India vs West Indies 2016, 1st T20 at Florida: 5 key player battles

#4 Chris Gayle vs Ravichandran Ashwin

Ashwin’s spin vs Gayle’s force should be an exciting contest to watch

As they say, records speak for themselves. The man from Jamaica is undoubtedly at the pinnacle of T20 cricket. With 18 centuries to his name in the shortest format of the game, Gayle would like to dominate the Indian bowlers right from the word go and it will be fascinating to see what tactics Mahendra Singh Dhoni applies to stop Chris Gayle from scoring big.

Dhoni’s biggest weapon to stop the gigantic man from Jamaica will undoubtedly be Ravichandran Ashwin. The sort of wicket-taking form the Tamil Nadu spinner has been in, it won’t be a surprise if Dhoni opts to go with Ashwin in the very first over of the innings. Gayle will look to come prepared against Ashwin and it will be a fascinating battle between the two stalwarts of the game.