Chris Gayle is a professional cricketer from Jamaica. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. Gayle has represented the West Indies in international cricket and has also played for various domestic teams around the world, including the Melbourne Renegades in the Australian Big Bash League, the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League, and the Jamaica Tallawahs in the Caribbean Premier League.
Gayle is known for his aggressive batting style and has scored numerous centuries (100 runs in a single innings) in international cricket. He has also set several records in Twenty20 (T20) cricket, including the highest individual score in T20 cricket (175*), the most runs in a single T20 season (733), and the most sixes in T20 cricket (1,063).
In addition to his successful cricket career, Gayle has also played professional football and has even tried his hand at professional basketball.
Chris Gayle Top 20 Records
- Most runs in a single T20 season: 733 (2015)
- Most runs in T20 cricket: 13,296
- Most centuries in T20 cricket: 22
- Most half-centuries in T20 cricket: 77
- Highest individual score in T20 cricket: 175*
- Most sixes in T20 cricket: 1,063
- Most runs in an innings in a T20 match: 175*
- Most sixes in an innings in a T20 match: 17
- Most sixes in a calendar year in T20 cricket: 75 (2012)
- Most sixes in a T20 series: 26 (2017)
- Most runs in an over in T20 cricket: 36 (6 sixes)
- Most runs in a single delivery in T20 cricket: 6
- Most T20 centuries in a calendar year: 5 (2013)
- Most centuries in all international cricket: 22
- Most sixes in all international cricket: 1,183
- Most sixes in a Test match: 16
- Most sixes in a Test innings: 11
- Most sixes in a Test series: 26 (2010)
- Most runs in a Test innings by a West Indies player: 333
- Most runs in a Test match by a West Indies player: 375
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