dash king Usain Bolt is understood to be an enormous cricket fan. Since taking Chris Gayle's wicket in a pleasant match years in the past, the Jamaican has been appointed the official ambassador for the upcoming T20 World Cupwhich the West Indies and the USA will co-host.
The ICC launched a hilarious video on social media the place Bolt might be seen responding to Gayle difficult him to a 100m race. Within the video, Gayle says, “Until this present day, he's nonetheless afraid of me. Doesn't need to see me on a 100m observe.”
“In fact I'm a sprinter. All Usain Bolt can be seeing is a variety of mud and the Universe Boss simply happening the stretch,” he additional provides.
Then, within the video, Bolt trolls Gayle and responds, “Everyone knows Chris can't run. We’ve seen him. We all know Chris doesn't do fast singles or something. We're not nervous about Chris.”
Labeling Bolt's assertion as a 'lie', Gayle says, “That's a giant lie. I run a variety of ones, twos, threes, you title it… generally even fours. So Bolt, get your working spikes prepared. And if you wish to deliver another athlete alongside, , Yohan Blake, anyone. And it's not me!”
In the meantime, Gayle additionally traveled down reminiscence lane and spoke about his cricket match towards Bolt. “After the bouncer I stated to myself, it's a enjoyable sport. What am I doing? So I begin smashing him. Hit him for one or two sixes and doubtless for just a few fours. Then, finally, I get an inside edge onto the stumps,” he stated.
Bolt hopes to make use of his recognition to advertise the T20 World Cup within the USA. He’s already a preferred determine there, on account of his Olympics heroics. He has three gold medals at three consecutive Olympics Video games between 2008 and 2016, and likewise stays the undisputed king of velocity, holding world data in all three occasions (9.58 seconds for 100m, 19.19 seconds for 200m, and 36.84 seconds for the 4x100m relay). .
