Is Chris Gayle Available for RR vs PBKS, Match 4 of IPL 2021? Here’s update

Chris Gayle availability for RR vs PBKS: With a newly appointed captain in Sanju Samson, the Rajasthan Royals (RR) are all geared up to face the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their first match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season. The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai is all set to host yet another high-scoring encounter between two sides with some great explosive players. However, the Punjab Kings team management have a pretty challenging task in picking their four overseas players in the playing XI for the first game.

Is Chris Gayle available for the RR vs PBKS Match?

Punjab Kings’ newest recruits Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith are very much likely to make their IPL debut while Nicholas Pooran has to be part of the playing XI. Therefore, Punjab Kings management have to pick one of Chris Gayle or Dawid Malan as the fourth overseas option in the eleven for the first match against RR. Gayle is likely to be picked over Malan as the former is known for his big-hitting abilities which are perfectly suitable for the Wankhede pitch that usually is a batting paradise. However, the inclusion of the current No.1 T20 batsman, Malan offers solidarity to the Punjab Kings’ explosive batting line-up with the likes of Rahul, Mayank and Pooran.

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Punjab Kings also have some really good back-up overseas options in Chris Jordan, Moises Henriques and Fabian Allen who all are regarded as specialists in the shorter version of the game.

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On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals team management also have some really tough decisions to make in order to pick their playing XI. The trio of David Miller, Mustafizur Rahman and Andrew Tye have reportedly not yet completed their mandatory quarantine period. Also, their premier pacer Jofra Archer will be unavailable for the first few games this season due to injury. They are very much likely to field three Englishmen in Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and Liam Livingstone in the playing XI alongside the marquee pick Chris Morris.

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