When Chris Gayle Wanted To Finish Rashid Khan For 'Staring At Him' In IPL

Chris Gayle is one of the most powerful hitters in the world. He has plied his trade in franchise leagues across the globe and has been one of the most valuable players in the side. Gayle has also played for Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and shared the dressing room with rising India star KL Rahul.

Gayle is highly rated in the shortest format of the game. He has the experience of playing in franchise leagues all around the world. The southpaw has scored 13296 runs in the T20s at an average of 38.50 with 22 centuries and 82 half-centuries to his name.

Chris Gayle told me if Rashid Khan comes on and stares at me I’ll finish him: KL Rahul

Chris Gayle is hard to be stopped once he gets going. He has made century scoring look easy in the shortest format of the game as it looks like he scores them for fun. Recalling an incident while sharing a stand with Gayle, KL Rahul said, he wanted to finish off Rashid Khan for staring at him.

“I remember one instance in 2018, he (Chris Gayle) was hungry, he was angry, and he wanted to win. We had a match against the Sunrisers, and he told me, ‘If Rashid Khan comes on, I am gonna finish him because I don’t like a spinner coming and staring me down. If he stares at me, I am going to finish him’,” said Rahul on Open Nets.

In other news, Gayle recently opted out of CPL 2020. Gayle had joined St. Lucia Zouks after his fallout with Jamaica Tallawahs after the Ramnaresh Sarwan incident.