PBKS vs RR | Twitter reacts as Punjab Kings drop Chris Gayle from playing XI on his birthday
Punjab Kings, rather surprisingly, dropped âUniverse Bossâ Chris Gayle from their playing XI for their first game of IPL 2021 second leg against the Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday. The KL Rahul led side named Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Fabien Allen and Adil Rashid as their four overseas players.
Chris Gayle hasnât been in the best of forms of late, having aggregated just 165 runs at 18.33 for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the recently concluded Caribbean Premier League. However, the dynamic left-hander has been a proven match-winner for the West Indies and various global T20 leagues, most significantly at the IPL.
Therefore, it was quite a surprise when the "Universe Boss" was overlooked by the Punjab Kings on Wednesday. Gayle, who celebrates his 42nd birthday on Wednesday, had scored 178 runs at 25.43 while maintaining a strike rate of 133.83. Whether heâll be a major miss for the 2014 runners-up against RR, remains to be seen.
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Chris Gayle illa dei pic.twitter.com/SPVynQsSfw
â Sanyasiá´Źá´şá´şá´Źá´Źáľáľá´´á´ą (@iam_not_a_saint) September 21, 2021
CRUEL AND UNUSUALÂ
Birthday boy left out! Thatâs cruel #ChrisGayle
â Pavanâs Labyrinth (@BardOfBread) September 21, 2021
LOL
Chris Mean while - who told himđ#PBKSvsRR #ChrisGayle #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/3Ei48B9K1n
â Abhishek soniđŽđł (@abhishekxyz2) September 21, 2021
MEMES KEEP COMINGÂ
#ChrisGayle not playing today because of the obvious reason!
â Nishant Rathore (@rathorenishant3) September 21, 2021
He's in Islamabad in #Pakistan #PakistanCricket #IPL2021 #England #PBKSvRR #RRvsPBKS
YES, IT IS!Â
Worst that The Universal Boss #ChrisGayle is not on field #PBKS VERY BAD ON HIS BDAY@ChrisGayleWI @henrygayle
â suriya velan (@suriya_velan) September 21, 2021
it's such a shame
WHY PUNJAB KINGS?
Surprised @henrygayle
â Arya (@Arya313131Arya) September 21, 2021
Birthday gift đ
Why Punjab Why!#PBKSvRR #PBKSvsRR #ChrisGayle #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/BVe206ajoQ
YAYY OR NAYY?
Chris Gayle not playing on his 42nd birthday, don't know why PBKs and KL Rahul opted not to include Gayle in the playing XI.
â Vikas Kohli (@imvikaskohli) September 21, 2021
At least Gayle should get an opportunity in this match, it's our Universe Boss birthday đ#Gayle #ChrisGayle #UniverseBoss #PBKSvsRR https://t.co/QY7CQC1bTi
HAPPY BIRTHDAYÂ
#PunjabKings #ChrisGayle #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/aXCUvyosz0
â mohamed lafir (@lafirathoty1) September 21, 2021
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