RCB rope in Gayle

The left-hander, who was formerly with the Kolkata Knight Riders and went unsold during the latest IPL auction in Bangalore early this year, is likely to join the side on Tuesday morning here, according to sources. It is, however, not clear if the 31-year-old will be included for the match against Rajasthan Royals later in the day.

Gayle, who was in the highest reserve price tag ($400,000), found no bidders who feared his unavailability for the T20 league given Windies’ international engagements during the same period. But with the West Indies selectors leaving out Gayle along with other senior players Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan for the first two matches of the ODI series against Pakistan, RCB have signed up the explosive batsman who could just provide the much-needed firepower to the struggling Bangalore team.