“I'm The Greatest Off-spinner Of All Time” – Chris Gayle Says “Muttiah Muralitharan Won't Contest That”

The West Indies National Cricket Team batting legend Chris Gayle, who is known for his jolly nature, has said that he is the greatest off-spinner in the history of the game.

The 42-year-old West Indies player is undoubtedly one of the greatest batters of all time to play T20 cricket. He is the highest run-getter in the history of T20 cricket with 14562 runs in his bag.

Gayle, who has not played competitive cricket since February, will next be seen in action in The 6ixty, a 60-ball tournament launched by CWI and CPL. The tournament is scheduled to take place from August 24 to 28 in St. Kitts and Nevis, just before the CPL season.

In the first Women’s game of the tournament, the Trinbago Knight Riders will lock horns with Barbados Royals on August 24 and in the first Men’s game, Guyana Amazon Warriors will lock horns with St. Lucia Kings on August 25. Also, the trophy has been named ‘Universe Boss Trophy’, which is named after Chris Gayle.

Meanwhile, Gayle raved about his bowling skills and labelled himself as the best off-spinner in the world, albeit in jest.

“You know what? My bowling is natural. Definitely, I have to bowl. I’m the greatest off-spinner of all time. Murali (Muttiah Muralitharan) won’t contest that for sure. I have the best economy, not even Sunil Narine can come close to that,” Gayle, who has 83 wickets in T20s, told ESPNCricinfo.

I’m really excited to be back in the field – Chris Gayle

Gayle further said that he is excited to return to action in The 6ixty competition.

 “I’m really excited to be back in the field. I missed it. I’m like a kid again, looking forward to the first game… For my debut. I’ll have to get back in shape. I’m still in shape but just a li’ll prep here and there to get in that mindset of playing cricket,” he said.

While talking about The 6ixty, Chris Gayle said that the players will be doing it all to make the tournament highly engaging and interesting for fans.

“Bowlers nowadays are creative. They’ve got a lot of variations and they make it challenging for the batters. Of course, the batting part is more dominant in shorter forms but the bowlers have a lot of skills to make it uncomfortable for the batter. It’s gonna be interesting from the batters’ point of view. Saint Kitts is a small ground, I’m expecting good pitches. It’s gonna be exciting, there’s gonna be a lot of chaos. It’ll be up to us how we make it even more interesting for the fans out there,” he added.

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