Comparing it to a similar sequence of events in an earlier game where he got Jesse Ryder out after getting hit for a six, Ravichandran Ashwin called the three balls he bowled to Gayle in the 2011 final one the finest 3-ball sets that he has ever bowled.
Ravichandran Ashwin believes him getting Gayle out earlier added to the build-up
It wasn’t the first time that the then-CSK off-spinner had gotten the better of Chris Gayle in the tournament either. In an earlier match, Ravichandran Ashwin had gotten the West Indian out LBW, but the Delhi Capitals spinner reckons that could be put down to an umpiring error.
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The spell is still considered among the former Kings XI Punjab captain’s best spells in the IPL. Ravichandran Ashwin’s 3-16 ensured that the CSK bowlers finished off the job that the batsmen started by putting up a strong 205 in their 20 overs.
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