IPL 2017: It’s A Great Feeling To Open The Innings With You, Says Chris Gayle To Interviewer Virat Kohli

Apr 19, 2017 at 10:49 AM

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IPL 2017: It’s A Great Feeling To Open The Innings With You, Says Chris Gayle To Interviewer Virat Kohli

Royal Challengers Bangalore stars Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle were indulged in a special chat after the latter became the first man on the planet to cross the 10,000-run mark in T20.

The hard-hitting Jamaican achieved the monumental feat against Gujarat Lions on Tuesday night (April 18).  Before the start of the 2017 IPL, the southpaw needed 63 runs to reach the 10,000 milestone. However, he managed to score only 60 runs in the three matches he played prior to the match against the Lions. His poor form had also forced the team-management to drop him for a couple of matches.

But when he was given another chance to open the innings, he proved his mettle with a whirlwind knock of 77 runs from just 38 balls with the help of five fours and seven sixes. During the knock, he also entered the exclusive 10,000-run club when he strolled for a single to score the third run of his knock. He also became the first player to score more than 10,000 runs in three levels — first-class, list-A and T20s.

Gayle’s explosive knock also helped Royal Challengers Bangalore to get back to winnings ways. Batting first, they posted a mammoth 213 for 2 before restricting the Lions to 192 for 7 to register their second win in six months.

The win was a much-needed one for the runners-up of last year and Kohli and Gayle’s jovial mood after the victory totally showed how happy the Bangalore players are after winning the match.

Kohli began the interview with a cheeky question, asking Gayle about his experience on opening the innings with him. Both the players burst into laughter before Gayle said how much he enjoys batting with Kohli.

Here is the full transcript of that interview:

Virat Kohli: Chris, how does it feel to open the innings with me?

Chris Gayle: It’s a great feeling to open the innings with you. It’s an absolute pleasure mate. You’re a legend and you have many more runs to score. It’s a privilege to actually watch you from the other end and to see you score fluently. Well done on your career so far and I wish you many many more from my heart. Seriously.

Virat Kohli : It was our 10th 100-run partnership in T20s and it is a record. You got to 10000 runs at an average of 40 and a strike-rate of 149 and 18 hundreds. It is a crazy stat. It has been my privilege to open with you.

How you have managed to be the ‘Universe Boss’ consistently for so many years?

Chris Gayle: It’s fantastic to get to 10000 runs and share that moment with you. We have had a lot of partnerships and it is really great. Also, to be able to play for a great franchise like the RCB is superb. Since I joined this franchise, things have gone great for me as well from a personal point of view, so I am very thankful for that. You guys have been special and it is special to share the dressing room with you. We have a lot of talent, many youngsters and it is good fun. It has been an absolute pleasure.

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