MS Dhoni and Chris Gayle, the two biggest and hardest hitters in the game of cricket came together on a stage banter at an event. The two cricketers had some fun time mimicking each other and shared few things about cricket, IPL and many more. Dhoni said IPL has helped players from across the globe connect with each other and taken “ugly sledging” away from cricket.

“We play a gentleman’s game. We want to win, but have to do it in the right way. IPL has taken the ugly sledging away from cricket. Friendly banter is good and that’s what these Twenty20 Leagues has done. Really helped the cricketers in streamlining in what was known as sledging,” Dhoni said. Chris Gayle first started mimicking Dhoni’s helicopter shot.

Even Dhoni took his time to make fun on Gayle running between the wickets. Popularly known as ‘captain cool’, the CSK skipper has hardly lost his bearing on and off the field and the humble cricketer from Jharkhand is of the opinion that IPL and all such T20 leagues of the world have led to a good on-field environment in international matches.

The Jamaican Left-hander was infamous for not running between the wickets and famous for hitting big shots. Gayle piped “Actually, I am the quickest between the wickets”. Dhoni replied saying, “yes that is true. Chris is the quickest from the leg stump to the off stump” before enacting Gayle’s batting style.

Getting away from cricket, Gayle also talked about his friendship with Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt, joking that someday I can outrun the 100-meter sprint king on the track. Also at his wittiest best, Dhoni gave a fun trivia of Bolt becoming a sprinter after running and catching sixes hit by Gayle on a cricket field.