IPL 2018: Power-hitters for each team who can be the impact players

#5 Chris Gayle (Kings XI Punjab)

Chris Gayle the West Indian has been the best T20 player in the world. He is the only player to score more than 10,000 runs in T20s and has scored 20 T20 centuries, the most by any player in the world. This is enough to define him as a T20 batsman.

Gayle who prefers to deal in boundaries rather than running between the wickets has been off colors in the recent times. He went unsold on the first day of the auction which left fans dejected, but Preity Zinta showed her trust and bought the mighty West Indian at his base price of Rs. 2 crores.

The West Indian has failed repeatedly in internationals in the recent times still Kings XI Punjab have shown confidence in him. Aaron Finch won't be available for the initial matches of the Punjab team and this means that Chris Gayle will open the innings for the team. Gayle must take advantage of the opportunity and cement his place in the playing XI before the Australian returns.

Gayle who might be playing in his last IPL season must be surely looking to entertain his fans this season.