LONDON: Self-proclaimed 'Universe Boss' Chris Gayle Wednesday boasted that bowlers across the world are "scared" of him however would now not admit it on camera. Gayle stated off camera though, the similar bowlers would say, "he is the man, he is the man".
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Gayle, who accrued 424 runs at a median of 106 in 4 fits against match favourites England previous this year, has arrived within the United Kingdom for his fifth and final World Cup.
"Youngsters coming at my head - it's not as easy as it was like one time before. I was quicker then. But they'll be weary. They know what the Universe Boss is capable of. I'm sure they will have it in the back of their mind, 'Hey, this is the most dangerous batsman they've ever seen in cricket," Gayle told cricket.com.au.
Asked if his combatants are nonetheless terrified of him, Gayle stated: "Can't you inform? You pass ask them. Go ask them on camera. They're going to say, no, they are now not scared. But you ask them off the camera, they going to say, 'Yeah, he is the person. He's the person.' They're going to say, 'he is the person.'
"But they would possibly not say it (on camera), they would possibly not be frank and in advance and say, 'Listen to me directly up, Chris Gayle is the person.
"But I'm enjoying it. I'm always enjoying the battle against fast bowlers, it's good. Sometimes those things actually give you extra drive as a batter. When you have a battle, I like those challenges."
Ahead of the World Cup, Gayle, who turns 40 in September, scored 490 runs in 13 innings for Kings XI Punjab within the IPL and is confident of matching the best in trade during the showpiece.
"I am still in good nick. I had a not-so-bad IPL, coming after the home series against England," he stated.
"The benefit of it is I've been enjoying cricket. It's important for me to stay enjoying and get some video games below my belt and come right here to the United Kingdom and get started with a couple of warm-up video games as smartly to peer the place you are at.
"It's a protracted match. For me personally I just have to observe it as much as possible and just get the mindset right."
West Indies will open their marketing campaign against Pakistan on May 31 at Trent Bridge.
ICC WORLD CUP 2019 SCHEDULE | Team West Indies
Gayle, who accrued 424 runs at a median of 106 in 4 fits against match favourites England previous this year, has arrived within the United Kingdom for his fifth and final World Cup.
"Youngsters coming at my head - it's not as easy as it was like one time before. I was quicker then. But they'll be weary. They know what the Universe Boss is capable of. I'm sure they will have it in the back of their mind, 'Hey, this is the most dangerous batsman they've ever seen in cricket," Gayle told cricket.com.au.
Asked if his combatants are nonetheless terrified of him, Gayle stated: "Can't you inform? You pass ask them. Go ask them on camera. They're going to say, no, they are now not scared. But you ask them off the camera, they going to say, 'Yeah, he is the person. He's the person.' They're going to say, 'he is the person.'
"But they would possibly not say it (on camera), they would possibly not be frank and in advance and say, 'Listen to me directly up, Chris Gayle is the person.
"But I'm enjoying it. I'm always enjoying the battle against fast bowlers, it's good. Sometimes those things actually give you extra drive as a batter. When you have a battle, I like those challenges."
Ahead of the World Cup, Gayle, who turns 40 in September, scored 490 runs in 13 innings for Kings XI Punjab within the IPL and is confident of matching the best in trade during the showpiece.
"I am still in good nick. I had a not-so-bad IPL, coming after the home series against England," he stated.
"The benefit of it is I've been enjoying cricket. It's important for me to stay enjoying and get some video games below my belt and come right here to the United Kingdom and get started with a couple of warm-up video games as smartly to peer the place you are at.
"It's a protracted match. For me personally I just have to observe it as much as possible and just get the mindset right."
West Indies will open their marketing campaign against Pakistan on May 31 at Trent Bridge.
Bowlers are scared of me but won't admit on camera: Gayle
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