Former West Indies captain Chris Gayle, who plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League, sustained a groin injury on Thursday during his innings for Barisal Burners in their Bangladesh Premier League match against Chittagong Kings. This is bound to come as a blow to RCB, with the fifth season of the IPL, set to start in the first week of April.
Gayle, who retired hurt on 30 as Barisal Burners lost that match by eight wickets to Chittagong Kings, is expected to be out of action for three weeks. Gayle has scored 288 runs, including two centuries, in five matches for Barisal Burners at an average of 96 and strike rate of 187.01. The injury also means he can't play for the Dolphins in the South African domestic T20 event, according to the Times of India.
Sidhartha Mallya, team director of the RCB, hopes that Gayle will be back in two weeks. “Gayle's MRI revealed that he will be out from cricket for two weeks. Speedy recovery @henrygayle,” Mallya tweeted.
Gayle has scored seven centuries in Twenty20 matches - the most by any batsman in the shortest format of the game.
RCB bought Muttiah Muralitharan for $220,000 and Vinay Kumar for $1 million in the IPL players' auction in the first week of February 2012. Gayle was retained by RCB for $550,000; while Australia all-rounder Andrew McDonald transferred from Delhi Daredevils to Royal Challengers Bangalore during the trading window for the fifth season.
Gayle hasn't played for his country since the 2011 World Cup because of a dispute with the West Indies Cricket Board as the southpaw has refused to apologise for statements he made against the board and their officials.
Gayle, who retired hurt on 30 as Barisal Burners lost that match by eight wickets to Chittagong Kings, is expected to be out of action for three weeks. Gayle has scored 288 runs, including two centuries, in five matches for Barisal Burners at an average of 96 and strike rate of 187.01. The injury also means he can't play for the Dolphins in the South African domestic T20 event, according to the Times of India.
Sidhartha Mallya, team director of the RCB, hopes that Gayle will be back in two weeks. “Gayle's MRI revealed that he will be out from cricket for two weeks. Speedy recovery @henrygayle,” Mallya tweeted.
Gayle has scored seven centuries in Twenty20 matches - the most by any batsman in the shortest format of the game.
RCB bought Muttiah Muralitharan for $220,000 and Vinay Kumar for $1 million in the IPL players' auction in the first week of February 2012. Gayle was retained by RCB for $550,000; while Australia all-rounder Andrew McDonald transferred from Delhi Daredevils to Royal Challengers Bangalore during the trading window for the fifth season.
Gayle hasn't played for his country since the 2011 World Cup because of a dispute with the West Indies Cricket Board as the southpaw has refused to apologise for statements he made against the board and their officials.
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