West Indies legend Brian Lara has picked watching T20 star Chris Gayle, during the recently concluded IPL 2020 season, as his highlight of the tournament.

Despite Gayle's team not making the playoffs, few would argue with Lara’s choice.  The 41-year-old began the season looking on from the bench for Kings XI as the team struggled to a 1 and 7 start.  The results meant they were rooted to the bottom of the table with little hope of advancing to the play-offs.

Gayle’s introduction saw the team embark on a five-game winning streak and finding themselves just outside the top four.  Perhaps the highlight of the tournament individually for Gayle came with a whirlwind 99 against Rajasthan Royals.  The batsman was dismissed on 99 by England bowler Jofra Archer but prior to that made history as the first player to club 1000 T20 sixes.  Despite just missing out on the play-offs, Lara believes Gayle deserved special commendation for rallying Kings XI and in the process entertaining the fans.

“I think the Universe Boss – Chris Gayle. The reason being that if there were 50-60 thousand people watching, it was more when he arrived in the tournament at the second half,” Lara told Star Sports’ Cricket Live

“His performances and how he got Kings XI Punjab going and almost getting there. I think it’s just been amazing watching him and the turnaround of Kings XI Punjab.”