Watch Video: Chris Gayle meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi
During the visit of Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness to India, legendary West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle had a friendly meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Chris Gayle & PM Modi (Photo Source X) During the visit of Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness to India, legendary West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle had a friendly meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Chris Gayle met at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Tuesday, October 1. The excited Jamaican, 45, shared the video of the memorable occasion on his official Instagram handle. Hosting his Jamaican counterpart Andrew Holness, Prime Minister Modi presented him a cricket bat signed by members of the Indian cricket team. In return, Holness presented Modi a cricket bat signed by legend Chris Gayle, who was invited to the event. The main objective of the meeting was to promote relations between the two countries in various aspects. Gayle captioned his post: ‘Feeling honored to meet the Prime Minister of India.’ @narendramodi Jamaica JM India IN” view post Chris Gayle – one of the most loved foreign cricketers in India ‘Universe Boss’ Chris Gayle is undoubtedly one of the most loved foreign cricketers in India, with a huge fan following. The left-handed batsman, who played 103 Test matches, 301 ODIs and 79 T20 matches for West Indies, has won the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title twice for West Indies (2012, 2016). In his illustrious cricket career, Gayle has played for many teams in many T20 leagues around the world. He still holds the record for scoring the most runs in T20, having scored 14,562 runs in 463 matches. He also achieved immense success in IPL by scoring 4,965 runs in 142 matches. The player, who won the IPL Orange Cap twice, scored 175* off just 66 balls for Royal Challengers Bangalore against the now defunct Pune Warriors India at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium during the 2013 IPL, the world’s most popular T20 league. Remains the highest individual score in the 17-year history of the IPL.
Sri Lankan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia meets President of Saudi Cricket Federation in Riyadh
This meeting was conducted by Sri Lankan Ambassador to Riyadh Ameer Ajwad Ameer Ajwad and Prince Saud Al Mishal (Image Credit- Twitter Recently, Sri Lanka’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh, Ameer Ajwad, was seen meeting the country’s Prince and Saudi Cricket Federation President Saud Al Mishal Al Saud. The meeting took place on the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the purpose of which included discussing an important development in sports relations between the countries. Specifically, the meeting between Ambassador Ajwad and Prince Al Saud focused on how to leverage cricket as a means of enhancing ties between the people of Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia. On the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, both countries seek to strengthen their bond through sports diplomacy. On the other hand, some photos of the meeting of the Sri Lankan Ambassador in Riyadh with Prince Al Saud have been shared by the Sri Lankan Embassy on its official X account, in which he talked about sports and diplomacy. See photos of the meeting of Prince Al Saud and Amir Ajwad Sri Lanka Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Meets with the Chairman of the Saudi Cricket Federation Prince Saud Al Mishal Al Saud Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ameer Ajwad met with the Chairman of the Saudi Cricket Federation, Prince Saud Al Mishal Al Saud at… pic.twitter.com/kZf53cmImE — Embassy of Sri Lanka in Saudi Arabia (@SLinRiyadh) August 9, 2024 Apart from cricket, various aspects of bilateral cooperation were also discussed in this meeting. During this, Amir Ajwad also expressed his desire to share the country’s cricket expertise with the Saudi Cricket Federation. If Sri Lanka promotes cricket in Saudi Arabia, it can play a vital role in developing cricket infrastructure and talent pool in the country. Also, with its rich cricket heritage and international success, Sri Lanka is set to play a supporting role in promoting the development of cricket in the country. On this occasion, the Head of Chancery of Sri Lanka Embassy in Riyadh, Mr. Anas Amir Ajwad was present. Apart from this, CEO of Saudi Cricket Federation Tariq Saga and Vice President Nawaf Alothaibi were present with Prince Al Saud.
IPL 2024: Brian Lara meets the opening batsman after Yashasvi Jaiswal scores a match-winning century against MI
Yashasvi Jaiswal played a match-winning inning of 104* runs with the help of 9 fours and 7 sixes in 60 balls in the match played against Mumbai Indians. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Brian Lara (Pic Source-X) In a spectacular match of the Indian Premier League 2024, Rajasthan Royals defeated Mumbai Indians by 9 wickets. In this match, all the players from Rajasthan Royals performed very well and played an important role in the victory of their team. However, on behalf of Rajasthan team, Yashasvi Jaiswal won the hearts of many people by playing an unbeaten century. Yashasvi Jaiswal played a match-winning inning of 104* runs with the help of 9 fours and 7 sixes in 60 balls in the match played against Mumbai Indians. However, after the match was over, Brian Lara also reached the ground to meet Yashasvi Jaiswal. Rajasthan Royals has shared a video on its official social media account in which it can be seen that after the match played between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians, Brian Lara came to meet Yashasvi and he praised the opener’s match-winning century. . Both were also seen joking a lot. Here’s the video: Look who came running to Brian Lara after a match-winning 100 💗💗 pic.twitter.com/BvuLweLolG — Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 23, 2024 Rajasthan Royals have played 8 matches so far in IPL 2024, out of which they have won 7 while the team has lost one. In the points table of IPL 2024, Rajasthan Royals are at the first position with 14 points. Yashasvi Jaiswal was struggling with very poor form before the match against Mumbai but now he has also found his rhythm and can prove to be a more aggressive batsman in the coming matches. In this match, Sandeep Sharma also bowled very well for Rajasthan Royals and took 5 wickets for 18 runs in four overs. Talking about Mumbai Indians, the bowlers of the team had bowled very disappointingly. So far, out of eight matches, they have won three while the team has lost in five. With 6 points, Mumbai Indians are at seventh position in the points table of IPL 2024. 5 Australian players who scored half century in debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all the 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy? IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are creating havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Captains of which teams were changed before the start of IPL 2024