Chris Gayle Recalls Virat Kohli’s Epic Reaction When He Overtook Him As Orange Cap Holder

Swashbuckling West Indian batter Chris Gayle praised Indian batting maestro Virat Kohli for his work ethic and fervour, and recalled the extreme competitors between the 2 throughout their heyday at Royal Challengers Bangalore. Both Gayle and Kohli spent a number of seasons collectively on the IPL, dominating the rival bowlers and entertaining the gang at their dwelling base, Chinnaswamy Stadium, with as many as 10 century partnerships. “Batting with Virat was just fantastic. I like the passion he has for the game. I like his passion and his work ethic, it’s fantastic. You have to give him credit for that and he wants to show it with his performances,” Gayle mentioned.

In an episode of ‘My Time with Virat’, accessible on Jio Cinema, Gayle spoke about sharing the dressing room with Kohli, notching up quite a few 100-run partnerships, and all of the dance strikes they perfected collectively.

“Sharing a dressing room with Virat and the other guys, once I am there, I am always jovial and having a lot of fun, dancing and everything like that,” mentioned Gayle.

“I’d show them a few moves and realise Virat’s got the skills. He can move, you know. But if it’s an Indian dance, Chris Gayle will win. if it’s a Caribbean dance, Chris Gayle will win!” Their relationship was robust however the pair may be aggressive with one another. Gayle narrated a narrative about Kohli’s response to the previous incomes the Orange Cap from him throughout a season.

“One thing I remember, just to go back a bit, I remember Virat was the Orange Cap holder one particular season. I was getting runs but he was more of the guy at the time scoring a lot of runs.

“Then, bam bam, two or three video games, regardless of the case could also be, I turned the Orange Cap holder. He was like, ‘man this man simply got here in, bang bang bang, and have become the Orange Cap holder?’ It was only a humorous factor that I’ll all the time keep in mind,” Gayle said.

For years, Kohli and Gayle toyed with the opposition bowling attacks, sending the Chinnaswamy Stadium into a frenzy.

However, Gayle added that it was not only fours and sixes that did the trick for them. He insisted they paid a lot of attention to running between wickets and that yielded rich dividends.

“We had understanding with one another. We complemented one another effectively. Sometimes individuals may say ‘Chris did not run between the wickets’.

“I bat with Virat, and I ran between the wickets, so I don’t want anyone to use this as an alibi to say we don’t run between the wickets.

“We have over 9 (ten) 100-run partnerships, test what number of instances what number of twos and threes we took. I used to be the quickest one between the wickets. Don’t get it twisted,” he said.

RCB is honouring its former players Gayle and AB de Villiers for their contributions to the franchise.

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