Chris Gayle and his love for bhangra dance is not new, But everytime the destructive Windies opener manages to impress with his tadka moves.

With hardly six days left for the XIth edition of the Indian Premier League to begin, Gayle is seen having a gala time with other Kings Xi Punjab mundas.

Also read: <a href="http://www.wionews.com/sports/ipl-2018-heres-the-full-schedule-and-timings-of-all-matches-36524">IPL 2018: Here's the full schedule and timings of all matches</a>

Jamaican left-hander was dancing to the beats of a famous Punjabi song on a boat and even uploaded a video of the same on his Instagram account.&nbsp

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Gayle will turn up for the Kings XI Punjab in the 2018 Indian Premier League.&nbsp

The left-handed batsman went unsold twice, before being lapped up by the Preity Zinta's Punjab franchise at the auctions held in January.&nbsp

Gayle started his IPL career with Kolkata Knight Riders but didn't play a game in the inaugural edition due to an injury and national duty.&nbsp

After spending another two years with the Kolkata franchise, the big-hitting moved to Royal Challengers Bangalore.

After moving to RCB in 2011, Gayle was with the franchise till 2017.

However, this year his parent franchise moved a muscle when Gayle's name came up.&nbsp

Eventually, he was purchased at his base price by Punjab. &nbsp 
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Gayle will turn up for the KXIP in the 2018 Indian Premier League

Chris Gayle and his love for bhangra dance is not new, But everytime the destructive Windies opener manages to impress with his tadka moves. With hardly six days left for the XIth edition of the Indian Premier League to begin, Gayle is seen having a gala time with other Kings Xi Punjab mundas. Also read: IPL 2018: Here's the full schedule and timings of all matches Jamaican left-hander was dancing to the beats of a famous Punjabi song on a boat and even uploaded a video of the same on his Instagram account. #KingGayle? coming, India. #LivePunjabiPlayPunjabi #Kings A post shared by KingGayle ? (@chrisgayle333) on Mar 31, 2018 at 2:35pm PDT × Gayle will turn up for the Kings XI Punjab in the 2018 Indian Premier League. The left-handed batsman went unsold twice, before being lapped up by the Preity Zinta's Punjab franchise at the auctions held in January. Gayle started his IPL career with Kolkata Knight Riders but didn't play a game in the inaugural edition due to an injury and national duty. After spending another two years with the Kolkata franchise, the big-hitting moved to Royal Challengers Bangalore. After moving to RCB in 2011, Gayle was with the franchise till 2017. However, this year his parent franchise moved a muscle when Gayle's name came up. Eventually, he was purchased at his base price by Punjab.

Watch: Chris Gayle does 'bhangra' while chilling with Kings XI Punjab's mundas on boat

In the recent IPL auction, Chris Gayle was bought by Kings XI Punjab in the last bidding round. He remained unsold in both the rounds but when the auction ended, few of the franchises proposed several names to think again and present their bid if they want to purchase that player.

Chris Gayle was one among them and in the concluding minutes, Kings XI Punjab bought him&nbsp;at the base price (INR 2 cr). Earlier he used to play for Royal challengers Bengaluru but RCB did not retain him neither they used right to match card to purchase&nbsp;him at the time of auction.

It was very heart rending&nbsp;when he remained unsold in the auction but finally, the fans were&nbsp;relieved to see him in the Punjabi squad.

Now Chris Gayle has&nbsp;shared a video on Instagram in which he was practising with his West Indies&nbsp;teammate Andre Russell and said, &quot;This Knight Riders&#39; player can not play a Punjabi.&quot;

The video captioned, &quot;@ar12russell (Andre Russell) is back but not with a bang after running into the Universe Boss! He said he was gonna dance when hit me for a 6 but it was the other way around...this is one of the dismissal today with the Punjabi dance ????. #Kings vs #Kkr ???????? #Gothim.&quot;

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In the video,&nbsp;Andre Russell showed some dance moves that he will perform after hitting a six in the upcoming tournament.

In response to that, Gayle copied Shikhar Dhawan&#39;s popular &quot;Bruuaaahhhh&quot;&nbsp;move and said will do it after hitting boundaries, a kind of happy dance.

Andre Russell was retained by Kolkata Knight Riders.

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Gayle copied Shikhar Dhawan's dance move and said will do it after hitting boundaries, a kind of happy dancing in the IPL 2018

In the recent IPL auction, Chris Gayle was bought by Kings XI Punjab in the last bidding round. He remained unsold in both the rounds but when the auction ended, few of the franchises proposed several names to think again and present their bid if they want to purchase that player. Chris Gayle was one among them and in the concluding minutes, Kings XI Punjab bought him at the base price (INR 2 cr). Earlier he used to play for Royal challengers Bengaluru but RCB did not retain him neither they used right to match card to purchase him at the time of auction. It was very heart rending when he remained unsold in the auction but finally, the fans were relieved to see him in the Punjabi squad. Now Chris Gayle has shared a video on Instagram in which he was practising with his West Indies teammate Andre Russell and said, "This Knight Riders' player can not play a Punjabi." The video captioned, "@ar12russell (Andre Russell) is back but not with a bang after running into the Universe Boss! He said he was gonna dance when hit me for a 6 but it was the other way around...this is one of the dismissal today with the Punjabi dance ????. #Kings vs #Kkr ???????? #Gothim." @ar12russell is back but not with a bang after running into the Universe Boss! He said he was gonna dance when hit me for a 6 but it was the other way around...this is one of the dismissal today with the Punjabi dance ????. #Kings vs #Kkr ???????? #Gothim A post shared by KingGayle ???? (@chrisgayle333) on Jan 30, 2018 at 7:47pm PST × In the video, Andre Russell showed some dance moves that he will perform after hitting a six in the upcoming tournament. In response to that, Gayle copied Shikhar Dhawan's popular "Bruuaaahhhh" move and said will do it after hitting boundaries, a kind of happy dance. Andre Russell was retained by Kolkata Knight Riders.

Watch: Chris Gayle's Punjabi flavour in IPL 2018

Delhi&#39;s Rishabh Pant slammed a 32-ball century in Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy against Himachal Pradesh, making it the fastest ton by an Indian and second fastest in T20&#39;s history.&nbsp;

The wicketkeeper-batsman scored an unbeaten 116 runs off just 38 deliveries at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground, leading his team to a thumping 10-wicket victory on Sunday.

His thriving knock included 12 sixes and eight fours.

Chris Gayle still holds the record for the fastest century in the format when he clubbed 100 off just 30 deliveries against Pune Warriors in an Indian Premier League match back in 2013.

Pant, who was retained for Rs 15 crore by Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Daredevils, had veteran batsman Gautam Gambhir in partnership but the latter only played the watching game as the youngster kept smashing the balls all around the park.&nbsp;

The two chased down the target of 144 in just 11.4 overs.&nbsp;

Pant, who batted with a phenomenal strike rate of 305.26, also took four catches behind the wicket.

It is interesting to note that Pant was sacked from state captaincy for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy campaign despite leading the team to the Ranji Trophy final.

The decision was taken after the coach and selectors felt that captaincy was affecting Pant&rsquo;s batting.&nbsp;

His thriving knock included 12 sixes and eight fours.

Delhi's Rishabh Pant slammed a 32-ball century in Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy against Himachal Pradesh, making it the fastest ton by an Indian and second fastest in T20's history. The wicketkeeper-batsman scored an unbeaten 116 runs off just 38 deliveries at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground, leading his team to a thumping 10-wicket victory on Sunday. His thriving knock included 12 sixes and eight fours. Chris Gayle still holds the record for the fastest century in the format when he clubbed 100 off just 30 deliveries against Pune Warriors in an Indian Premier League match back in 2013. Pant, who was retained for Rs 15 crore by Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Daredevils, had veteran batsman Gautam Gambhir in partnership but the latter only played the watching game as the youngster kept smashing the balls all around the park. The two chased down the target of 144 in just 11.4 overs. Pant, who batted with a phenomenal strike rate of 305.26, also took four catches behind the wicket. It is interesting to note that Pant was sacked from state captaincy for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy campaign despite leading the team to the Ranji Trophy final. The decision was taken after the coach and selectors felt that captaincy was affecting Pant’s batting.

Rishabh Pant slams fastest T20 century by Indian, second-fastest in history

Trent Boult&#39;s seven for 34 helped New Zealand conquer the second one-day international (ODI) against West Indies by 204 runs at the &nbsp;Hagley Oval cricket ground in Christchurch, on Saturday.

Boult&#39;s career-best skittled the tourists for just 121 runs, clinching their three-match series with a game still to play.

Lockie Ferguson took the remaining three wickets for just 17 runs.&nbsp; 
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West Indies had a dismal start to their chase of a humongous 326 set by the Kiwis.

In the absence of star batsman Chris Gayle, who withdrew from the match with an unspecified illness, Windies were immediately in trouble when Boult ripped through the top order.

The West Indies struggled throughout their reply with Shai Hope&#39;s 23 and Ashley Nurse&#39;s 27 being their best performers with the bat.&nbsp;

Windies played strong to reduce Kiwis to 186 for 5 in the 33rd over, but they let off the sixth-wicket pair, Henry Nicholls and Todd Astle, that turned the game.&nbsp;

The pair kept the scoreboard ticking and went to add 130 runs off 108 balls.&nbsp;

The third and final match in the series will be at Hagley Oval on Tuesday. &nbsp; 
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Boult's career-best skittled the tourists for just 121 runs, clinching their three-match series with a game still to play

Trent Boult's seven for 34 helped New Zealand conquer the second one-day international (ODI) against West Indies by 204 runs at the Hagley Oval cricket ground in Christchurch, on Saturday. Boult's career-best skittled the tourists for just 121 runs, clinching their three-match series with a game still to play. Lockie Ferguson took the remaining three wickets for just 17 runs. West Indies had a dismal start to their chase of a humongous 326 set by the Kiwis. In the absence of star batsman Chris Gayle, who withdrew from the match with an unspecified illness, Windies were immediately in trouble when Boult ripped through the top order. The West Indies struggled throughout their reply with Shai Hope's 23 and Ashley Nurse's 27 being their best performers with the bat. Windies played strong to reduce Kiwis to 186 for 5 in the 33rd over, but they let off the sixth-wicket pair, Henry Nicholls and Todd Astle, that turned the game. The pair kept the scoreboard ticking and went to add 130 runs off 108 balls. The third and final match in the series will be at Hagley Oval on Tuesday.

2nd ODI: Trent Boult's seven wickets help Black Caps crush West Indies by 204 runs

Chris Gayle hit 18 sixes on his way to an unbeaten 146 off 69 balls for the Rangpur Riders against the Dhaka Dynamites to create Twenty20 cricket history in the Bangladesh Premier League final on Tuesday.

Gayle, who was dropped by Shakib Al Hasan on 22, broke the record he set when he smashed 17 sixes in an unbeaten 175 for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors in the Indian Premier League&#39;s 2013 final.

The 38-year-old Jamaican&#39;s knock also took him past 11,000 runs in the shortest format of the game and made him the first player to score 20 centuries in T20 cricket.

Gayle, who has now struck 819 sixes in T20 cricket, last played a T20 international for West Indies in September and his last Test match was against Bangladesh in 2014.

His unbeaten 201-run partnership with New Zealand&#39;s Brendan McCullum steered Rangpur Riders to 206 for 1.

They went on to win the game and to win their maiden title.&nbsp;

Gayle scored an unbeaten 146 off 69 balls for the Rangpur Riders against the Dhaka Dynamites

Chris Gayle hit 18 sixes on his way to an unbeaten 146 off 69 balls for the Rangpur Riders against the Dhaka Dynamites to create Twenty20 cricket history in the Bangladesh Premier League final on Tuesday. Gayle, who was dropped by Shakib Al Hasan on 22, broke the record he set when he smashed 17 sixes in an unbeaten 175 for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors in the Indian Premier League's 2013 final. The 38-year-old Jamaican's knock also took him past 11,000 runs in the shortest format of the game and made him the first player to score 20 centuries in T20 cricket. Gayle, who has now struck 819 sixes in T20 cricket, last played a T20 international for West Indies in September and his last Test match was against Bangladesh in 2014. His unbeaten 201-run partnership with New Zealand's Brendan McCullum steered Rangpur Riders to 206 for 1. They went on to win the game and to win their maiden title.

Bangladesh Premier League final: Chris Gayle hits 18 sixes

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Ryan student murder: Gurgaon Police planted knife on conductor, says report In a sensational twist in the killing of the class II student of Ryan International School, Pradyuman Thakur, the CBI has claimed that the Gurgaon Police framed the school bus conductor and planted a knife on him, declaring the case as solved within hours. Sources told the TOI that the police resorted to framing the bus conductor, Ashok Kumar, since it was under tremendous pressure to solve the case. The Times of India reported that the CBI had established in its two-month-long investigation that the knife belonged to the main accused in the case, a 16-year-old Class XI student of the same school. A CBI officer told TOI that the knife was purchased by the juvenile from a local shop, brought inside the school and was the only knife which was recovered. He added that the accused student on Thursday guided the investigating agency to the shop from where he had purchased the knife. Actor Steven Seagal, comedian Louis CK accused of sexual misconduct US action movie actor Steven Seagal and comedian Louis CK were the latest stars in the crosshairs of mounting sexual misconduct allegations on Thursday, following the downfall of Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey. Portia de Rossi, the "Arrested Development" actress and wife of chat queen Ellen DeGeneres, accused the former martial arts expert and blues musician over an undated audition for a Seagal movie in his office. "He told me how important it was to have chemistry off-screen as he sat me down and unzipped his leather pants," the Australian-born actress tweeted late Wednesday. Odd-even to be in place from Nov 13-17 with same exemptions: Delhi Transport minister Delhi Transport minister Kailash Gehlot announced that the odd-even number scheme for private vehicles will be implemented from November 13-17 in the national capital. "Request people and all agencies to cooperate. Exemptions will be the same as last time," the minister said. Trump praises China's 'highly respected' Xi US President Donald Trump praised Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a "highly respected and powerful representative of his people" on Friday as he wrapped up his first state visit to Beijing.Trump showered his host with accolades during two days of meetings during which the US leader sought to convince Xi to do more to reduce a trade deficit with China and rein in nuclear-armed North Korea. After winning defamation case, Chris Gayle says he's willing to sell his side of story for $300,000 After winning his court case against Australia's Fairfax Media group, Chris Gayle has said he is willing to sell his side of the story -- for a starting price of $300,000. The cricketer had accused the media group, publishers of the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, of defamation after it published a series of stories alleging the cricketer had exposed himself to a massage therapist and had indecently propositioned her.

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After winning his court case against Australia&#39;s Fairfax Media group, Chris Gayle has said he is willing to sell his side of the story -- for a starting price of $300,000.&nbsp;

The cricketer had accused the media group, publishers of the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, of defamation after it published a series of stories alleging the cricketer had exposed himself to a massage therapist and had indecently propositioned her.&nbsp;

But a New South Wales Supreme Court jury had ruled in Gayle&#39;s favour last month, finding the articles were motivated by malice.&nbsp;

Gayle has now said he is willing to tell all in an interview.&nbsp;

&quot;I have a very interested (sic) successful story to tell!! It can be an exclusive 60mins interview or y&#39;all just have to wait on my next book!,&quot; he tweeted Friday.

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How they want to use me as a scapegoat over a interview-I&rsquo;ll tell you what I do every day after court, believe me, when I break this down to y&rsquo;all it will be like a movie! No holding back! Biding starts at US$ 300K for this interview! So much to say &amp; I will!
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Even what transpired in the mediation couple weeks before court...they take me lightly but I never scared of the media! I was ready to fight until my last breath! Who ready for my story just let me know..you will have to visit Jamaica ???? for this interview!
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Fairfax published the allegations in the wake of an uproar after Gayle attempted to flirt with an Australian presenter on live TV, AFP reported, asking her out for a drink and telling her: &quot;Don&#39;t blush, baby.&quot;

Speaking after the trial, AFP reported Gayle as saying the case had been &quot;very emotional&quot;.

&quot;I&#39;m a good man. I&#39;m not guilty,&quot; he had said.

Australia's Fairfax Media group, in a series of newspaper articles, had alleged the cricketer had exposed himself to a massage therapist and had indecently propositioned her

After winning his court case against Australia's Fairfax Media group, Chris Gayle has said he is willing to sell his side of the story -- for a starting price of $300,000. The cricketer had accused the media group, publishers of the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, of defamation after it published a series of stories alleging the cricketer had exposed himself to a massage therapist and had indecently propositioned her. But a New South Wales Supreme Court jury had ruled in Gayle's favour last month, finding the articles were motivated by malice. Gayle has now said he is willing to tell all in an interview. "I have a very interested (sic) successful story to tell!! It can be an exclusive 60mins interview or y'all just have to wait on my next book!," he tweeted Friday. I have a very interested successful story to tell!! It can be an exclusive 60mins interview or y’all just have to wait on my next book! It’s about what transpired in court and behind the scenes in Australia, how they went to bigger heads to get me ban... — Chris Gayle (@henrygayle) November 9, 2017 × How they want to use me as a scapegoat over a interview-I’ll tell you what I do every day after court, believe me, when I break this down to y’all it will be like a movie! No holding back! Biding starts at US$ 300K for this interview! So much to say & I will! — Chris Gayle (@henrygayle) November 9, 2017 × Even what transpired in the mediation couple weeks before court...they take me lightly but I never scared of the media! I was ready to fight until my last breath! Who ready for my story just let me know..you will have to visit Jamaica ???? for this interview! — Chris Gayle (@henrygayle) November 9, 2017 × Fairfax published the allegations in the wake of an uproar after Gayle attempted to flirt with an Australian presenter on live TV, AFP reported, asking her out for a drink and telling her: "Don't blush, baby." Speaking after the trial, AFP reported Gayle as saying the case had been "very emotional". "I'm a good man. I'm not guilty," he had said.

After winning defamation case, Chris Gayle says he's willing to sell his side of story for $300,000

Chris Gayle won a defamation case against an Australian media company in the New South Wales Supreme Court on Monday over an alleged&nbsp;masseuse incident that took place during the 2015 World Cup.&nbsp;

Gayle was also expected to provide evidence on his part at the New South Wales (NSW) Supreme Court.

After less than two hours of deliberation, the jury found Fairfax media had failed to establish the truth of a series of reports it ran alleging the 103-test cricketer had exposed himself to a masseuse during the tournament.

It also found Fairfax had failed to establish that the allegation Gayle had propositioned the masseuse was &quot;substantially true&quot;.

&quot;I came all the way from Jamaica to actually defend myself and my character as well. At the end of the day I&#39;m very, very happy,&quot; Gayle told reporters outside the court.

&quot;I&#39;m a good man. I&#39;m not guilty,&quot; said&nbsp;Gayle after the verdict.

The jury also found that Fairfax, which publishes The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age newspapers, was motivated by &quot;malice&quot; in publishing the stories.

A hearing over the amount of damages will be held at a later date.

Fairfax Media later released a statement saying said the company was &quot;concerned with the conduct of the trial to the extent that on Friday it sought an order that the jury be discharged and a new trial ordered&quot;.

&quot;Fairfax believes that it did not get a fair trial,&quot; it concluded. &quot;It is seriously considering its appeal rights.&quot;

'I came all the way from Jamaica to actually defend myself and my character as well. At the end of the day I'm very, very happy,' Gayle said

Chris Gayle won a defamation case against an Australian media company in the New South Wales Supreme Court on Monday over an alleged masseuse incident that took place during the 2015 World Cup. Gayle was also expected to provide evidence on his part at the New South Wales (NSW) Supreme Court. After less than two hours of deliberation, the jury found Fairfax media had failed to establish the truth of a series of reports it ran alleging the 103-test cricketer had exposed himself to a masseuse during the tournament. It also found Fairfax had failed to establish that the allegation Gayle had propositioned the masseuse was "substantially true". "I came all the way from Jamaica to actually defend myself and my character as well. At the end of the day I'm very, very happy," Gayle told reporters outside the court. "I'm a good man. I'm not guilty," said Gayle after the verdict. The jury also found that Fairfax, which publishes The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age newspapers, was motivated by "malice" in publishing the stories. A hearing over the amount of damages will be held at a later date. Fairfax Media later released a statement saying said the company was "concerned with the conduct of the trial to the extent that on Friday it sought an order that the jury be discharged and a new trial ordered". "Fairfax believes that it did not get a fair trial," it concluded. "It is seriously considering its appeal rights."

Chris Gayle wins defamation case

A massage therapist said she &quot;cried uncontrollably&quot; after star West Indian cricketer Chris Gayle allegedly exposed himself to her, telling a Sydney court Wednesday it left her &quot;very upset&quot;.

Gayle is suing Fairfax Media newspapers The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Canberra Times over a series of stories in January last year detailing the lurid accusations.

On the opening day of his defamation action Monday, he denied the allegations and claimed the media group was out to &quot;destroy&quot; him. His teammate Dwayne Smith, who was present at the time, has also denied the incident.

The newspapers said the all-rounder exposed himself to masseuse Leanne Russell -- who was working for the West Indies team -- in a dressing room at the 2015 World Cup in Sydney and &quot;indecently propositioned&quot; her.

She told the NSW Supreme Court she went to the changing room to look for a towel and came across Gayle.

Gayle asked her: &quot;What are you looking for?&quot; the court heard, according to the Herald.

&quot;I said, &#39;a towel&#39;,&quot; she replied, and he &quot;pulled his towel out and down&quot;.

&quot;I saw the top half of Chris&#39; penis -- I apologise. I thereafter shielded my view. I said no and walked out.&quot;

Russell said she told the West Indies team&#39;s physiotherapist about the incident immediately and was &quot;very upset&quot; and &quot;crying uncontrollably. I was crying like a child&quot;.

On Tuesday, Smith admitted he sent a text to Russell that simply said &quot;sexy&quot; after she massaged him the day before the Gayle incident.

Russell said she was &quot;sick of being treated this way&quot; and had spoken out to get other women to realise &quot;this happens all the time and nobody has the guts to speak out and they should&quot;, according to the Herald.

Fairfax said it was defending the articles on the basis the allegations were substantially true and in the public interest.

Their publication followed an uproar after Gayle attempted to flirt with an Australian presenter on live TV, asking her out for a drink and telling her: &quot;Don&#39;t blush, baby.&quot;

The hearing is scheduled to run for 10 days.

Gayle is suing Fairfax Media newspapers The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Canberra Times over a series of stories in January last year detailing the lurid accusations.

A massage therapist said she "cried uncontrollably" after star West Indian cricketer Chris Gayle allegedly exposed himself to her, telling a Sydney court Wednesday it left her "very upset". Gayle is suing Fairfax Media newspapers The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Canberra Times over a series of stories in January last year detailing the lurid accusations. On the opening day of his defamation action Monday, he denied the allegations and claimed the media group was out to "destroy" him. His teammate Dwayne Smith, who was present at the time, has also denied the incident. The newspapers said the all-rounder exposed himself to masseuse Leanne Russell -- who was working for the West Indies team -- in a dressing room at the 2015 World Cup in Sydney and "indecently propositioned" her. She told the NSW Supreme Court she went to the changing room to look for a towel and came across Gayle. Gayle asked her: "What are you looking for?" the court heard, according to the Herald. "I said, 'a towel'," she replied, and he "pulled his towel out and down". "I saw the top half of Chris' penis -- I apologise. I thereafter shielded my view. I said no and walked out." Russell said she told the West Indies team's physiotherapist about the incident immediately and was "very upset" and "crying uncontrollably. I was crying like a child". On Tuesday, Smith admitted he sent a text to Russell that simply said "sexy" after she massaged him the day before the Gayle incident. Russell said she was "sick of being treated this way" and had spoken out to get other women to realise "this happens all the time and nobody has the guts to speak out and they should", according to the Herald. Fairfax said it was defending the articles on the basis the allegations were substantially true and in the public interest. Their publication followed an uproar after Gayle attempted to flirt with an Australian presenter on live TV, asking her out for a drink and telling her: "Don't blush, baby." The hearing is scheduled to run for 10 days.

Masseuse cried after Gayle 'exposed himself': Court

A French tennis player who tried to kiss a television reporter against her will during a live broadcast at Roland Garros was banished from the tournament on Tuesday for his &quot;reprehensible behaviour&quot;.

Maxime Hamou, 21, grabbed Eurosport journalist Maly Thomas around the neck and shoulders while she interviewed him following his first round defeat on Monday.

&quot;It was frankly unpleasant. If it hadn&#39;t been live on air, I would have punched him,&quot; Thomas told the French edition of the Huffington Post.

Hamou, the world number 287, was subsequently banned from the Roland Garros site by organisers.

&quot;The tournament directors have decided to cancel the accreditation of Maxime Hamou following his reprehensible behaviour with a journalist on Monday,&quot; said a Roland Garros statement.

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A Eurosport spokesman told AFP that Hamou`s actions were &quot;highly inappropriate&quot;.

&quot;We sincerely regret the incident that occurred during yesterday evening&#39;s interview between Maly Thomas and Maxime Hamou. The behaviour of the interviewee was highly inappropriate and we do not condone such conduct in any way,&quot; the spokesman said.

&quot;Maly is a highly respected journalist and we are pleased that a full apology is being offered. We apologise to any viewers who may have been affected.&quot;

Hamou had already come under fire for his behaviour during a qualifying match last week when he screamed at an umpire: &quot;Why are you here?&quot;

But it was the incident with Thomas which was causing outrage and on Twitter especially as it prompted laughs and applause from studio guests on the Eurosport programme, &quot;Avantage Leconte&quot;.

&quot;He kisses her by force, she tries to get away, he holds her by the neck and everyone... laughs ...#tired,&quot; tweeted French politician Cecile Duflot.

French journalist Claude Askolovitch tweeted in French: &quot;In a normal world, Maxime Hamou would be in court for sexual assault&quot;.

Hamou later Tuesday made a public apology to Thomas.

&quot;I want to offer my deepest apologies to Maly Thomas if she felt hurt or shocked by my attitude during her interview,&quot; he was quoted a saying by L`Equipe daily.&nbsp;

&quot;I just had a wonderful week at Roland Garros, living my most beautiful emotions as a tennis player, and I let my enthusiasm be expressed awkwardly towards Maly who I know and respect. I am at her disposal to apologise to her in person if she so desires.&quot;

The incident echoed West Indies cricket legend Chris Gayle&#39;s behaviour with a female reporter after a match in Australia in January, 2016. 
Gayle opted to ignore questions on the game from Network Ten journalist Mel McLaughlin and instead told her: &quot;Your eyes are beautiful, hopefully we can win this game and then we can have a drink after as well. Don`t blush, baby.&quot;

(AFP)

Maxime Hamou, 21, grabbed Eurosport journalist Maly Thomas around the neck and shoulders while she interviewed him

A French tennis player who tried to kiss a television reporter against her will during a live broadcast at Roland Garros was banished from the tournament on Tuesday for his "reprehensible behaviour". Maxime Hamou, 21, grabbed Eurosport journalist Maly Thomas around the neck and shoulders while she interviewed him following his first round defeat on Monday. "It was frankly unpleasant. If it hadn't been live on air, I would have punched him," Thomas told the French edition of the Huffington Post. Hamou, the world number 287, was subsequently banned from the Roland Garros site by organisers. "The tournament directors have decided to cancel the accreditation of Maxime Hamou following his reprehensible behaviour with a journalist on Monday," said a Roland Garros statement. (Courtesy: Love Tennis, YouTube) A Eurosport spokesman told AFP that Hamou`s actions were "highly inappropriate". "We sincerely regret the incident that occurred during yesterday evening's interview between Maly Thomas and Maxime Hamou. The behaviour of the interviewee was highly inappropriate and we do not condone such conduct in any way," the spokesman said. "Maly is a highly respected journalist and we are pleased that a full apology is being offered. We apologise to any viewers who may have been affected." Hamou had already come under fire for his behaviour during a qualifying match last week when he screamed at an umpire: "Why are you here?" But it was the incident with Thomas which was causing outrage and on Twitter especially as it prompted laughs and applause from studio guests on the Eurosport programme, "Avantage Leconte". "He kisses her by force, she tries to get away, he holds her by the neck and everyone... laughs ...#tired," tweeted French politician Cecile Duflot. French journalist Claude Askolovitch tweeted in French: "In a normal world, Maxime Hamou would be in court for sexual assault". Hamou later Tuesday made a public apology to Thomas. "I want to offer my deepest apologies to Maly Thomas if she felt hurt or shocked by my attitude during her interview," he was quoted a saying by L`Equipe daily. "I just had a wonderful week at Roland Garros, living my most beautiful emotions as a tennis player, and I let my enthusiasm be expressed awkwardly towards Maly who I know and respect. I am at her disposal to apologise to her in person if she so desires." The incident echoed West Indies cricket legend Chris Gayle's behaviour with a female reporter after a match in Australia in January, 2016. Gayle opted to ignore questions on the game from Network Ten journalist Mel McLaughlin and instead told her: "Your eyes are beautiful, hopefully we can win this game and then we can have a drink after as well. Don`t blush, baby." (AFP)

French Open: Uproar as player tries to kiss reporter on air

Swashbuckling West Indies opener Chris Gayle smashed a blistering half-century before Yuzvendra Chahal returned with a three-wicket haul as Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Gujarat Lions by 21 runs in their IPL encounter here today.

Gayle slammed a 38-ball 77-run innings, while skipper Virat Kohli produced a superb 50-ball 64 to guide RCB to a massive 213-2 after Gujarat skipper Suresh Raina won the toss and elected to field.

Opener Brendon McCullum then played a superb 72-run off 44-ball innings, studded with two fours and seven sixes but he didn&#39;t get the support from the other end as RCB restricted the Lions to 192-7 to snap their three-game losing streak.

Yuzvendra Chahal (3/31) was the pick of the bowlers for RCB as he picked up three crucial wickets -- Dwayne Smith (1), Suresh Raina (23) and McCullum -- in his four overs to derail Gujarat&#39;s runchase.

Chasing 214 to win, Gujarat lost their opening batsman Smith early when he was caught at the boundary line by Mandeep Singh off Chahal&#39;s bowling at deep square-leg.

Skipper Raina then slammed a quick-fire 8-ball 23 which included two fours and two sixes before becoming the second wicket of Chahal.

Coming down the pitch, Raina tried to play a sweep shot which went straight to Shane Watson at short fine leg.

McCullum (72) and Aaron Finch (19) then stitched a 66-run innings off 34 balls for the third wicket to take Gujarat across the 100-mark in 10th over.

McCullum also added 31 off 22 balls with Ravindra Jadeja (23) before becoming the third victim of Chahal in the 15th over as Lions looked down the barrel.

Jadeja then was run-out after a mix-up with new batsman Ishan Kishan in the 18th over. Kishan then hit a 16-ball 39, laced with four sixes and two four but it was too late in the end.

Earlier, Gayle and Kohli gave Bangalore a brilliant start as they amassed 45 in the first six overs and then went on to forge a 122-run opening partnership off 76 balls.

Gayle&#39;s innings was studded with five boundaries and seven massive sixes, while Kohli blasted seven fours and one six in his 50-ball innings.

Kohli took the early initiative as he picked up a boundary each in the first two overs before blasting Dhawal Kulkarni for three fours in the third over.

Gayle, who has been out of form, meanwhile, completed his 10,000 runs in twenty20 cricket with a single off Basil Thampi in the fourth over.

The West Indies batsman then blasted his first six of the innings over mid-off. He then sent young mystery spinner Shivil Kaushik for another maximum over long-off in the seventh over.

Gayle then exploded with successive fours and a six off left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja. He also blasted the last delivery of the over for a maximum but he was brilliantly caught by Brendon McCullum at the long-off boundary.

However, Gayle survived after replays showed that McCullum&#39;s hat had touched the boundary line.

Gayle made Lions pay as he brought up his fifty with a massive six over long on off Kaushik in the 10th over and then clobbered Smith for another six as RCB reached the 100-mark.

The dashing opener sent Smith out of the park again in the fourth ball over long-on as RCB picked 17 runs off the over.

In the 13th over, Thampi finally dismissed Gayle when he trapped him leg before to break the partnership.

Kohli, however, continued to score runs and reached his 28th IPL fifty in the 15th over with a couple of runs off Kaushik. He then blasted a towering six over wide of long-on in the 4th ball.

Newman Travis Head (30) then sent the last ball for another maximum over deep midwicket.

In the next over, Kulkarni returned to dismiss Kohli, who holed out to deep midwicket with Smith taking the catch at the boundary line.

Head and Kedar Jadhav (38) then provided the late charge to take RCB across the 200-mark. While Jadhav cracked five fours and two sixes, Head hit two fours and a six in his innings.

For Gujarat, Thampi (1/31) and Kulkarni (1/37) took one wicket each.

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(PTI)

Gayle slammed a 38-ball 77-run innings, while skipper Virat Kohli produced a superb 50-ball 64 to guide RCB to a massive 213-2

Swashbuckling West Indies opener Chris Gayle smashed a blistering half-century before Yuzvendra Chahal returned with a three-wicket haul as Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Gujarat Lions by 21 runs in their IPL encounter here today. Gayle slammed a 38-ball 77-run innings, while skipper Virat Kohli produced a superb 50-ball 64 to guide RCB to a massive 213-2 after Gujarat skipper Suresh Raina won the toss and elected to field. Opener Brendon McCullum then played a superb 72-run off 44-ball innings, studded with two fours and seven sixes but he didn't get the support from the other end as RCB restricted the Lions to 192-7 to snap their three-game losing streak. Yuzvendra Chahal (3/31) was the pick of the bowlers for RCB as he picked up three crucial wickets -- Dwayne Smith (1), Suresh Raina (23) and McCullum -- in his four overs to derail Gujarat's runchase. Chasing 214 to win, Gujarat lost their opening batsman Smith early when he was caught at the boundary line by Mandeep Singh off Chahal's bowling at deep square-leg. Skipper Raina then slammed a quick-fire 8-ball 23 which included two fours and two sixes before becoming the second wicket of Chahal. Coming down the pitch, Raina tried to play a sweep shot which went straight to Shane Watson at short fine leg. McCullum (72) and Aaron Finch (19) then stitched a 66-run innings off 34 balls for the third wicket to take Gujarat across the 100-mark in 10th over. McCullum also added 31 off 22 balls with Ravindra Jadeja (23) before becoming the third victim of Chahal in the 15th over as Lions looked down the barrel. Jadeja then was run-out after a mix-up with new batsman Ishan Kishan in the 18th over. Kishan then hit a 16-ball 39, laced with four sixes and two four but it was too late in the end. Earlier, Gayle and Kohli gave Bangalore a brilliant start as they amassed 45 in the first six overs and then went on to forge a 122-run opening partnership off 76 balls. Gayle's innings was studded with five boundaries and seven massive sixes, while Kohli blasted seven fours and one six in his 50-ball innings. Kohli took the early initiative as he picked up a boundary each in the first two overs before blasting Dhawal Kulkarni for three fours in the third over. Gayle, who has been out of form, meanwhile, completed his 10,000 runs in twenty20 cricket with a single off Basil Thampi in the fourth over. The West Indies batsman then blasted his first six of the innings over mid-off. He then sent young mystery spinner Shivil Kaushik for another maximum over long-off in the seventh over. Gayle then exploded with successive fours and a six off left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja. He also blasted the last delivery of the over for a maximum but he was brilliantly caught by Brendon McCullum at the long-off boundary. However, Gayle survived after replays showed that McCullum's hat had touched the boundary line. Gayle made Lions pay as he brought up his fifty with a massive six over long on off Kaushik in the 10th over and then clobbered Smith for another six as RCB reached the 100-mark. The dashing opener sent Smith out of the park again in the fourth ball over long-on as RCB picked 17 runs off the over. In the 13th over, Thampi finally dismissed Gayle when he trapped him leg before to break the partnership. Kohli, however, continued to score runs and reached his 28th IPL fifty in the 15th over with a couple of runs off Kaushik. He then blasted a towering six over wide of long-on in the 4th ball. Newman Travis Head (30) then sent the last ball for another maximum over deep midwicket. In the next over, Kulkarni returned to dismiss Kohli, who holed out to deep midwicket with Smith taking the catch at the boundary line. Head and Kedar Jadhav (38) then provided the late charge to take RCB across the 200-mark. While Jadhav cracked five fours and two sixes, Head hit two fours and a six in his innings. For Gujarat, Thampi (1/31) and Kulkarni (1/37) took one wicket each. (PTI)

IPL: Gayle's quick-fire knock guides RCB to victory over Gujarat Lions

The record books were rewritten twice in an astonishing run spree at Nottinghamshire&#39;s Trent Bridge ground yesterday which saw a record English one-day partnership and the most aggregate runs scored in a List A match. 
 
By the close in the Royal London One-Day Cup game between Notts and Northamptonshire, statisticians were checking to see if there had ever been a day like it anywhere in the world. 
 
The big hitting began from the start with Nottinghamshire&#39;s Riki Wessels and Michael Lumb sharing a record one-day partnership in England of 342 from 39.2 overs. 
 
Wessels eventually departed for a career-best 146, from 97 balls, while Lumb went on to make 184, also his best and a record for the county, as Nottinghamshire posted 445 for 8, the second highest score for a List A match in the world. 
 
The runs continued to flow when Northamptonshire chased down what would have been another record for a team batting second. But they fell short despite 128 from Rory Kleinveldt. 
 
Their total of 425 gave Nottinghamshire victory by 20 runs in a game which saw an unprecedented 870 runs scored in the day, three more than Surrey and Glamorgan managed in 2002. 
 
Afterwards Lumb joked: &quot;It was a bit twitchy. What a great game of cricket. Never in doubt.&quot; 
 
&quot;I was surprised they took it that deep but it&#39;s credit to them. Rory Kleinveldt was unbelievable. It was an unbelievable game. I don&#39;t think we could do too much more. I&#39;m proud of all the boys.&quot; 
 
The Nottinghamshire stand beat the previous record in England of 318 by Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid for India against Sri Lanka at Taunton in the 1999 World Cup. 
 
Lumb and Wessels&#39; English record is the third-highest partnership in List A games, behind the 372 which Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels took off Zimbabwe in the 2015 World Cup. 
 
The record for the highest team total is held by Surrey, who made 496-4 against Gloucestershire in 2007. 
 
List A matches are played over 40-60 overs.

Nottinghamshire duo Riki Wessels and Michael Lumb's partnership of 342 runs beat the previous record in England of 318 by Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid for India

The record books were rewritten twice in an astonishing run spree at Nottinghamshire's Trent Bridge ground yesterday which saw a record English one-day partnership and the most aggregate runs scored in a List A match. By the close in the Royal London One-Day Cup game between Notts and Northamptonshire, statisticians were checking to see if there had ever been a day like it anywhere in the world. The big hitting began from the start with Nottinghamshire's Riki Wessels and Michael Lumb sharing a record one-day partnership in England of 342 from 39.2 overs. Wessels eventually departed for a career-best 146, from 97 balls, while Lumb went on to make 184, also his best and a record for the county, as Nottinghamshire posted 445 for 8, the second highest score for a List A match in the world. The runs continued to flow when Northamptonshire chased down what would have been another record for a team batting second. But they fell short despite 128 from Rory Kleinveldt. Their total of 425 gave Nottinghamshire victory by 20 runs in a game which saw an unprecedented 870 runs scored in the day, three more than Surrey and Glamorgan managed in 2002. Afterwards Lumb joked: "It was a bit twitchy. What a great game of cricket. Never in doubt." "I was surprised they took it that deep but it's credit to them. Rory Kleinveldt was unbelievable. It was an unbelievable game. I don't think we could do too much more. I'm proud of all the boys." The Nottinghamshire stand beat the previous record in England of 318 by Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid for India against Sri Lanka at Taunton in the 1999 World Cup. Lumb and Wessels' English record is the third-highest partnership in List A games, behind the 372 which Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels took off Zimbabwe in the 2015 World Cup. The record for the highest team total is held by Surrey, who made 496-4 against Gloucestershire in 2007. List A matches are played over 40-60 overs.

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