West Indies legend Chris Gayle has revealed why he is absent from the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League. The ‘Universe Boss’ has carved out a legacy as one of the tournament’s greatest-ever players and has scored more centuries than anyone else.
The opening batsman has struck the most sixes in the event’s history and recorded the IPL’s highest score of 175 in 2013. But the premier franchise tournament in world cricket is missing the Jamaican’s flair and ferocious power at the wicket and during an exclusive chat with The Mirror, he explained why.
“For the last couple of years, the way the IPL went about, I felt like I wasn’t treated properly,” Gayle shared. “So I thought ‘okay, you (Gayle) didn’t get the respect you deserved after you did so much for the sport and IPL.’ So I said ‘okay, that’s it, I’m not going to bother to enter the draft,’ so I left it as it is. There is always going to life after cricket so I’m just trying to adapt to normality.”
