Chris
Gayle had earlier smashed the fastest ICC World Twenty20 hundred against
England. His form against India will be key for West Indies in the second
semi-final at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium.
West Indies
batting star Chris Gayle dropped
in to meet Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan in his Mumbai residence yesterday,
days before his side's ICC World Twenty20 clash against India at the city's
Wankhede Stadium. (Full World T20 Coverage )
Gayle, who
blasted the fastest World T20 hundred against England at the same venue in
their opening match in this edition, is widely loved and adored in India,
thanks to his stint with the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier
League.
Bachchan,
known fondly as Big B, has been one of Team India's most vocal celebrity
supporters. He was present at the Eden Gardens for the marquee India-Pakistan
clash and even sung the national anthem before the start of the game. The
senior actor was recently in the news when he joined several other fans in
slamming Andrew Flintoff after he trolled Virat Kohli on Twitter. (Also read: Virat Kohli back as top-ranked T20I
batsman )
Both
Bachchan and Gayle took to social media to share a picture of them posing
together.
Gayle
thanked Bachchan for his hospitality and revealed that the actor wanted him to
score a hundred but hoped for an Indian victory. Gayle said he would much
rather take the win instead of the ton.
Gayle did
not bat against Sri Lanka, missed out against South Africa and scored only 4
against Afghanistan. But if he returns to any of the form that saw him destroy
England with a 48-ball hundred at the Wankhede Stadium, India could bid their
chances of winning the World T20 goodbye.
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