Malinga, who was supposed to lead the Galle Gladiators, said he didn't have any training since March and it would be tough for him to play a high-level tournament without any practice.

Gayle recently played seven matches for Kings XI Punjab in the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League in the United Arab Emirates where he amassed 288 runs, with a best of 99.

Sachin plays the Caribbean steel drum gifted to him by Lara and Gayle on his retirement seven years ago.

KXIP, coached by Anil Kumble, finished sixth on the points table with 12 points.  

Kings XI Punjab were eliminated from the race to the playoffs on Sunday after incurring a heavy defeat to Chennai Super Kings. 

Defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) were able to secure a playoffs spot. CSK fans, on the other hand, suffered a heartbreak amid their abysmal run in the on-going season.

Chris Gayle was dismissed on 99 by Jofra Archer during the Friday night's match in IPL 2020.

The Barbadian-born England pacer has hogged headlines on multiple occasions for his old tweets.

Requiring a run to complete his century, Gayle was cleaned up by a Jofra Archer yorker in KXIP's last over.

The English left-hander falls right after scoring a swashbuckling fifty to lay a strong foundation for RR in 186-run chase against KXIP.

Chris Gayle says he wasn’t aware of the unprecedented record and said he is feeling good despite getting out at 99 against Rajasthan Royals

Chris Gayle becomes the first batsman to smash 1000 sixes in T20 as he scored 63-ball 99 before getting castled by Jofra Archer in the final over of the innings.

The KXIP top-order batsman scored his third fifty of the season in just 33 deliveries as KXIP gains upper hand over RR early in the game.

Gayle smashed a 25-ball fifty against Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday, helping his side to register a fifth consecutive victory in the on-going IPL season.

Casing 150 on Monday night, Gayle, who was overlooked and was also ill in the first phase of the IPL, showed why he is called the 'Universe Boss' during his innings of 51 off 29 balls.

KXIP registered their fifth straight win on Monday defeated KKR by eight wickets in Sharjah

The match progressed into the last over but KXIP ultimately chased down the total with six deliveries to spare.

Playing his first match of this season after having missed the earlier seven games on Thursday, Gayle hit five sixes in the 45-ball 53-run innings.

Chahal on Friday shared a Hakuna Matata moment with a striking picture of his and Kings XI Punjab batsman Chris Gayle.

Gayle, who was playing his first competitive match since January, overcame a sluggish start against Royal Challengers Bangalore to smash five sixes and a boundary in his 53-run knock, helping KXIP snap a five-match losing streak.