TV stars bowled over by Chris Gayle's blistering 175 run stint in IPL 6

Christopher Henry Gayle, the six feet three inch tall left-handed Jamaican cricketer scored unbeaten 175 runs off 66 balls while playing for the Royal Challengers Bengal against Pune Warriors as a part of the Indian Premiere League yesterday (23 April 2013). Your favourite TV stars have lauded the performance of this cricketing genius. Nakuul Mehta who plays Aditya in Star Plus’ Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara told us excitedly, “This is the best batting performance that I have ever seen. I was sleeping when my friend woke me up urging me to watch the match. At that time the best part of the game was over. Nevertheless it was stunning to watch the rest of the match.” Aamir Ali who plays Saumya in Sahara One’s Jhilmil Sitaaron Ka Aangan Hoga is bewildered too. “This seems to be an amazing feat which is beyond all human capacity. I however did not get a chance to watch the match. Anyways, I can say that this is phenomenal.” Anas Rashid who plays Sooraj in Star Plus’ Diya Aur Baati Hum said, “This is a great performance! You get to watch a match like this just once in many years. I feel very disheartened that I was unable to watch this historic match in the stadium. Cricketers have so much of pressure to perform in a match. Yet he went on to create a record.” Barkha Bisht Sengupta (Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe) like the rest also feels that this is a once in a life time match. “I can hardly believe this. In fact it is still to sink in. I really like Chris Gayle a lot. My heartiest congratulations to him.” Hrishikesh Pandey who plays Inspector Sachin on CID feels that Chris is an amazingly talented cricketer. “I think that Chris is an absolute entertainer. He didn’t score by fluke, he really has the talent. He is extraordinary.” Meghna Malik who played Ammaji in Na Aana Is Des Laado says, “Chris Gayle is a great cricketer. It is exciting to see a sports star with so much of energy. It is as if an electric current is passing through his body.” This IPL match not only created history but must have given Set Max mammoth TRP too. Tellychakkar.com wishes Chris Gayle all the best in his profession. May he go on repeating many such historical feats in the future.