00:00In the third One Day International at Pastera, on May 23, 2006, the stage was set for a gripping
00:06contest between West Indies and India.
00:09At the top of the order, Chris Cale strode out with his customary swagger, ready to impose
00:15his authority on the Indian attack.
00:18From the very outset, he took the mires of Irfan Bataan, striking him with disdainful
00:23strokes that carried the unmistakable stamp of Caribbean flair.
00:27Chris Cale was in no mood to relent.
00:29He sent Ramesh Power sailing into the stands with a majestic Sikh and greeted Sirisant
00:35with the same forceful dominance.
00:37Each stroke echoed the power and freedom that defined his batting.
00:42Yet his inning was brought to a close when he was caught behind of Ajit Agarkar, departing
00:47after a lively 40 runs flaced with five boundaries and one towering six.
00:52The West Indies are chasing this afternoon.
00:54Oh, lovely stroke, Gale.
00:57Two form punished.
01:01Good thing.
01:02Just opening the face of the bat to get the placement.
01:07That was the scorcher.
01:08First boundary of the innings to Gale.
01:10Pick this one up nicely.
01:11Here's the second.
01:13Name is out in line as well.
01:16And Gale in good form will not miss out on opportunities to score.
01:18Pick up wickets.
01:19Going hard, Gale going to get another boundary in third.
01:20Going hard, Gale going to get another boundary in third.
01:25He's extremely strong in that area.
01:26He's extremely strong in that area.
01:27He's extremely strong in that area.
01:28And Gale in good form will not miss out on opportunities to score.
01:32And Gale in good form will not miss out on opportunities to score.
01:35To pick up wickets.
01:36Going hard, Gale going to get another boundary in third.
01:50Gale in good form.
01:51He's extremely strong in that area.
02:04Now hesitation, down to the goalie's end.
02:07Not for the first time we see Ramna Rusharwan stretched out on the turf.
02:12Diving for his ground.
02:14So many times we've seen that with Sarwan over his career.
02:19This time luckily for him he can get back and pull.
02:22He's looking where the bull's gone.
02:24Oh and he ducked.
02:26He should have held his ground.
02:27He's wearing a helmet.
02:29He did duck to let that bull go through.
02:36Threaded it through.
02:38Between backward point and cover.
02:40Not much space between them.
02:43Gale manages to get to the boundary with it.
02:49Well that was a full toss.
02:56That doesn't change my opinion.
02:58What he has looking for.
02:5975 for 2.
03:00The end of 17 overs.
03:02That's even bigger.
03:15Full use of defeat.
03:17Hands again and took the faintest of edges.
03:23Doney did the rest.
03:24Comfortable two-handed catch.
03:26The breakthrough that was required.
03:29Couldn't be achieved with the spinners.
03:32Has been by Aghaka.
03:35Gale gone for 40.
03:36What is Ryan Lara?
03:38Although not a massive score.
03:40Chris Gale knock bore significance.
03:42His aggressive beginning gave the West Indies the momentum to comfortably chase India's
03:47245, securing victory by four wickets.
03:51The innings encapsulated his role as a crowd-puller.
03:54A best man whose mere presence at the crease electrified the atmosphere.
03:59For more than two decades, Chris Gale has been a spectacular international cricket.
04:04Blending brute strength with effortless timing.
04:07That day at Pastera was another reminder of his unmatched ability to unsettle ballers and
04:13enthralled fans.
04:14This short but lively innings provided West Indies a vital platform in the chase.
04:20His attacking strokes against Irfan Badan.
04:23His pure Caribbean batting flair.
04:25Although dismissed early, his knock proved decisive in West Indies for a wicket win.
04:30A reminder of why Chris Gale remained one of the cricket's most thrilling entertainers.
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