‘Semi-retired’ Chris Gayle has all of the enjoyable: Checks Warner’s pockets, hugs Marsh
Chris Gayle was the person of the hour through the sport between Australia and West Indies on Saturday. Wearing a beaming smile and sun shades beneath a helmet, the ‘Universe Boss’ seemingly performed his final World Cup sport. However, the big-hitting Jamaican is hoping to exit the worldwide stage in entrance of his residence followers.
The occasions contained in the stadium instructed this match was certainly Gayle’s swansong as he smashed a few sixes whereas scoring 15 runs with the bat. Later he additionally bowled an over the place he picked the wicket of Mitchell Marsh and fairly hilariously went on to hug the Australian and thanked him for the dismissal.
The Windies nice was seen signing on the digital camera and in addition distributed his cricketing gears to the followers within the stands after his crew misplaced the match by eight wickets. However, later it got here to mild that he’s solely “semi-retired” as of now.
“I’m semi-retired. I’m one away,” Gayle mentioned forward of the sport, in keeping with a report within the t20worldcup.com
During his enjoyable outing on the day, Gayle’s yet one more act caught everybody’s consideration. The 42-year-old hilariously checked Warner’s pockets whereas the latter was batting.
Has Chris Gayle simply checked Warner’s pocket for sandpaper 🤣🤣#T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/QUMM1ylFqp
— England’s Barmy Army (@TheBarmyArmy) November 6, 2021
After the match, talking on the ICC’s post-match Facebook stay present, Gayle clarified he has not but retired however hinted that he’s set to log out.
“I was just having some fun today. Put everything that happened aside. I was just interacting with the fans in the stand and just having some fun seeing as it’s going to be my last World Cup game.”
Asked to make clear, Gayle laughed: “I’d love to play one more World Cup. But I don’t think they will allow me.”
“It’s been a phenomenal career. I didn’t announce any retirement but they actually give me one game in Jamaica to go in front of my home crowd, then I can say ‘hey guys, thank you so much.”
(With PTI inputs)
