Chris Gayle, the self-proclaimed “Universe Boss,” is arguably the greatest performer in cricket history. On September 21, he turned 42, and he has had a dazzling career thus far – one that does not appear to be coming to an end anytime soon.
He made his international debut in 1999, and over the course of his career, he has smashed over 1500 sixes and over 3000 fours. He is also the only batsman in T20 cricket history to score more than 14,000 runs, making him the greatest batter in the format’s history. Gayle has twice won the T20 World Cup with the West Indies, and he will be a key player of the team that will defend their championship when the event kicks off next month in the United Arab Emirates.
Chris Gayle has had a tremendous Test career in addition to his T20 triumphs. He is the very first person in the world to have scored a triple century in Tests, a double century in ODIs, and a century in T20 internationals. In the T20s, he presently holds the record for the highest individual score. In 2013, he scored 175 runs for the Royal Challengers Bangalore against the Pune Warriors at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Chris Gayle has a total of 1042 sixes in T20. With 756 sixes, Kieran Pollard of the West Indies is in second place. He’s also the player with the most sixes in a single T20 innings. This happened in a Bangladesh Premier League match in 2017 while he was playing for Rangapur Riders. In 301 One-Day Internationals, the left-hander is the highest run-scorer for West Indies, with 10480 runs at an average of 38. Has 25 centuries and 54 half-centuries to his credit.
He has 7214 runs at an average of 42 in 103 Tests. There are 15 centuries and 37 half-centuries in total. He has 1854 runs at a strike rate of 29 in 74 T20s. In this style, he has two centuries and 14 half-centuries.
