Quote:The annals of Twenty20 (T20) franchise cricket were recently shaken by a quite momentous occurrence: at the end of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2018 draft, Chris Gayle remained unselected.

Those paying close attention knew it was approaching, but it was stunning nonetheless. Quite simply, the powerful Jamaican is the greatest batsman to adorn the T20 game. Very few possess anything like his power and ability to strike a cricket ball. He is the only batsman with over 10,000 T20 runs. He has most centuries and half-centuries, has struck most sixes, most fours, and very few batsmen score at a faster rate. He has even been called the Bradman of the genre. There can't possibly be a higher praise.

Gayle was, until now, amongst the first players chosen for any T20 league. And so, this snub is a sign that the times, in the words of Bob Dylan “are a changin’.”