{"id":394306,"date":"2023-11-26T05:55:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T05:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/11\/26\/chris-gayle-expects-rohit-sharma-to-play-a-key-role-in-indias-t20-world-cup-preparation-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-11-26T05:55:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T05:55:31","slug":"chris-gayle-expects-rohit-sharma-to-play-a-key-role-in-indias-t20-world-cup-preparation-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/11\/26\/chris-gayle-expects-rohit-sharma-to-play-a-key-role-in-indias-t20-world-cup-preparation-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Gayle expects Rohit Sharma to play a key role in India&#8217;s T20 World Cup preparation | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-105508794,imgsize-37190.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Former West Indies cricket stalwart, <!-- -->Chris Gayle<!-- -->, has expressed his belief that Indian captain <!-- -->Rohit Sharma<!-- --> will play a crucial role in India&#8217;s preparations for the upcoming T20I World Cup scheduled in the West Indies and the USA in June 2024. <br \/>Gayle, known as the &#8220;Universe Boss,&#8221; emphasised that players of Rohit and <!-- -->Virat Kohli<!-- -->&#8216;s stature, given their recent performances in the ODI World Cup, should have the leverage to decide on their future in the national team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Those guys have to make a call for themselves. If they want to play, why not? They have done a lot for the country and they deserve to make a call on themselves,&#8221; said Gayle while speaking to IANS during a media roundtable on the sidelines of Legends League Cricket (LLC), where he is representing the Gujarat Giants.<\/p>\n<p>Rohit Sharma recently surpassed Gayle&#8217;s record for the most sixes across all formats, earning praise from the West Indies legend for his aggressive style of batting. <\/p>\n<p>Gayle congratulated Rohit, stating, &#8220;I like his aggressive batting. I want batters to destroy bowlers, and Rohit Sharma is one of them who does that.&#8221;<br \/>The Universe Boss also commended Virat Kohli for surpassing <!-- -->Sachin Tendulkar<!-- -->&#8216;s record for the most ODI centuries during the ODI World Cup. <\/p>\n<p>Acknowledging the achievement, Gayle remarked, &#8220;To get the 50 ODI century is unbelievable. It was just fantastic to break the record of a legendary player like Sachin Tendulkar. And I don&#8217;t see anyone getting close to that record.&#8221;<br \/>Despite being a cricketing legend himself, Gayle expressed his excitement about participating in the Legends League Cricket (LLC), emphasising that cricket is his life and being part of such leagues is a fantastic experience. Playing alongside former South African all-rounder <!-- -->Jacques Kallis<!-- --> and opening the batting is a dream come true for Gayle in the shortest format.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lOvcW\">\n<p class=\"efT4r\">PM Modi consoles team India in dressing room after World Cup final loss against Australia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Cricket is my life, it is in my blood, and it has given me everything. So when you get a chance to play cricket in a league like Legends League Cricket (LLC), it&#8217;s fantastic to be here. It is a win-win situation for everybody,&#8221; said Gayle. <br \/>&#8220;Good to be a part of LLC my second stint with them. Good to share the dressing rooms with all the Legends of the game. I get to open the batting with Kallis; it is a great feeling,&#8221; he concluded.<br \/><span class=\"strong\">(With inputs from IANS)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')<\/p>\n<p>      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n          var s = document.createElement('script');\n          s.src=\"https:\/\/survey.survicate.com\/workspaces\/0be6ae9845d14a7c8ff08a7a00bd9b21\/web_surveys.js\";\n          s.async = true;\n          var e = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];\n          e.parentNode.insertBefore(s, e);\n        })(window);\n      }<\/p>\n<p>    }<\/p>\n<p>    window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n    var TimesApps = window.TimesApps;\n    TimesApps.toiPlusEvents = function(config) {\n      var isConfigAvailable = \"toiplus_site_settings\" in f && \"isFBCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings && \"isGoogleCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings;\n      var isPrimeUser = window.isPrime;\n      if (isConfigAvailable && !isPrimeUser) {\n        loadGtagEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n        loadFBEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isFBCampaignActive);\n        loadSurvicateJs(f.toiplus_site_settings.allowedSurvicateSections);\n      } else {\n        var JarvisUrl=\"https:\/\/jarvis.indiatimes.com\/v1\/feeds\/toi_plus\/site_settings\/643526e21443833f0c454615?db_env=published\";\n        window.getFromClient(JarvisUrl, function(config){\n          if (config) {\n            loadGtagEvents(config?.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n            loadFBEvents(config?.isFBCampaignActive);\n            loadSurvicateJs(config?.allowedSurvicateSections);\n          }\n        })\n      }\n    };\n  })(\n    window,\n    document,\n    'script',\n  );<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/chris-gayle-expects-rohit-sharma-to-play-a-key-role-in-indias-t20-world-cup-preparation\/articleshow\/105508753.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Former West Indies cricket stalwart, Chris Gayle, has expressed his belief that Indian captain Rohit Sharma will play a crucial role in India&#8217;s preparations for the upcoming T20I World Cup scheduled in the West Indies and the USA in June 2024. 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