“Wanted Me To Hit More Sixes”: Chris Gayle Recounts Fan’s Reaction Despite Getting Struck By His Six | Cricket News

One of essentially the most daunting batters of his period, West Indies nice Chris Gayle loved an ideal fan following throughout his time with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) within the Indian Premier League (IPL). Gayle, who performed at RCB for seven years between 2011-2017, was first cricketer the staff put of their Hall of Fame final 12 months, together with former South Africa captain AB de Villiers. During a latest interplay, Gayle known as the RCB followers as the very best within the IPL.

“RCB is one of the best fanbases I’ve experienced. When the Chinnaswamy Stadium starts chanting ‘RCB! RCB!’ It’s the best. RCB has the best fans,” Gayle advised former India participant Robin Uthappa on the ‘Home of Heroes’ present on JioCinema.

To additional again his declare, Gayle recalled an incident when one in every of his towering sixes unintentionally broke a fan’s nostril.

“The ball ricocheted off the wall and hit a young girl in the nose. Immediately, I went straight to the hospital and saw her with bloody nose and bloody clothes. She was like, ‘why are you sad? Don’t worry, hit more sixes!’ That was so amazing man! She helped me feel better by telling me that even when she’s in pain she wanted me to hit more sixes. It was a touching moment. The next game, every fan had a placard saying, ‘please break my nose’, so I could go visit them in the hospital,” he added.

Gayle, who began his IPL profession with Kolkata Knight Riders, moved to RCB forward of the 2011 season.

He then performed for six seasons at RCB, amassing 3,163 runs with the assistance of fice centuries.

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