- Born
- Birth nameChristopher Henry Gayle
- Nicknames
- Universal Boss
- GayleStorm
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Chris Gayle was born on September 21, 1979 in Kingston, Jamaica. He is an actor, known for Emiway Bantai & Chris Gayle: Jamaica to India (2021), Skore: Champion Song (2017) and Living Di Life (2020).
- Played cricket for West Indies, Jamaica, Stanford Superstars, ICC World XI, Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Banglore, Western Australia, Sydney Thunder, Matabeleland Tuskers, and Worcestershire.
- On 23 April 2013 during an IPL match against Pune Warriors India, Gayle broke multiple scoring records. With an individual score of 175 not out off 66 balls and a century reached in 30 balls, Gayle set records for the fastest century reached in any format of cricket, the highest individual score in a T20 match, and the most sixes scored in a single innings in the IPL.
- Gayle captained the West Indies' Test side from 2007 to 2010.
- Gayle was named Player of the 2006 Champions Trophy, He was highest run scorer of the tournament with 474 runs, and also took eight wickets.
- Gayle became the first batsman in World Cup history to score a double century when he reached 200 off 138 balls against Zimbabwe during the 2015 World Cup.
- [To a female sports reporter during a match] Your eyes are beautiful, hopefully we can win this game and then we can have a drink after as well. Don't blush, baby.
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