Recently, the star Caribbean cricketer Chris Gayle becomes the world’s most travelled cricketer in the history of the game. Gayle has admitted that the long travelling schedule is not easy for him but wants to make it simpler for him.
The 39-year-old Gayle still participates in almost every cricket leagues in the world. The left-handed attacking opening batsman recently became the first cricketer to completing over two million kilometres of flying around the globe to play the game.
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Accepting the continuous travel from one continent to another continent is not so easy, Gayle recently claims that he is looking forward to making these things more simple for him in the future.
Gayle recently told ESPN, “In the future, I’m looking forward to things being a bit more simpler for me, from a personal point of view. It’s not so easy, to be honest with you. Especially at this age as well. You jump on a flight, and then you jump on a cricket field. But in a way you manage yourself, and I have a great team that keeps the body ready to perform up to standard and I’ve been doing this for years.
“You make the necessary adjustment as quickly as possible, and take it from there. It’s not a big issue. It’s not a big concern for me at this point in time to be honest.”
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In the ongoing inaugural Mzansi Super League (MSL) in South Africa, Gayle has played only one game for his team Jozi Stars while after that he was busy for the recently concluded 2018 T10 league in UAE.
After his off from the Jozi Stars, Reeza Hendricks is playing some brilliant consistent cricket for the team and has led the side to stay at the third position in the points table. Just after returning in South Africa for MSL, Gayle became ready and featured on Tuesday’s (December 4) game against the hosts Cape Town Blitz where he scored just 6 runs.
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Before that game, Gayle praised his teammate Hendricks, the in-form and leading run-scorer of the tournament. After scoring a golden duck in his first game of the tournament, Hendricks played three fifty-plus knocks, including two centuries in the last two games. On Tuesday’s game, Hendricks failed to make his third T20 centuries in a row but scored an important 79 runs off just 48 balls.
Talking about Hendricks’ batting, Gayle said before Tuesday’s game, “I’d love Hendricks to make it three in a row. That would be nice to see. Two centuries back to back is always good, and coming in such good form as well. He knows the conditions well. I’m looking forward to opening the batting with him.
“With his form, maybe he can actually take a bit of pressure off me. You guys keep mentioning my name, but it’s Hendricks you should be wary of. I’ll try and get a good start with him. Just enjoy the moment with him as well.”
