It sure is a defining moment for Bangalore in several ways than one. With the IPL match kick-starting for the Royal Bangalore Challengers with back-to-back wins, the match between Pune Warriors and RCB was one to note.

Stars from various film industries, though glued to their television sets, could not resist from tweeting about Chris Gayle’s thunderous batting and about the match. While Sandalwood stars Nidhi Subbaiah tweeted “Omg! Gayle!!!! #RCB,” Pranitha Subhash said, “Gayle storm?? Thats a hurricane!! The audience have indeed become fielders! Fastest 100 in ipl and T20 history! #Respect.”

South-actor Siddharth could not stop tweeting about Gayle’s performance. “I think Chris Gayle is a sport and a tournament unto himself. Eventually bowlers will need to lose a bet to bowl to him. Legendary. Monster!,” “Jamaican sprinters are going to need to run the 100m sprint in 5 seconds to better this Gayle performance. #ChrisGayle,” “What’s the censor boards take on this Chris Gayle knock?,” “Bangalore cheerleaders are dropping like flies. They haven’t stopped dancing for 15 overs. What is happening in this game? #ChrisGayle,” were some of his tweets.

Bollywood Actress Shilpa Shetty and co-owner of the team Rajasthan Royals tweeted, “Unbelievable inning by Gayle! ThankGod we r not at the receiving end!!ha ha ha;) Incredible..he makes it all look so easy!” And, Kollywood actor Dhanush’s tweet read, “The chris gayle innings today will change the world of cricket. Batting redefined.this is brutal. Looks like play station 3 match.”

While these were only some of the actors who tweeted continuously about Gayle and the team, personalities Priya Mani, Sohpie Choudry and Raghu Dixit were among several others who showered their appreciation for Gayle. Gaylestorm sure did take over the entire country by surprise.

source: http://www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> Entertainment> Regional> Kannada / by Parinatha Sampath, TNN / April 23rd, 2013