5 knocks that severely affected the bowler's career

#5 Gayle demolishes P Parameswaran’s lofty dreams

Gayle exults post reaching a milestone

The fourth edition of the Indian Premier League was unique for many reasons- increase in the number of teams, overall increase in the number of matches and new rules for player transfers. There was another shocking record made during the tournament- a batsman scoring 37 runs off a single over.

In the 50th match of the tournament, Kochi Tuskers won the toss against RCB and elected to bat first. But things didn’t go according to the plan and they could only cobble up 125 in the stipulated 20 overs. There were only 4 two digit scores in the entire innings.

In reply, Royal Challengers were off to a flying start, with openers, Gayle and Dilshan firing on all cylinders. The real drama unraveled as early as the 3rd over itself, with the lanky Kerala seamer, Parameswaran getting introduced into the attack. Gayle never lifted the foot off the accelerator and that over read - 6, 6(nb), 4, 4, 6, 6, 4 - a whopping 37 runs in an over.

RCB was able to blow away the Tuskers total in mere 13 overs, largely due to the early pyrotechnics from Dilshan and Gayle. The latter scored 44 off 16 deliveries. Parameswaran, then a highly promising paceman, was never really able to recover from the ruthless assault by Gayle. His IPL dreams were literally nipped in the bud, with no major takers for him in the ensuing editions. Even in first class circuit, his performance took a dip and he faded into oblivion by 2015.

IPL matches played before the knock: 5

IPL matches played after the knock: 3