In their early 20s, a cricketer is brimming with energy and is ready to deliver day in and day out. After a player crosses 30, the skills, steadfastly, see a downward trend. Though the zeal and vigour for performing remain intact, the body and the mind seem less co-operative to the elasticities and the dynamics of the sport.
Both Chris Gayle and Shane Watson have been stalwarts for their respective teams and are currently representing the Royal Challengers Bangalore team in the Indian Premier League. They have proved to be handy in their respective departments. And in their prime, they hardly missed out on opportunities for making their rivals pay for any blemish on the field.
However, in the current season of the prestigious Indian domestic extravaganza, they have merely been pale shadows of their stupendous selves. While they have sparked brilliance in patches, they have hardly been able to replicate their old form in the field of play.