Chris Gayle has said that he was not treated well by the Punjab Kings (PBKS) franchise in the IPL. ‘The Universe Boss’ also said, in an interaction on Shubhankar Mishra’s YouTube Channel, that he felt depressed while being with Punjab Kings franchise, and also broke down in tears in front of Anil Kumble.
“Oh my IPL ended prematurely, you know, with Punjab to be honest with you. Yeah I mean absolutely, I mean I was disrespected in the franchise, Punjab Kings XI,” Gayle said. “You know, I felt like I wasn’t being treated properly for a senior guy done so much for the league, you know, bring so much value to the franchise as well. And then you’re being disrespected and they treat you like a kid, you know, and then pretty much I’m just like I felt like the building was on my shoulder.”
“That’s the first time in my life I ever felt like a depression mode. So when people speak about depression, I can get a little sense of that and it wasn’t for me,” added Gayle.
He also said that he even cried in front of Anil Kumble who was the coach of PBKS then before walking out of the franchise after having a conversation with KL Rahul. “So I called him (Kumble) and had a one-on-one talk with him, you know, actually had a breakdown as well, literally a breakdown when I was talking to him because I was really hurt. Oh yeah I cried and I was disappointed with Anil and how the entire thing was actually run, the franchise was actually run at that time and I said listen man thank you. KL Rahul was the captain, he called me and said, ‘Yo Chris, you know, you want to stay, you’ll play the next game.’ And I said listen to me man I wish you guys all the very best. I just packed my bag and I walked out.”
Gayle played 41 matches for PBKS, scoring 1339 runs, including one century and 10 half-centuries.
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