New Delhi: Legend of West Indies Chris Gayle, one of the most famous characters in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL), opened up for the most difficult phase of his career and revealed that his Stint with Kings Pandjáb (formerly Kings XI Punjab) had him disilliant and push him to depress.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe!When he talked about a podcast with Shubhankar Misra, Gayle remembered how he felt “disrespect” during his time with the franchise between 2018 and 2021, although he was one of the biggest stars he had ever played at the tournament.“My IPL ended prematurely with Pandjab. I was disrespectful in Kings XI. I felt I wasn’t treated as a senior who did so much for the league. They treated me as a child.
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During his time in Pandjab, Gayle played 41 matches and scored 1,304 runs on average 40.75 and a strike of 148.65, including one century and the ten 1950s. Yet the memories remain bitter.He remembered that he had disintegrated during his interview with the then coach Anil Kumble. “Actually, I collapsed to talk to Anil because I was really hurt. I cried and told him I was disappointed with him as franchise was running,” Gayle said.The “boss of the universe” also told how Captain Kl Rahul then tried to persuade him to stay. “Kl Rahul even called me and said,” Chris, stay, you will play another game. “But I just said,” I wish you all the best, “he packed his bag and went out,” Gayle recalled.Gayle’s decision came during the 2021 season, which was played under strict limits of organic bubbles. He admitted that the mental toll was too hard. “At this stage, money meant nothing. Your mental health is more important. I felt like I was destroying inside and I just had to leave,” he said.Gayle ended his career IPL 4,965 runs in 142 matches, including the highest individual score in the history of the league – 175*. While his exploitation with Knikht Riders and Royal Challengers Bengalur made him a legend T20, his east of the Pandjab Kings left him scars.“It was the first time I had ever felt depressed. I was destroyed inside,” Gayle concluded, giving the fans a rare view of the emotional struggle for his personality greater than life.
