New Delhi: The 32nd match of IPL 2021 is currently being played between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. In the recent past, the pitch at Dubai has been supporting the team batting first but despite this Punjab skipper KL Rahul decided to field first. However, what surprised the fans was not Rahul's decision to field first but when birthday boy Chris Gayle, who's celebrating his 42nd birthday, was benched for today's game.
Punjab picked plenty of debutantes - Ishan Poren, Aiden Markram and Adil Rashid - against Rajasthan in their playing XI, while Rajasthan Royals too handed Evin Lewis a debut cap.
Meanwhile, former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh's unique wish for 'Universe Boss' Chris Gayle on his birthday has gone viral on social media. Yuvraj took to Instagram to post a video in which he can be seen doing 'moonwalk' with Punjab Kings explosive opener Chris Gayle.
“Happy birthday to the #UniverseBoss @ChrisGayle333. Looking forward to many more epic nights with MJ moves are you sure @virat.kohli is a better dancer than me? #HappyBirthdayKingGayle,” Yuvraj Singh wrote on Instagram.
Gayle, who is known to be a big fan of Michael Jackson, posted many funny emojis in response to Yuvraj's birthday wish for him. Along with this, the legendary T20 batsman also expressed his gratitude to Yuvraj for the same.
Chris Gayle and Yuvraj once shared the dressing room together when they played together for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL, Punjab Kings is currently placed at the seventh position in the IPL 2021 points table after winning three out of 8 matches. In the first phase of IPL 2021, Gayle scored 178 runs in 8 matches and is expected to play a crucial role for his team in UAE leg as well.