Gayle, who was playing his first competitive match since January, overcame a sluggish start against Royal Challengers Bangalore to smash five sixes and a boundary in his 53-run knock, helping KXIP snap a five-match losing streak.
The West Indies left-handers smashes seven sixes and a boundary to reach his half-century in 17 balls a KXIP top-order crumbles around him in 201-run chase vs SRH.
Nicholas Pooran made an incredible effort on the boundary line to save a certain six during the match between KXIP and RR on Sunday.
"That's the best I have seen," Kevin Pietersen said on air. The reason that made KP say those words were because the margin of error was so less in Pooran's effort.
Pooran plundered 10 sixes and four boundaries in his unbeaten, 45-ball 100, the third-fastest hundred ever scored in the CPL.
Within six months, Pooran, now of 24, has proved his worth with 20 boundaries and nine sixes in three ODIs and with an ODI average of 52 in 19 games looks to be one for the future.
Pooran admitted the offence on Tuesday and accepted the sanction proposed by match referee Chris Broad and, as such, there was no need for a formal hearing.
Nicholas Pooran has amassed 2278 runs in 119 T20 matches, averaging 24.49, including 12 fifties.
In total, 19 men have been retained for the upcoming contract year which runs from July 1 this year to June 30 next year including first-timers Fabian Allen, Nicholas Pooran and Oshane Thomas.
West Indies' Nicholas Pooran is hoping that the team can restore their pride in their next series against India at home.
Mike Hesson recently called him the "young Chris Gayle" and expectations are high but Nicholas Pooran is not feeling the pressure.
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