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Chris Gayle lashes out at Punjab Kings for ‘disappointing’ treatment of Mayank Agarwal

CricketChris Gayle lashes out at Punjab Kings for 'disappointing' treatment of Mayank Agarwal

Srinagar: Former West Indies cricketer and T20 box office hit Chris Gayle has lashed out at Punjabi Kings for its ‘disappointing’ treatment of Mayank Agarwal who was released by the franchise ahead of IPL auction 2023.

Mayank was part of the franchise since 2018 and after KL Rahul’s departure, Mayank took over the reins as the captain of Kings; however, the PBKS endured a poor season with the side finishing sixth (7 wins and as many losses in 14 matches).

“Mayank will definitely get picked. I would be very disappointed if he doesn’t. Because he is such an explosive player,” Gayle told PTI.

“He has probably hurt within himself at not being retained by Punjab after what he sacrificed for the franchise and to be treated like that is disappointing but I hope teams still believe in him and give him good money. He is a fantastic team man as well,” said Gayle in an interaction arranged by Jio Cinema ahead of IPL auctions.

Gayle said an unsettled playing eleven has contributed to Punjab’s inconsistency over the years.

“They chop and change man, it is ridiculous. You keep chopping and changing, they never have a set eleven whether you win a match. Sometimes they would go with the same team but so often players don’t feel comfortable (with too much changes),” said Gayle.

“When they do get a chance and IPL is already pressure, so (with that sort of approach) you end putting more excessive pressure and with that you won’t see them flourishing within the game.”

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