Ahead of Friday’s Indian Premier League (IPL) mini public sale, former West Indies captain Chris Gayle believes that Mayank Agarwal is ‘probably hurt’ to haven’t been retained by Punjab Kings.
Mayank, captain of Punjab Kings within the final IPL version, was launched by the franchise final month after one more dismal present by the crew. The franchise overhauled its complete teaching workers – bringing in Trevor Bayliss as the top coach rather than Anil Kumble
Having performed with Mayank prior to now, Gayle is assured that the batter will entice bidders when the ten franchises hit the public sale desk in Kochi on Friday.
“Mayank will definitely go big. If anybody doesn’t pick him, I will be very disappointed because he is sort of an explosive player. I know he is probably hurt that he has not been retained by Punjab Kings after what he has sacrificed for the franchise and to be treated like that, that’s disappointing,” Gayle mentioned on Thursday.
In the final version of the IPL, Mayank might rating solely 196 runs in 13 outings, whereas his crew completed sixth within the factors desk. But Gayle, who’s a part of JioCinema’s skilled panel for the IPL public sale, believes that the franchises will nonetheless go for Mayank regardless of a disappointing outing final season.
Having been a part of the Punjab Kings set-up for years, Gayle believes that lack of consistency has damage the crew.
“Punjab chops and change, and it’s ridiculous. You keep chopping and changing, and you never have a set eleven, whether you win a match. Sometimes they will go with the same team, but so often players don’t feel comfortable as they are being told all the time that you have to deliver when you get a chance,” Gayle mentioned.
“IPL is always pressure, so if you put themselves more on this excessive pressure, they won’t flourish in their game. They (the team) need to look at that and say, ‘hey, whatever happens, we will stick to you guys for the first six games’,” Gayle mentioned, making it clear that the franchise must again its gamers by way of thick and skinny.
‘You are gonna miss the Caribbean boys’
When the IPL begins in April this yr, Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard is not going to be in motion, though they are going to be current within the Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians dugouts respectively as coaches. But Gayle is aware of that the IPL will miss each Bravo and Pollard on the sector.
“IPL will definitely miss the likes of Pollard and Bravo on the field. Those two guys made IPL what it is today. We have to recognise them and they have won so many titles for their franchises. It is going to leave a gap in the IPL, no doubt. It will leave a little dent in the IPL…” he mentioned, including: “You are gonna miss the Caribbean boys…”
Talking about his enjoying future, Gayle jokingly mentioned, “Still fresh, still good looking, best body in the world… my playing future always looks bright until I am 50 years old.”
“Playing wise, I would still like to play in a few more tournaments in the next year, but I am pretty much on break, enjoying life, doing more ambassador work. It has been good. You guys still want to see me on the field, but time will tell. Will take it as it comes,” he added.
While he’s assured that the West Indies gamers like Jason Holder will fetch massive cash within the public sale, he agrees that the franchises might be going all out to convey Ben Stokes on board as he brings “a lot to the table, regardless of a captain’s point of view…”