Chris Gayle turned the lucky charm for KXIP as he put up a match-winning 93-run stand with KL Rahul to end his side's lean patch in IPL 2020.
Bottom-placed KXIP will look to bring their IPL 2020 play-off ambitions back on track with opener Chris Gayle in the line-up for Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Deepak Hooda makes debut for KXIP.
KXIP posted a video of the 'Universe Boss' on its twitter handle on Tuesday, where the West Indian displayed optimism despite his team lying at the bottom of the points table with just one win from seven games.
Gayle is yet to feature in this season's IPL and was all set to make his debut in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad before he was down with stomach infection.
KXIP's Chris Gayle is down with food poisoning and is yet to make an appearance for the franchise in this season.
Gayle is yet to play a single game in the ongoing league played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
IPL 2020: Wasim Jaffer says KXIP is in a situation where it needs to win seven out of the remaining nine games and doesn't want to bring in Chris Gayle and Mujeeb Ur Rahman at a stage when they need to win all matches.
West Indies' explosive batsman and IPL great Chris Gayle is celebrating his 41st birthday today.
Gayle, who is one of the most destructive batsmen to ever play the game, is just 16 runs short to reach the 4500-run mark in IPL.
Five franchises will play in the inaugural edition of LPL which is scheduled to run from November 14 to December 6.
KXIP head coach Anil Kumble has opened up on Chris Gayle's role for the franchise in the upcoming edition of the IPL.
Gayle is now part of KXIP's new set up with former Indian cricketer Anil Kumble as the head coach and KL Rahul as the new captain, but the Gayle felt it like going back to school with a new headmaster and a head boy.
Chris Gayle was one of the attendees of the birthday party hosted by Usain Bolt, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday.
The team comprised of some formidable cricketers while also missing out on some of the big names.
It was earlier reported that citing personal reasons, Gayle pulled out of the competition and informed the franchise about his decision on Tuesday.
The 2020 edition of the CPL is scheduled to take place in Trinidad and Tobago from August 18 until September 10 subject to government clearance.
Gayle, who is known as one of the most destructive batsmen in limited-overs cricket, has so far played 103 Tests for the West Indies in which he has scored over 7,000 runs.
Kirk Edwards revealed that it was difficult for him and Chris Gayle to hold back the emotions when Sachin Tendulkar delivered the farewell speech in 2013.
Kohli, who is ICC no.1 ranked batsman in ODI cricket, has slammed 43 tons in the limited-overs cricket which is second-most by any.
Gayle, who is very vocal about his views, said that it's never too late to fight for what is right. He also mentioned that racism exists in cricket.
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