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In 2020, two years after leaving his previous coaching role, Kumble took over as the head coach of Punjab Kings and Director of Cricket Operations till 2022. During this time, Chris Gayle also estrangement with Kumble …Read more

In 2020, two years after leaving his previous coaching role, Kumble took over as the head coach of Punjab Kings and Director of Cricket Operations till 2022. During this time, Chris Gayle also got estranged with Kumble. The reason for this was the same as Kohli, the coach was going to run a lot of orders, which did not like a senior player like Gayle, which was revealed by Chris Gayle in a podcast.
Claining the former leg spinner and Punjab coach Anil Kumble, Chris Gayle said that he was so depressed that he cried while talking to Kumble because he was really very hurt. Gayle said that I was disappointed with the way he and the franchise was operated. Captain KL Rahul called me and said, ‘Chris, wait; You will play the next match, but I just said, wishes you pack my bag and went out. I was treated badly. I am available, if they want me, I will come but yes I have some complaints in my mind. Faith means a lot to me.
Universal boss Chris Gayle revealed that due to Anil Kumble, my IPL with Punjab ended before time. Frankly, I was disrespectful in Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings). I felt that being a senior player, who has done so much for the league and increased the importance for the franchise, I was not treated properly. Instead, he treated me like a child. For the first time in life, I felt that I was going into depression. Your mental health is more important than money. I called Anil (Kumble) and told them that I am going. At that time, the World Cup was going on and we were trapped in a bio-babal, which was breaking me mentally. After my last match against Mumbai, I thought, ‘It has no meaning. After stopping, I will harm myself further.