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I like Virat Kohli’s passion and work ethic, batting with him was just fantastic: Chris Gayle | Cricket News
NEW DELHI: The mighty hitter Chris Gayle Praise the Indian polish master Virat kohli for his work ethic and passion. Gayle also goes back in time and recalls the fierce rivalry between the two during their heyday at Bangalore Royal Challenger.
“Polishing with Virat was amazing. I love the passion he has for the game. I like his passion and work ethic, it’s amazing. You have to credit him for that and he wanted to show that with his performance,” Gayle said.
Both Gayle and Kohli have spent many seasons together at the IPL, dominating rival pitchers and entertaining crowds at their home ground, Chinnaswamy Stadium, with numerous partnerships that last. 10 centuries.
Gayle talked about sharing a locker room with Kohli, scoring multiple partnerships in 100 runs, and all the jumps they’ve perfected together.
Gayle said: “In the same dressing room with Virat and the others, once I’m there, I’m always happy and there’s a lot of fun, dancing and all that.
“I would show them some moves and realize that Virat is skilled. He can move, you know. But if it’s an Indian dance, Chris Gayle wins. If it’s a dance Caribbean dance, Chris Gayle wins!”
Their relationship is strong but this couple can also compete with each other. Gayle narrated a story of Kohli’s reaction to his ex winning the Orange Hat from him for a season.
“I remember one thing, just going back a bit, I remember Virat was the holder of the Orange Cap in a particular season. I ran but he was the one who scored more points at that time.
“After that, bam bam, two or three games, whatever the case, I became the holder of the Orange Hat. He said, ‘this guy just came in, bang bang bang, and back. become the holder of the Orange Hat?’ It was just a funny thing that I will always remember,” Gayle said.
For years, Kohli and Gayle toyed with the opposition’s bowling attacks, sending Chinnaswamy Stadium into a frenzy.
However, Gayle added that it’s not just four and six that do it for them. He insists that they have paid a lot of attention to running between players and that it pays rich dividends.
“We understand each other very well. We complement each other very well. Sometimes people can say ‘Chris doesn’t run between sockets.'”
“I play against Virat, and I run between sockets, so I don’t want anyone to use this as an alibi to say we don’t run between sockets.
“Polishing with Virat was amazing. I love the passion he has for the game. I like his passion and work ethic, it’s amazing. You have to credit him for that and he wanted to show that with his performance,” Gayle said.
Both Gayle and Kohli have spent many seasons together at the IPL, dominating rival pitchers and entertaining crowds at their home ground, Chinnaswamy Stadium, with numerous partnerships that last. 10 centuries.
Gayle talked about sharing a locker room with Kohli, scoring multiple partnerships in 100 runs, and all the jumps they’ve perfected together.
Gayle said: “In the same dressing room with Virat and the others, once I’m there, I’m always happy and there’s a lot of fun, dancing and all that.
“I would show them some moves and realize that Virat is skilled. He can move, you know. But if it’s an Indian dance, Chris Gayle wins. If it’s a dance Caribbean dance, Chris Gayle wins!”
Their relationship is strong but this couple can also compete with each other. Gayle narrated a story of Kohli’s reaction to his ex winning the Orange Hat from him for a season.
“I remember one thing, just going back a bit, I remember Virat was the holder of the Orange Cap in a particular season. I ran but he was the one who scored more points at that time.
“After that, bam bam, two or three games, whatever the case, I became the holder of the Orange Hat. He said, ‘this guy just came in, bang bang bang, and back. become the holder of the Orange Hat?’ It was just a funny thing that I will always remember,” Gayle said.
For years, Kohli and Gayle toyed with the opposition’s bowling attacks, sending Chinnaswamy Stadium into a frenzy.
However, Gayle added that it’s not just four and six that do it for them. He insists that they have paid a lot of attention to running between players and that it pays rich dividends.
“We understand each other very well. We complement each other very well. Sometimes people can say ‘Chris doesn’t run between sockets.'”
“I play against Virat, and I run between sockets, so I don’t want anyone to use this as an alibi to say we don’t run between sockets.
“We have over nine (ten) partnerships that run 100 times, check out how many times we’ve done two and three. I’m the fastest between the points. Don’t get me wrong,” he said. .
RCB is honoring its former players Gayle and AB de Villiers for their contributions to the franchise.
(With input from PTI)
