Gayle "ill"
3rd ODI, West Indies tour of New Zealand at Christchurch, 26 December 2017
CH Gayle c Munro b Henry 4
(New Zealand won by 66 runs (D/L method))
Gayle's level is now facing buffet bowling served up by Indian waiters?
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Belated condolences:
Chris Gayle loses his mom to reported heart attack (click for more)
Meanwhile:
Chris Gayle awarded A$300,000 (£173,000) in Fairfax defamation case (click for more)
Chris Gayle loses his mom to reported heart attack (click for more)
Meanwhile:
And now ...MarcusGarveyLives wrote:
"International cricketer Chris Gayle has won his defamation battle against Fairfax Media after a NSW Supreme Court jury found the publisher failed to prove reports alleging he exposed himself to a massage therapist in Sydney were true ..."
West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle wins defamation case against Fairfax Media (click for more)
West Indies Next Great Partnership?
Chris Gayle awarded A$300,000 (£173,000) in Fairfax defamation case (click for more)
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He'll have to take break from all this ...
Chris Gayle returns to West Indies squad for England ODI series at age of 39 (click for more)
Chris Gayle returns to West Indies squad for England ODI series at age of 39!
Chris Gayle returns to West Indies squad for England ODI series at age of 39 (click for more)
Chris Gayle returns to West Indies squad for England ODI series at age of 39!
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Chris Gayle appeals against 'manifestly inadequate' defamation payout
West Indies Next Great Partnership?
West Indies Next Great Partnership?
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Chris Gayle to retire from ODIs after World Cup
"You're looking at a great man, .... "I'm the greatest player in the world
. Of course I'm still the Universe Boss. That will never change. I'll take that to the grave."
"You're looking at a great man, .... "I'm the greatest player in the world
. Of course I'm still the Universe Boss. That will never change. I'll take that to the grave."-
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"That said, West Indies will rue a raft of dropped catches including four off Roy, with Ashley Nurse so often the guilty party. They may also look back on a first innings that, for all the showmanship from Gayle, also included the 39-year-old eating up an abundance of deliveries before truly finding his rhythm. Roy, by contrast, brought up his seventh ODI century from 65 balls, with a solitary defensive shot."
Jason Roy and Joe Root sink West Indies after Chris Gayle flays England
"It was a measure of the firepower of the West Indies line-up that Gayle’s teammates actually comfortably scored quicker than him, adding 207 in 172 balls while he managed 135 in 129. As England breezed past what they had been set, it raised the question: had Gayle’s early caution actually hampered his side? His century, in even time, had taken 35 balls longer than Roy’s - and, for all their contrasting styles, four deliveries more than Root’s too ..."
Jason Roy and Joe Root centuries negate Chris Gayle's as England beat West Indies in first ODI
"The big Jamaican celebrated three figures by dropping to his haunches in the direction of the dressing-room and then placing his helmet on his bat handle and raising it above his head like a trophy.
The self-styled Universe Boss, whose bedroom at home features a dancing pole and mirrored ceiling, was having the time of his life.
But he scored just 21 runs from his first 50 balls and ultimately that probably cost the Windies."
Roy and Root tons power England to third biggest run chase ever in Barbados
"The package Gayle brings with him is not entirely positive, though. His lack of mobility in the field - really, it's a throwback to Victorian days - is a major problem, while his inability to run does not just reduce his own scoring opportunities. He is unable to take the second or third runs his partners may be capable of making and thus increases the pressure upon them. While he might argue he can compensate for that weakness, he will know the very best ODI players - and you have only to think of the speed of MS Dhoni between the wickets - can both hit sixes and scamper quick ones and twos ...
... There are huge issues inherent in Gayle's approach. If he fails having eaten up a dozen or so overs at the start of the innings, he puts his side at a significant disadvantage in having wasted Powerplay opportunities. Here he didn't hit a boundary until the 15th over of the innings. By the time he was out, he had faced 65 dot balls; the same number of deliveries Roy needed for his hundred. And even if he does come through that tough start, can anyone's acceleration justify the risk of failure or the difficulty in running between the wickets?"
Chris Gayle finds old spark but high-risk approach may cost West Indies
123 off 85 balls.
Universe Boss?
West Indies vs England 1st ODI (D/N), England tour of West Indies at Bridgetown, 20 Febuary 2019 - Highlights
Jason Roy and Joe Root sink West Indies after Chris Gayle flays England
"It was a measure of the firepower of the West Indies line-up that Gayle’s teammates actually comfortably scored quicker than him, adding 207 in 172 balls while he managed 135 in 129. As England breezed past what they had been set, it raised the question: had Gayle’s early caution actually hampered his side? His century, in even time, had taken 35 balls longer than Roy’s - and, for all their contrasting styles, four deliveries more than Root’s too ..."
Jason Roy and Joe Root centuries negate Chris Gayle's as England beat West Indies in first ODI
"The big Jamaican celebrated three figures by dropping to his haunches in the direction of the dressing-room and then placing his helmet on his bat handle and raising it above his head like a trophy.
The self-styled Universe Boss, whose bedroom at home features a dancing pole and mirrored ceiling, was having the time of his life.
But he scored just 21 runs from his first 50 balls and ultimately that probably cost the Windies."
Roy and Root tons power England to third biggest run chase ever in Barbados
"The package Gayle brings with him is not entirely positive, though. His lack of mobility in the field - really, it's a throwback to Victorian days - is a major problem, while his inability to run does not just reduce his own scoring opportunities. He is unable to take the second or third runs his partners may be capable of making and thus increases the pressure upon them. While he might argue he can compensate for that weakness, he will know the very best ODI players - and you have only to think of the speed of MS Dhoni between the wickets - can both hit sixes and scamper quick ones and twos ...
... There are huge issues inherent in Gayle's approach. If he fails having eaten up a dozen or so overs at the start of the innings, he puts his side at a significant disadvantage in having wasted Powerplay opportunities. Here he didn't hit a boundary until the 15th over of the innings. By the time he was out, he had faced 65 dot balls; the same number of deliveries Roy needed for his hundred. And even if he does come through that tough start, can anyone's acceleration justify the risk of failure or the difficulty in running between the wickets?"
Chris Gayle finds old spark but high-risk approach may cost West Indies
123 off 85 balls.
Universe Boss?
West Indies vs England 1st ODI (D/N), England tour of West Indies at Bridgetown, 20 Febuary 2019 - Highlights