Virat Kohli's hundred in the first Test against England provides just the kind of inspiration that a struggling Indian batting line-up needed, feels Chris Gayle.
Kohli scored a classic 149, his first hundred in England to rescue India from a precarious position in the first Test.
"I was busy with a shoot in Mumbai yesterday and only watched the highlights. It was a captain's knock from Virat. The best part was how he batted with the tail. That is the perfect start you want in a series," Gayle told reporters during an interaction at a promotional event on poker.
While the other Indian batsmen came a cropper, Gayle expects that Kohli's will certainly lift the spirits.
"A knock like this, especially from the captain and lot have been said about his form in England and hopefully this knock will spur him and the team during the series," the flamboyant Jamaican said.
When asked if India could win the series against England, Gayle replied: "Why not? Aren't they humans?"
Asked to compare Joe Root's 80 with Kohli's 100, Gayle cheekily replied: "I didn't see Root's 80. I only saw his run-out and the mic drop."
Will the World Cup lose its sheen that someone like AB de Villiers won't be around, asked a scribe. The reply was a typical Gayle: "Chris Gayle will be there. What are you worried for."
"I am looking forward to it. I want to see what it is like. I want to see the full details and the rules. We just have to wait and see how players respond to it."
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