St Lucia Zouks have bought the services of the self-proclaimed ‘Universe Boss’, Chris Gayle as their marquee player for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) after the batsman was released by his former team Jamaica Tallawahs, with whom he won the CPL title in 2016.

Gayle is the highest run-scorer in the history of the tournament with 2354 runs and now he will be joining his third CPL franchise after playing for St Kitts and Nevi Patriots in the past. Gayle was with the Tallawahs for the first four seasons of the CPL before heading to SKN for the next couple of years.

Last year, he returned to the Tallawahs, but his move to SLZ could be linked to the fact that the KPH Dream Cricket Private Limited, who also owns IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), whom the West Indies batsman is a part of, acquired the SLZ franchise in CPL.

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Talking about the same, SLZ coach, Andy Flower said, “It’s brilliant news that we have been able to get Chris Gayle with us at this year’s CPL 2020. I have got a long association with Chris running all the way back to his debut Test match in Trinidad back in 2000. I’ve seen his exploits in all three forms of the game and I am really looking forward to working with him and Daren Sammy toward a special year for St Lucia cricket.”

Apart from that, Chris Gayle will also be reuniting with former West Indies teammate Darren Sammy, a two-time World Cup winning skipper, who will be leading the St Lucia Zouks in the forthcoming season.

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Talking about the same, Sammy said, “Chris is one of the most successful T20 batsmen in the world and with his experience with our young openers, a lot can be learned from Chris. I welcome him to the Zouks Franchise. Chris will be in St Lucia and the fans will be happy and the fact that Jamaica has released him. I will have a motivated Chris Gayle looking to prove a point that he is one of the leading T20 batsmen in the world. I can’t wait for CPL 2020 and hopefully, the Coronavirus will be under control.”