Ye kya hogaya Gayle bhai ko phele itna fearless khelte the' - Fans react to Chris Gayle's sluggish knock of 50 runs in 49 balls in Global T20 Canada

Former West Indies skipper Chris Gayle is playing for Mississauga Panthers in the ongoing Global T20 Canada 2023. The team is making its debut in the ongoing season. Also, the tournament is returning after the 2019 season. The first two seasons were played in 2018 and 2019. The tournament came to a halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic and payment issues. Meanwhile, Gayle played the first two seasons for Vancouver Knights.

This time around, he is playing for the debutants. In the game against his former team on July 22. In that game, Gayle played uncharacteristic innings. In that game, he scored a 49-ball 50. The left-hander went on to score 55-ball 61 including four fours and three sixes. Notably, his team lost four wickets for 35. The likes of Tom Cooper, Navneet Dhaliwal, Jaskaran Singh, skipper Shoaib Malik, and James Neesham failed to make an impact.

On the other hand, Pakistan international, Azam Khan scored 64 off 35 balls including eight fours and three sixes. Meanwhile, the fans haven't been able to grasp Chris Gayle's innings.

Barbie version of Chris Gayle🌚

— Bruce Wayne (@GothamSaviourMe) July 25, 2023

20 singles that is gross for all universe boss.

— Mohit Mehta (@13mohitm) July 25, 2023

He met dhoni before that match pic.twitter.com/OnhQAaCC9G

— FOR G O A T ¹⁸ 🇮🇪 (@OGVK18) July 25, 2023

Someone tell him that West Indies didn't qualify for the ODI WC. Man is preparing for the world cup😭

— Pratham 🇮🇳 (@pr4tham_) July 25, 2023

Chris Gayle playing run a ball pic.twitter.com/4ayv81BaXo

— Ujjwal (@Ujjwald_73) July 25, 2023

But Chokli 😭😭😭
Have on 58 ball 😭 pic.twitter.com/KGpmHpcq8M

— Chokli☕️💩 (@AYYAN800) July 25, 2023

@cheers_gaylee buddhe ko bol jesus ka naam le iss umar mein. Khelne koodne ki age nahi hai yeh

— No One Knowz (@NoOne_Knowz) July 25, 2023

He has broken chokli record of statpaddding (40 ball 50 run)in world cup semifinal where eng scored 170/0 in just 15 over pic.twitter.com/Js9Cig4Zie

— Sir Alec Jeffrey (@ReshmaP80073608) July 25, 2023

Ye kya hogaya gayle bhai ko phele itna fearless khelte the 🥺🥺

— Rohit (@rohit_0718) July 25, 2023

Guy batted in these farmers league and scored 20+ centuries and 12k+ runs😭😭😭🤣😭🤣😭🤣. Overrated 🦧

— ᕵ™ (@Peak_Kohli) July 25, 2023

Chris Gayle's team lost the last-ball thriller

Talking about the game, the Panthers amassed 158/6. In reply, the Knights had a slow start as they lost Vritiya Aravind early. Fakhar Zaman struggled his way to 25-ball 23. However, the likes of Harsh Thaker (75) and skipper Rassie Van der Dussen (31) helped the team chase down the target. The former stayed till the end to take the team home on the last ball.