Chris Gayle set to play in Nepal T20 League, warm up ahead of IPL 2020?

West Indies opener Chris Gayle is all set to entertain cricket fans in Nepal. He'll take  field for Pokhara Rhis in fourth edition of Everest Premier League - Nepal's T20 domestic competition. tournament is scheduled to start on February 29.  

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Chris Gayle to play in Nepal T20 League

Universe Boss shared a video mess to confirm his participation for Nepal T20 League. Speaking about same, he said that he will be visiting Nepal for  Everest Premier League. He asked his fans to come and support his team Pokhara Rhis. He wanted m to become part of tournament.

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Chris Gayle career with West Indies cricket 

Chris Gayle last played for West Indies (in what was expected to be his "farewell" game) in third ODI in Port of Spain against India in August. After that, he took a break from cricket for rest of 2019. He even expressed his unavailability for  West Indies tour of India. 40-year-old was also t part of West Indies' recently concluded home series against Ireland. Gayle's last T20I match was in March 2019 against England in Basseterre.

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IPL 2020: Chris Gayle retained by KXIP team 

Chris Gayle was recently retained by Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) trading window. KXIP retained cricketer for ₹2 crore. He will be expected to continue his role as franchise’s first-choice opener in upcoming IPL 2020 season. Chris Gayle debuted for Punjab-based T20 side in IPL 2018. He continued playing for team in 2019 edition as well. In IPL 2020, Chris Gayle will be joined by New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham and his West Indian teammate Sheldon Cottrell in KXIP squad.

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