Chris Gayle was one of the few cricketers who made the Indian Premier League (IPL) one of the most entertaining T20 tournaments to watch for. He played for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Punjab Kings (PBKS).
But the most amazing time he spent in the IPL was for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). He played for the franchise from 2011-2017 and was the first cricketer the team put in their Hall of Fame last year, along with South African cricket legend AB de Villiers.
He has called the RCB fans as the best in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and recalled an anecdote that saw him inadvertently break a fan’s nose with a towering six.
“The ball ricocheted off the wall and hit a young girl in the nose. Immediately, I went straight to the hospital and saw her with bloody nose and bloody clothes. She was like, ‘why are you sad? Don’t worry, hit more sixes!’ That was so amazing man! She helped me feel better by telling me that even when she’s in pain she wanted me to hit more sixes. It was a touching moment. The next game, every fan had a placard saying, ‘please break my nose’, so I could go visit them in the hospital,” Gayle told former India player Robin Uthappa on the ‘Home of Heroes’ show on JioCinema.
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“RCB is one of the best fanbases I’ve experienced. When the Chinnaswamy Stadium starts chanting ‘RCB! RCB!’ It’s the best. RCB has the best fans,” said Gayle.
Chris Gayle holds the record for most centuries (7) and the highest individual score in the IPL (175*). The West Indian claimed that he could have scored a double-century if not for AB de Villiers.
“AB came in and scored like 30 runs in eight balls or something like that. If the guys aren’t like ‘Chris, give him the strike’, I could have gotten 215,” he told Uthappa.
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He also picked Rohit Sharma as his favorite batter to watch out for currently.
“He hasn’t been born. Every bowler is great. I have been through so many, it’s difficult to call one name the best. There’s too many good bowlers out there and too many good bowlers I have smashed. I am still waiting for the best one to bowl to me,” he said when asked about the best bowler he has ever faced.
