The self-proclaimed universe Boss, Chris Gayle is one of the most loved overseas players in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He is counted among the top batsmen of the world. Since the inception of IPL, Gayle has been playing in the cash-rich league. His contribution to the tournament is huge and has earned an immense amount of love and respect from of millions of people. Earlier he was associated with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for many years.
However, before the 11th edition of IPL, no franchise as ready to buy Gayle and make him a part of their team. In fact, his previous team RCB also refused to buy him. It was the second day of the auction when Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) bought him for the base price of INR 2 crores. KXIP even took to Twitter to share this news with the fans, this is what they tweeted after the auctions, have a look:
The universe boss @henrygayle is a KXIP player! Don't pinch yourself. You read that right! Welcome to the family Chris! #LivePunjabiPlayPunjabi #IPLAuction
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) January 28, 2018
However, Chris didn’t get the opportunity to play in the first two game for his team. But in the other two matches, he was in beast mode. He not just play the game but also proved everyone wrong by giving stunning performances in both the matches.
While a lot of people from the franchise had doubts on his capabilities because of him getting older, on the other hand, it was Virender Sehwag of Kings XI Punjab, the former cricketer who had full confidence on him and thus, he bought him for INR 2 crores.
The universe boss @henrygayle is a KXIP player! Don't pinch yourself. You read that right! Welcome to the family Chris! #LivePunjabiPlayPunjabi #IPLAuction
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) January 28, 2018
Therefore, after the thrilling century of Chris Gayle, Viru took to Twitter and trolled all the other franchises with a single tweet, here’s what he tweeted:
I saved the IPL by picking – @henrygayle 🤣🤣.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) April 19, 2018
Now, in another tweet, he has trolled all the haters who were trolling Chris Gayle before. Here’s what he tweeted:
If you don’t Then you don’t
Love me at Deserve me at
my my pic.twitter.com/lGQFHyimR0— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) April 19, 2018
In the picture, he took a clear dig at all the haters who earlier trolled Gayle for getting out without scoring. Virender Sehwag is the wittiest cricketer, his fans love him for his humorous tweets. His tweets never fail to catch eyes and make the news.
