{"id":409750,"date":"2024-01-16T03:12:10","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T03:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/01\/16\/chris-gayle-surprises-locals-at-gas-station-in-jamaica-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-01-16T03:12:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T03:12:10","slug":"chris-gayle-surprises-locals-at-gas-station-in-jamaica-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/01\/16\/chris-gayle-surprises-locals-at-gas-station-in-jamaica-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Gayle Surprises Locals at Gas Station in Jamaica | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-106882922,imgsize-18536.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Known for the big sixes he used to hit, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/west-indies\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">West Indies<\/a> batter <!-- -->Chris Gayle<!-- -->, famously called &#8216;the <!-- -->Universe Boss<!-- -->&#8216;, came out at a gas station in <!-- -->Jamaica<!-- --> to surprise the locals in his own unique way.<br \/>&#8220;It&#8217;s your lucky day today,&#8221; he could be heard saying in a video that&#8217;s going viral on social media. &#8220;It&#8217;s on me today,&#8221; he tells a visitor who arrived to fill up her car&#8217;s gas tank.<\/p>\n<p>The Windies opening batter paid the gas bill for every vehicle that visited the Texaco Gas Station in <!-- -->Portmore<!-- -->, Jamaica, on that day. <br \/>He could be seen taking selfies as the locals were pleasantly surprised to not just see the West Indies <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cricket<\/a> great but also get free gas. <br \/>Gayle has scored 19,594 international runs, out of which 10,480 came in ODIs. 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