IPL 2018 auction: Virender Sehwag reveals why Kings XI Punjab threw a lifeline at Chris Gayle in dying moments

Virender Sehwag is now the Director of Cricket at Kings Eleven Punjab.

New Delhi: A great deal has been discussed Chris Gayle being swooped up by the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in the diminishing minutes of Indian Premier League (IPL) super closeouts. It was previous Indian opener Virender Sehwag, who mumbled a remark Zinta's ear as she raised the oar for the West Indian batsman at his base cost. There were no different takers for Gayle at the offering, so when Richard Madley - the barker - declared Gayle going to KXIP squad, a series of praise reverberated in the room. It is to be decoded with respect to why a standout amongst the most ruinous T20 batsman did not collect enthusiasm from different establishments. 

Disclosing the move to get the player, at last, Sehwag, Director of Cricket at KXIP, told www.amarujala.com: "Essentially having him (Gayle) in your side means a ton. Being an opening batsman, Gayle can turn out to be a peril to any resistance." Sehwag additionally dropped a clue that the Caribbean star won't be a general with the group. He went ahead to include, "Gayle's image esteem represents himself and how powerful he is in this organization. We chose to get Gayle as a reinforcement choice for the opening spaces." 

Known for his dauntless batting style from his playing days, Sehwag has surely assembled a group in KXIP simply like him, players who might be savage in their approach and adding Gayle to that arrange is simply energizing up the effectively stacked batting stockpile. KXIP have a red-hot batting unit this year. Other than Gayle, they have Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis and David Miller among a couple of other outside volunteers. Their stellar Indian alternatives incorporate that of Yuvraj Singh, Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul and Karun Nair. 
The left-gave Gayle is thought to be a standout amongst the most destroying batsmen of T20 organize. The swashbuckling left-hander is the principal player to score up a century in T20s, the individual with most T20 hundreds of years and furthermore has most sixes in this organization kept in touch with his name. In 101 IPL matches, Gayle has scored 3626 keeps running at a normal of 41.20 with an awesome strike rate of 151.20. Despite the fact that as of late his age (38 years of age) and shape has put everybody off and made questions over his consistency to play. 

Prior, Gayle seemed all appreciative to the Punjab based establishment as he indicated regard to the Punjabi culture. In a photo posted by KXIP official Instagram handle, Gayle was seen resting while at the same time wearing 'Pagdi' or Sikh turban. 

Sehwag additionally stood out as truly newsworthy for selecting his nephew Mayank Dagar for Rs 20 lakh. Mayank has spoken to India in the U-19 World Cup in 2016 and furthermore has been chosen for the U-23 group.