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Christopher Henry Gayle OD (born 21 September 1979) is a Jamaican cricketer who has played international cricket for the West Indies from 1999 to 2021. [1] Nicknamed " The Universe Boss ", Gayle is widely regarded as the greatest batsman ever to have played Twenty20 cricket. [2][3] He played a crucial role in the West Indies teams that won the ...
Sep 21, 2024 · After this, the southpaw prefers to live life to the fullest. Also Read. ... Chris Gayle made cricket history by becoming the first player to score a century in T20 internationals.
Sep 21, 2024 · Known for his entertaining persona, Gayle has achieved numerous records in T20s. Despite facing a congenital heart defect in 2005, he underwent successful surgery. Today, on his 45th birthday, we look at his career milestones including winning the Champions Trophy and Orange Cap twice. Christopher Henry Gayle needs no introduction.
Mar 21, 2024 · Chris Gayle was a part-time bowler and has picked 18 wickets in his entire IPL career. Left-handed IPL star used to bowl right-arm off-break, he has bowled 92 overs in 142 games where his best...
- 2009
- Batsman
- Jamaican
- Modest beginnings. Given his immensely lavish lifestyle at present, it is perhaps not hard to imagine that Gayle’s childhood was spent in less abundant riches.
- Crampy. The laidback attitude is not a recent development; Gayle had always been rather lethargic. So much so that as a teenager he was called “crampy;” this means someone who is incredibly lazy.
- God of T20. The T20 boom has turned the lives around of a lot of budding cricketers, but no one has benefitted as much as Gayle. He was, quite simply, born to rule the shortest format of the game.
- 100-Test veteran. And yet, for all his T20 exploits, Gayle is a criminally underrated Test player. His phenomenal record in T20s sometimes makes people forget that Gayle is the eighth-highest run-scorer in Test cricket for the West Indies, and is one of only nine West Indians to have played over 100 Tests.
Nov 8, 2021 · Specifically 2011, 2012 and 2013, were the peak years, a time in which Gayle was rewiring batting, and as a result, rewiring our brains; scrambling it, shaking it, and finally, crucially ...
Nov 8, 2021 · Specifically 2011, 2012 and 2013, were the peak years, a time in which Gayle was rewiring batting, and as a result, rewiring our brains; scrambling it, shaking it, and finally, crucially,...
