Chris Gayle feels after Virat Kohli, KL Rahul will serve Indian cricket for long

KL Rahul is a phenomenal talent who has the ability to emulate Virat Kohli’s heady achievements if he remains in his “zone”, feels none other than ‘Universe Boss’ Chris Gayle.

Rahul, 27, has overcome probably the toughest phase in his life and career which saw him endure a dismal run on the Test tour of Australia and an interim BCCI suspension for making sexist comments on a TV chat show alongside India teammate Hardik Pandya.

Having put that phase behind, Rahul let his bat do the talking and alongside his Kings XI Punjab teammate, Gayle forged one of the most destructive opening combinations in the ongoing IPL.

“KL is definitely one of the players that comes to my mind (when you talk about the current India players), I hope he produces the goods like Virat. After Virat, it should be him,” Gayle told PTI in an exclusive interview.

However, Gayle’s advise for Rahul would be to not take undue pressure.