West Indies cricket legend Chris Gayle has been part of the Indian Premier League (IPL) since the 2009 season but went unsold in the IPL 2022 mega auction which was held in February this year. The legendary IPL batter had left Gayle out of the tournament for the first time in his career.<\/p>\n\n\n
Chris Gayle, who is also known as Universe Boss, has now revealed why he is absent from the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League. He has vowed to make a return to the league next year and has named two franchises he wants to win the title for.<\/p>\n\n\n
Speaking with UK Mirror, Gayle said that he felt he did not get the respect he deserved and was not treated properly in the last few seasons of the IPL. For the last couple of years, the way the IPL went about, he felt like he wasn’t treated properly, Gayle told the UK Mirror. There is always going to life after cricket so I’m just trying to adapt to normality, the Universe Boss said.<\/p>\n\n\n
However, he did not rule out a return to the league next season and said he is coming back in IPL 2023 as the franchise need him.<\/p>\n\n\n
The West Indies icon, who has been played for Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings, said that between RCB and Punjab, he would love to get a title, with one of those two teams.<\/p>\n\n\n
Gayle also explained that he had a great stint with RCB where he was more successful within the IPL and Punjab, they’ve been good. He love to explore and he loves challenges so let’s see what happens,” he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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