"Virat Kohli Got Skills But If It's Indian Dance...": Chris Gayle Names Better Dancer Than Royal Challengers Bangalore Star

27.03.2023 - 10:45 sports.ndtv.com

Former West Indies batter Chris Gayle is popularly known as the 'Universe Boss' for his destructive style of batting. Not only in international cricket, the Caribbean batter also wrecked havoc in the Indian Premier League for several years.

Gayle's stint with Royal Challengers Bangalore is one of the major highlights of the cash-rich league. Gayle is known for stitching many 100-run partnerships with Star India batter Virat Kohli and entertaining the crowd with his powerful batting.

Apart from his heroics with the bat, Gayle is also known for his dancing skills and entertaining antics on the field. However, the former West Indies skipper shared an interesting tale about his dance moves and time his spent with Kohli in the dressing room.

In an episode of 'My Time with Virat', available on Jio Cinema, Gayle spoke about sharing the dressing room with Kohli, notching up numerous 100-run partnerships, and all the dance moves they perfected together. "Sharing a dressing room with Virat and the other guys, once I am there, I am always jovial and having a lot of fun, dancing and everything like that," said Gayle. "I'd show them a few moves and realise Virat's got the skills.

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