5 cricketers who became parents in 2016

#4 Chris Gayle

Gayle with ‘Blush’ baby

Gayle was having a torrid time of it in the 2016 edition of the Indian Premier League with scores of 1 and 0 in the couple of matches he played. Nevertheless, from the personal front, he had a lot to cheer about as he travelled to Jamaica to attend his pregnant wife Natasha Berridge.

Chris Gayle missed a contest against the Mumbai Indians as the couple gave birth to a baby girl and named her Blush. Quite expectedly the media linked it with the controversy between Chris Gayle and Mel McLaughlin during a contest in the Big Bash League in Australia in 2015.

Nonetheless, his IPL form never took off as he was dropped from the XI for a couple of games. He played his best innings of 76 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final, but it wasn’t enough to win Royal Challengers Bangalore the game and the trophy.

We would like to welcome the arrival of our beautiful daughter 'Blush' to this world 2 hours… https://t.co/cAakD0qwYh

— Chris Gayle (@henrygayle) April 21, 2016