WATCH: Chris Gayle celebrates jubilantly after brilliant fielding effort vs India in 2019 Cricket World Cup

Chris Gayle celebrates jubilantly: The Universe Boss put on display another agile fielding effort against India at Old Trafford.

During the 34th match of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 between West Indies and India at Old Trafford, veteran West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle dived brilliantly to stop a potential boundary hit by India captain Virat Kohli.

It happened on the second delivery of the 20th over when Kohli hit a cut off West Indies all-rounder Fabed Allen. The ball seemed to go between point and short third-man. However, Gayle ran to his right from short third-man to dive and stop the ball.

Having successfully done the same, the 39-year old cricketer was seen with his arms aloft as if he was acknowledging the crowd for their response to his dive.

It is worth mentioning that this isn’t the first time in the tournament when Gayle’s gestures have become a source of amazement for fans. In previous matches against England and New Zealand, Gayle was witnessed in a similay jolly mood.

After Kohli won the toss and chose to bat, India didn’t make the most of the opportunity as they have scored 186/5 in 40 overs. With wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni and all-rounder Hardik Pandya in the middle, India would be hoping for them to finish the innings on a high note.

Chris Gayle celebrates jubilantly:

How Twitter reacted:

MS Dhoni is loved across the 🌏 pic.twitter.com/JuexYnc3kd

— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) June 27, 2019

Virat Kohli is just amazing! 20,000 runs already. How does he do this so consistently?! So much to learn, this is beyond cricket … it’s about professionalism, credibility, responsibility. None of us can afford to slack at our jobs, he treats his batting in the same way ✌🏻

— Danish Sait (@DanishSait) June 27, 2019

india appear to have a muddle order #INDvsWI #CWC19

— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) June 27, 2019

India’s middle-muddle is for real. There’s simply too much dependency on Kohli-Rohit. Dhawan is being missed…. #IndvWI #CWC19

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) June 27, 2019

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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