4 players whose careers blossomed after leaving KKR

Chris Gayle during his stint with Royal Challengers Bangalore

#1 Chris Gayle

Chris Gayle's best playing days came with the Royal Challengers Bangalore

Chris Gayle will be remembered forever as an IPL legend because that is the kind of impact the West Indies man has created. He is best known for his seven-year stint with the Royal Challengers Bangalore.

In fact, a lot of people might not even remember this but it was Kolkata Knight Riders who first selected him in 2008 for the first IPL edition. However, due to a groin injury suffered earlier, Gayle could not feature in the playing XI for the franchise.

He returned to play for KKR in 2009 and 2010 editions of IPL and had a mediocre season, scoring 463 runs in 16 matches. Before the start of IPL 2011, he signed a one-year deal with RCB for $650,000.

The 'Universe Boss' slammed five centuries with the RCB franchise, including his 175* (66) against the Pune Warriors. He gave monstrous starts to the team at the top of the order and scored runs at a blistering rate.

After not-so-great IPL 2017, where he scored just 200 runs in 9 matches, Gayle was not retained by RCB. He was selected by the Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2018 auction and featured in 11 matches, scored 368 runs at a strike rate of 146.03, including 3 half-centuries and a century.

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