The later bid for the Windies opener Chris Gayle by the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) team in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction of 2018 has created a lot of buzz in the fraternity and taken the internet by storm.

While at one point it seemed like the swashbuckling left-handed batsman could have gone unsold in the auctions, but a late bid by the Punjab franchise meant IPL would not be missing its favorite smasher.

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Gayle is also more than happy to join his new team and showed his love for the new side by posting by donning a Sikh Turban and later in a video showing off a few lively Punjabi dance steps. This was after he dismissed fellow West Indian all-rounder, Andre Russel in the nets.

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In the post uploaded on a social media website, the two Carribean players can be seen engaging in a fun-filled teasing as Russell says that he will hit Gayle for a six and then perform a Punjabi ‘bhangra’ dance.

Ironically, Russell was dismissed caught and bowled as Chris exploded with a huge laugh and then celebrated by patting his thigh in a typical Punjabi fashion. “This Knight Rider player can’t be a Punjabi man,” said Gayle while taking a dig at Russell.

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Earlier, Gayle who is renowned as of the most nightmarish batsmen of T20 format failed to attract any bidders from several IPL teams. This was even after he holds a stunning record in T20 cricket where he has amassed 3626 runs in 101 matches with a phenomenal strike rate of 151.20 in IPL. It was only in the last phase of the auctions that he was picked up by Kings XI Punjab.