Cricket World Cup 2019: Chris Gayle steals the show as he bowls for the West Indies

Chris Gayle loves being the centre of attention. And he didn’t fail to produce a superb performance on the big stage after being handed the ball against England.

Chris Gayle pleased the crowd at Southampton.

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Chris Gayle is the “Universe Boss”.

And the West Indies great was at his pure best after he was called on to deliver a few overs in their loss to England on Friday.

Gayle put a show for the crowd at Southampton with an A+ performance with the cameras watching his every move, resulting in large cheers from the crowd as he continued to entertain.

The 39-year-old stole the show as he wore his reflective aviator sunglasses during his bowling stint, sending down five overs of gentle off-spin following his unique warm-up floss.

His first highlight came in the second over with Gayle toying with umpire Kumar Dharmasena as he attempted to countdown the Decision Review System (DRS) timer as he made a fake appeal for LBW, following England star Joe Root being hit on the pads.

Chris Gayle's unique warm-up before he bowled.

Chris Gayle mocks the DRS system.

But it wasn’t just all fun and games for the opening batsman, with Gayle nearly picking up a wicket as he struck Chris Woakes on the pads.

West Indies captain Jason Holder decided to review the decision, but the ball-tracking revealed it had pitched outside the line of off-stump.