West Indies flamboyant cricketer Chris Gayle has withdrawn from the remaining 14th edition of the Indian Premier League.IPL 2021) due to bubble fatigue. Now, after being pulled out of the cash-rich league, fans have come to theorize that the ‘universe owner’ might have played his last IPL match. Gayle’s departure from the marquee event was confirmed by his franchise Punjab Kings (PBKS) Thursday night. According to an official statement, Gayle has pulled out of the IPL bio-bubble to refresh himself for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which begins on October 17 in Oman.
Gayle’s departure from the IPL bio-bubble means he will not be a part of Punjab’s squad for their three league matches.
Here’s what netizens had to say about Gayle’s exit from IPL:
Responding to this news, a fan asked, ‘Have we seen Gayle for the last time in the IPL?
have we seen the last of #chrisgail in IPL? Will he be selected in the next auction? Will this scenario change as it is a 10-team league? But then it will be a 3 year contract. So, I doubt it! – Manish Batavia (@manishbatavia) September 30, 2021
Sharing a bunch of snaps of Gayle in various Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) jerseys, another fan suggested that IPL 2021 could be the West Indies cricketer’s last appearance in India’s domestic T20 league.
Another fan said that Gayle will go down as the greatest IPL player of all time as no one will be able to match his hitting skills.
Expressing gratitude to Gayle for all the memories, a fan said that he will be missed.
“He was way ahead of his time in terms of six hitting, matchups and the biggest peak any IPL player has had in three years,” he tweeted. The era may have ended in a whisper but he will always be remembered as the first Hall of Famer of T20 cricket and the face of the goat of one of the biggest IPL teams.
Hitting six was well ahead of its time in terms of matchups and the highest peak of any IPL player in three years. The era may have come to an end, but he will always be remembered as the first Hall of Famer of T20 cricket and the face of one of the biggest IPL teams pic.twitter.com/mP0BhfpaSW— static_357 (@static_a357) September 30, 2021
Gayle played 10 matches in IPL 2021 and scored 193 runs at an average of 21.44 and strike rate of 125.32. Overall, Gayle has scored 4965 runs in 142 IPL matches. He is also the sixth highest ring-getter in the league.
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