Gayle sported a turban, watching which Dhawan didn't hesitate to compare him with India's vibrant Punjabi singer Daler Mehndi.

Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi will be leading the World XI after England's limited overs captain Eoin Morgan sustained a broken finger during a domestic match.

Let's take a look at the top five knocks of IPL 2018 that stood head and shoulders above the rest.

RCB management shocked everyone when they retained uncapped batsman Sarfaraz Khan over explosive hitters Chris Gayle and KL Rahul, but his performance was not up to the mark this season.

Despite losses to Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders, KXIP are in the top half of the league with 12 points while RCB are still languishing at the second last place in the table.

Kings XI Punjab's Andrew Tye admits that no bowler is safe in the shortest format and one shouldn't take matters personally when they are hammered for sixes.

The stylish India batsman, who has so far scored 268 runs from seven IPL games at a strike rate of 170.70, said he is used to Gayle's company as they have played together for a few years at Royal Challengers Bangalore previously.

In four matches of IPL 2018 so far, the Jamaican marauder has amassed 252 runs with a strike rate of 161.53 including two fifties and one century.

Chris Gayle is also attending yoga classes at the hotel, besides trying out the world famous ayurveda massages of Kerala.

Gayle was Kings XI Punjab's final buy and the Rs 2 crore they spent on him meant the franchise were left with just Rs 10 lakh, using almost their entire purse of Rs 67.5 crore.

Chris Gayle grooved to Haryanvi sensation Sapna Choudhary's popular track, Teri aankhon ka yo kajal. Watch video

A viral video of the Jamaican power-hitter has surfaced the internet where he is seen dancing to Haryanvi song 'Teri Ankhya Ka Yo Kajal'. Take a look.

Yuvraj Singh said Kings XI Pujab's immediate goal is to qualify for the play-offs of Indian Premier League 2018.

The battle at the Eden Gardens will see Gayle facing the spin challenge of KKR with West Indies teammate Sunil Narine and India sensation Kuldeep Yadav leading the attack.

Chris Gayle's hundred against SRH has propelled the Twitterati to aim potshots at Royal Challengers Bangalore for not retaining him in IPL 2018 players auction.

The flamboyant Gayle, dubbed as the 'Universe Boss', showed that he is far from finished en-route his unbeaten 63-ball-104 which was studded with 11 towering sixes and a solitary boundary. 

West Indies star batsman Chris Gayle hit his sixth IPL ton to help Kings XI Punjab register a 15-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad.

A disciplined bowling attack of Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) restricted Sunrisers Hyderabad to 178/4 and powered them to a 15-run win at Mohali on Thursday.

Gayle completed his hundred off 58 balls, propelling KXIP to 176/3 in 18.2 overs.

Mumbai suffered dying-moment defeats in the three games played so far - against Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Daredevils.