Indian Premier League
In April 2008, Herschelle Gibbs was picked up by and joined the Deccan Chargers of the Indian Premier League. His mediocre performance in 2008 season made the Chargers' management put him on sale. However, he came up with splendid knocks in the second season helping the Deccans Charger ahead with four continuous wins in their first four matches. Of all the openers, Adam Gilchrist and Gibbs have been the most explosive pair. He also played a crucial role in the finals by scoring unbeaten 53 (48 balls) in the final when Adam Gilchrist was out for a duck by having no runs on the board. He also took a crucial catch of Mark Boucher at point when the Royal Challengers were cruising to the victory. In the 2012 version of the IPL, he was signed by the Mumbai Indians with a reported fee of US$ 50,000. His top score is 69* (48)vs Chennaigh super kings. This year 2012 he scored 66* (46) for Mumbai indians
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