West Indies opener Chris Gayle has quickly shrugged off the disappointment of not being able to land a place in the inaugural 100,and is still continuing to be one of the first names to be called when it comes to any new form of limited overs cricket.
Gayle is one of the names being touted as being part of the Ultimate Kricket Challenge in Dubai in February of 2020.
The event, a five-day extravaganza, will also include the likes of Andre Russell, Kevin Pietersen, Yuvraj Singh, and Shahid Afridi.
The dates have been tentatively set for February 18 to 23 in a format that includes one-on-one cricket.
The two cricketers facing off against each other will face 30 balls and can be out five times. The matches will be determined by the number of runs scored.
“I can’t wait to have a practice run. It’s a new and exciting format and its growth depends on how we start the first edition,” said Yuvraj.
“This is going to be huge,” said Kevin Pietersen on Twitter, sharing the same sentiment as Gayle.
Gayle has been the main proponent of short-form cricket, dominating the statistics as a T20 batsman, leading compatriots of huge talent.
The Universe Boss, has so far, had the most runs in T20s (13,051), the most centuries (22), the most sixes (960), most man-of-the-match awards, to go along with the highest individual score (175 not out).