Chris Gayle is a Jamaican cricketer. He plays for the West Indies Cricket team. He is known to the cricketing world as the biggest hitter of all time. He is the former captain of West Indies. He is an accomplished batman in all forms of the game. Chris Gayle is noted for his specialty in Twenty 20 cricket.
Chris Gayle was born in Jamaica on 21 September 1979. He started his career with Lucas Cricket Club. Chris Gayle stated with the club he might have been in the streets right now. Gayle played in the West Indies youth system. At the age of 19 he made his first class debut for Jamaica. He made his ODI debut for West Indies on 11 September 1999. 16 March 2000 he made his Test debut against South Africa. Chris Gayle has played for the team ever since. He made his Twenty 20 debut on 16 February 2006. He is regarded as the best Twenty 20 batsman ever. He played for Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL. He currently plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore. He is one of the greatest cricketers to come from West Indies. He has many records to his name. First of them is being only the fourth batman to score two Triple Centuries in Test matches. The other notable feat is scoring 13 Twenty 20 centuries. At time Gayle is also a handy bowler. Chris Gayle has taken over 200 international wickets.
Chris Gayle is known for playing Twenty 20 cricket all over the world. He has played in every major domestic tournament in the world. He was criticized for not devoting enough to West Indies cricket team. Chris Gayle. He is a calm guy. He is one of the most loved cricketers in the world. He excites the crowd with his batting and his personality. He is a crowd pleaser in every aspect. He is the greatest entertainer in cricket history. Along with Shahid Afridi and, Brendon McCullum they are the best hitters of the cricket ball.
Career Stats for Chris Gayle
Test Runs – 7214 (15 Centuries)
ODI Runs – 8871 (21 Centuries)
T20i Runs – 1406 (1 Century)
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