A little chat with Kumar Sangakkara, mentor of the team, helped Chris Gayle to fire for Team Abu Dhabi for the first time in the second match of the day in the Super League stage of Abu Dhabi T10 League on Wednesday.

‘‘I had picked up a few good tips from Sangakkara, who is a legend of the game, about my batting and was more alert today,’’ a candid Gayle remarked during a post-match chat after his blazing knock of unbeaten 84 (off 22 deliveries) helped them his team make a shortwork of Maratha Arabians’ total of 97 for four at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Wednesday. Team Abu Dhabi, who had been having a stop-start campaign so far, overhauled the target with plenty to spare to win by nine wickets after only 5.3 overs

"We never stop learning. Sanga, you're the man, you're a legend" 🙌@henrygayle thanks Team Abu Dhabi Mentor @KumarSanga2 for his pep talk before today's game! #AbuDhabiT10 pic.twitter.com/NPsCXQJ9TJ

— T10 League (@T10League) February 3, 2021