Gayle Storm in Bengaluru! Chris Gayle Smashes 59* From 23 Balls, Guides Hoysala Eagles to Victory Over Wodeyar Chargers in KCC 2023.
The former West Indies opener, who used to strike fear in the hearts of bowlers with his ability to clear any field against any bowling attack, played a memorable knock. His innings helped Kiccha Sudeep’s team win their first match in the tournament.
Chris Gayle rolled back the years with some sensational hitting as he scored 59* off just 23 balls to help Hoysala Eagles beat Wodeyar Chargers in Kannada Chalanachitra Cup 2023 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday, February 24.
Chris Gayle smashed 59* from just 23 balls in the KCC tournament to help the Kiccha Sudeep team win their first match in the tournament. pic.twitter.com/Yek1dVTIEx
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The former West Indies opener’s quickfire knock helped his side, which also features popular actor Kiccha Sudeep, chase down 106 in 10 overs.
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Among the former cricketers which will be participating in the tournament include Suresh Raina (India), Brian Lara (West Indies), Chris Gayle (West Indies), Subramaniam Badrinath (India), Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka). Apart from the cricketers, several prominent actors will be participating in the league. Adding more glamour to the teams are star actors Shiva Rajkumar, Sudeepa, Daali Dhananjaya, Dhruva Sarja, Ganesh, and Upendra.
KCC 2023: Teams
Hoysala Eagles: Chris Gayle, Sudeepa (C), Sagar Gowda, Anup Bhandari, Nagarjuna Sharma, Arjun Bachchan, Vishwa, Manju Pavagada, Sunil Gowda, Tharun Sudheer, Rohit Gowda, Ritesh Bhatkal, Abhishek Baadkar.
Mentor: Nandakishore.
Ganga Warriors: Suresh Raina, Dhananjaya, Karan Arya, Naveen Raghu, Vaibhav Ram, Mallikacharan Wadi, Sudarshan, Sunil Rao, Simple Suni, Prasanna, Rajan Hassan, Praveen, Shivakumar BU, Krishna (C).
Mentor: Karthik R Gowda.
Vijayanagara Patriots: Herschelle Gibbs, Upendra, Trivikram, Garuda Ram, Vikas, Dharma Keerthi Raj, Vittal Kamath, Kiran, Sachin, Mahesh Krishna, Mayur Patel, Adarsh, Rajat Hegde, Pradeep (C).
Mentor: Dinakar.
Kadamba Lions: T Dilshan, Ganesh (C), Renuk, Vyasraj, Loki, Pratap V, Loki CK, Yogesh, Abhilash, Pavan Wadeyar, Preetham Gubbi, Rakshith S, Rishi Bopanna, Rajiv Hanu.
Mentor: Rockline Venkatesh.
Rashtrakuta Panthers: S. Badrinath, Dhruva Sarja, Vinod Kini, Chandan Kumar, Sanjay, Prathap Narayan, Manu Aiyyappa, Alak Ananda, Jaggi, Syed, Nihal Ullal, Aneeshwar Gautham, Jayaram Karthik (C).
Mentor: Sadashiv Shenoy.
Wodeyar Chargers: Brian Lara, Shivanna (C), Arjun Yogi, Nirup Bhandari, Naresh Gandhi, CM Harsha, Ram Pavan, Vijay, Ganesh Raj, Madhu, Mohit BA, Rahul Prasanna, Aaryan, Thaman S.