‘She was like… dont worry, hit more sixes’ – Chris Gayle reveals sweet interaction he had with young fan whose nose he broke with a six
The tales of Chris Gayle hitting balls out of the Chinnaswamy Stadium and into Cubbon Park have become part of legendary folklore. In an interaction with former India cricketer Robin Uthappa about Bangalore and his days as a player for the franchise, he said that he has formed an inseparable bond with the fans there and called them one of the best fanbases in the Indian T20 League.
He explained with an anecdote where he said that he unintentionally broke the nose of a young fan when he was on a six-hitting spree at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore. The star West Indies batter has entertained the Bangalore crowd with many breathtaking innings in the past. He was added to the Hall of Fame of the franchise in 2022 along with Ab de Villiers who also had a stunning career with Bangalore.
I could have gotten 215 instead of 175 – Chris Gayle to Robin Uthappa
“The ball ricocheted off the wall and hit a young girl in the nose. Immediately, I went straight to the hospital and saw her with bloody nose and bloody clothes. She was like, ‘why are you sad? Don’t worry, hit more sixes!’ That was so amazing man! She helped me feel better by telling me that even when she’s in pain she wanted me to hit more sixes. It was a touching moment. The next game, every fan had a placard saying, ‘please break my nose’, so I could go visit them in the hospital,” He said on the ‘Home of Heroes’ show to Robin Uthappa.
“Bangalore is one of the best fanbases I’ve experienced. When the Chinnaswamy Stadium starts chanting ‘Bangalore! Bangalore!’ It’s the best. Bangalore has the best fans,” he said. He also talked about his 175 against Pune at Bangalore which was a sensational innings. “AB came in and scored like 30 runs in eight balls or something like that. If the guys weren’t like ‘Chris, give him the strike’, I could have gotten 215,”
He said that Rohit Sharma is his favourite batter to watch at present. Gayle also talked about the best bowler that he faced. “He hasn’t been born. Every bowler is great. I have been through so many, it’s difficult to call one name the best. There’s too many good bowlers out there and too many good bowlers I have smashed. I am still waiting for the best one to bowl to me,” Gayle told Uthappa.
