T20 world record holder Chris Gayle has apologized to his fans in the Indian Premier league for his below par performance for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in this season’s Indian Premier League (IPL).
RCB have found themselves as cellar dwellars in the IPL following a fledgling campaign to date that has seen the team, which made an appearance in last year’s final, win just two of 13 matches played.
Gayle, whose struggles have at times typified the team’s underperformance, scored just 152 runs in eight matches he played, at a strike rate of 121.66, his second lowest in all IPL seasons.
“I cannot be happy with my performance and with my team performance as well. It’s been disappointing,” Gayle said.
“Apologies to the fans. We all are hurt. It’s amazing how they (fans) still come to the stadium and support us. I hope to do better next year,” he added.
The big left-hander, who was dropped for a few games, wasn’t the only player to underperform as batting stars as Kohli and AB de Villers also had poor seasons. RCB will conclude this year’s sojourn in the tournament on Sunday with a game against Delhi Daredevils.
