AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers (Credits - BCCI)

6. Chris Gayle:

Another Windies legendary player finds a place in the chart. Do anyone required any reason for the inclusion of his name in the chart? I presume NO. Perhaps, the best T20 batsman the game of cricket has event seen. His records in the format back his tag ”World Boss”.

Indian Premier League 2019: 10 Openers To Watch Out
Chris Gayle (Credits – Twitter)

Unlike every year, the show put on by Chirs Gayle in the last year IPL was quite a story. None of the franchises was interested in picking him during Indian Premier League 2018 auctions, but, then, it was Preity Zinta of Kings XI Punjab, who stole him for a base price of INR 2 Crores.

Though he didn’t get the chances initially, Gayle showed what he is capable of doing in his return to the playing XI. He unleashed himself in a heroic way by knocking runs more often than not. Within a few matches, he showed the other franchises that he is still the world boss.