Twitter reactions to Gayle storm against SRH

A certain Christopher Henry Gayle set the stage on fire today as the Jamaican marauded to his 5th IPL century, his 21st overall in Twenty20 cricket.

Gayle started cautiously, took his time to settle in and once he got his eye in unleased a breathtaking assault on the famed SRH bowling. At the receiving end was the hottest property in T20 cricket these days, Rashid Khan.

The West Indian teed into young Afghan leggie and clobbered him for four sixes in a row. Gayle batted throughout the innings and amassed 104 off just 63 balls, an innings that included 11 sixes and a solitary boundary, as he powered his side to 3-193 in 20 overs.

Here's how Twitter reacted to Gayle's storm:

Ashwin chooses to bat first - first captain to do so this IPL.

In first 15 games the toss winning captains had all decided to chase. #KXIPvSRH
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 19, 2018

When attacking in the powerplay, Chris Gayle has scored at 13.6rpo across his career. In 2018, he's scored at 18.66rpo when doing so. #IPL2018 #KXIPvSRH
— The Cricket Prof. (@CricProf) April 19, 2018

If you thought your life was hard, you haven't seen Chris Gayle take a quick single. #KXIPvSRH
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) April 19, 2018

KXIP lose a boundary....need to address the DRS issue. Given out...referred...reversed. Why should you lose a four? Could be the last ball of the World Cup final. #Think #KXIPvSRH #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 19, 2018

Superb start by RCB...oh wait #KXIPvSRH
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) April 19, 2018

The game is so much more fun when @henrygayle is in and firing. Maybe you should pick him late everytime.......
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 19, 2018

Brilliant from @henrygayle taking on @rashidkhan_19 and winning the battle with ease!! Incredible from the champion. #KXIPvSRH
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) April 19, 2018

Guessing fans from 7 cities wouldn't mind a re-auction right away .. 🤓#VIVOIPL #KXIPvSRH #chrisgayle
— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru) April 19, 2018

Chris Gayle to IPL franchise owners who kept him Un-Sold in IPL auction 2018.#KXIPvSRH pic.twitter.com/Gop8yMIYdj
— PhD in Bakchodi (@Atheist_Krishna) April 19, 2018

Bowling to Chris Gayle is like.....#KXIPvSRH pic.twitter.com/cRNeB8Twlk
— PhD in Bakchodi (@Atheist_Krishna) April 19, 2018

For someone that was nearly written off and almost went unsold, Gayle has already given his team its money's worth. Sehwag might have settled for two match-winning knocks initially, but Gayle could give him more than just paisa vasool #KXIPvSRH #IPL2018
— Arun Venugopal (@scarletrun) April 19, 2018

Virat Kohli right now for not retaining Gayle & KL Rahul.#KXIPvSRHpic.twitter.com/dc3SmIo8Ye
— Sunil- The Cricketer (@1sInto2s) April 19, 2018

S.I. unit of century in T20 cricket is Chris Gayle. #KXIPvSRH
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) April 19, 2018