Chris Gayle’s sensational allegation (photo-instagram)
Chris Gayle, one of the most explosive batsmen in IPL history, has revealed this which is really surprising. Chris Gayle told that in the IPL, the Punjab Kings team treated him in such a way that he was very hurt. It came to know that he had to leave the IPL and at one time it seemed that he was going into depression. Chris Gayle made a sensational allegation in an interview and said that Punjab Kings insulted him and at that time he had called the team coach Anil Kumble and discussed his mental stress. Gayle said that he cried during a conversation with Kumble.
Chris Gayle’s sensational allegations on Punjab Kings
Preity Zinta’s team from Punjab Kings Chris Gayle Was connected in the year 2018. Gayle was bought by Punjab Kings at a base price of 2 crores. These players remained in this team till 2021 but due to bio bubble, they left IPL 2021 in between. Now Gayle has told that in fact, he was misbehaved with him in the Punjab Kings team, whose grief he is till date. Gayle said, ‘My IPL season with Punjab is already over. Telling honestly, I was abused in Punjab Kings. I think I was not treated right as a senior player. They considered me like a child. For the first time in my life, I felt that I was going towards depression.
Chris Gayle angry with Anil Kumble
Gayle further said, ‘Your mental condition is more than money. I called Anil Kumble and told that I am leaving the team. There was a World Cup ahead and we were in bio bubble which was breaking me mentally. After playing the last match against Mumbai, I thought that I cannot harm myself by staying in more teams. I cried while talking to Anil Kumble. I was very disappointed with Anil Kumble and the way the team was running. Captain KL Rahul called me and said that you will play the next match but I said that All the Best, I packed my bag and left from there.
Gayle’s performance for Punjab
Chris Gayle performed amazing in the IPL. The big thing is that he played very well for Punjab Kings for three consecutive seasons. In 2018, he scored 368 runs at an average of more than 40. In 2019 again, 490 runs at an average of more than 40. In 2020, Gayle scored 288 runs at an average of more than 41. Just in the 2021 season, he could score 193 runs at an average of 21.44 and then he was also dropped from the playing XI. Perhaps this is the reason why Gayle became very disappointed. Chris Gayle has scored 4965 runs in 142 matches in the IPL at an average of around 40, his strike rate is more than 148 and he managed to score 6 centuries in this tournament.
