Christopher Henry Gayle, OD (born 21 September 1979) is a Jamaican cricketer who plays international cricket for the West Indies. Gayle captained the West Indies’ Test side from 2007 to 2010. Considered as one of the greatest batsmen ever in Twenty20 (T20) cricket, Gayle has set numerous records across all three formats of cricket. He is widely acknowledged as one of the most clinical and destructive batsman in the history of the game, particularly in Twenty20. He is well known for hitting sixes, in 2012 he became the first player to hit a six off the first ball of a Test match. He holds the record for hitting the most sixes(515) in international cricket. He is the first batsman in the world to smash 10,000 runs in T20 cricket. He is the only player in the world to score a hundred in T20I, a double hundred in ODI and a triple hundred in Test Cricket.
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Nationality
West IndiesFull Name
Christopher Henry Gayle
Born
September 21, 1979, Kingston, Jamaica
Age
44y 160d
Major Teams
West Indies,Balkh Legends,Barisal Burners,Chattogram Challengers,D Ganga’s XI,Dhaka Gladiators,Dolphins,Fortune Barishal,Gujarat Giants,Hooper XI,ICC World XI,Jacobs XI,Jacques Kallis Invitational XI,Jamaica,Jamaica Tallawahs,Jozi Stars,Kandy Tuskers,Karachi Kings,Kings XI Punjab,Kolkata Knight Riders
Playing Role
Allrounder
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Offbreak
Christopher Henry Gayle, OD (born 21 September 1979) is a Jamaican cricketer who plays international cricket for the West Indies. Gayle captained the West Indies' Test side from 2007 to 2010. Considered as one of the greatest batsmen ever in Twenty20 (T20) cricket, Gayle has set numerous records across all three formats of cricket. He is widely acknowledged as one of the most clinical and destructive batsman in the history of the game, particularly in Twenty20. He is well known for hitting sixes.
Career Batting and Fielding Stats
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 103 | 182 | 11 | 7214 | 333 | 42.18 | 11970 | 60.26 | 15 | 37 | 1046 | 98 | 96 | 0 |
| ODIs | 301 | 294 | 17 | 10480 | 215 | 37.83 | 12019 | 87.19 | 25 | 54 | 1128 | 331 | 124 | 0 |
| T20Is | 79 | 75 | 7 | 1899 | 117 | 27.92 | 1381 | 137.50 | 2 | 14 | 158 | 124 | 20 | 0 |
| FC | 180 | 321 | 26 | 13226 | 333 | 44.83 | - | - | 32 | 64 | - | - | 158 | 0 |
| List A | 373 | 365 | 24 | 13189 | 215 | 38.67 | - | - | 29 | 70 | - | - | 154 | 0 |
| T20s | 463 | 455 | 53 | 14562 | 175* | 36.22 | 10060 | 144.75 | 22 | 88 | 1132 | 1056 | 104 | 0 |
Career Bowling Stats
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | W | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 103 | 104 | 7109 | 3120 | 73 | 5/34 | 6/81 | 42.73 | 2.63 | 97.3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| ODIs | 301 | 199 | 7424 | 5926 | 167 | 5/46 | 5/46 | 35.48 | 4.78 | 44.4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| T20Is | 79 | 30 | 381 | 440 | 20 | 2/15 | 2/15 | 22.00 | 6.92 | 19.0 | - | - | 0 |
| FC | 180 | - | 12511 | 5194 | 132 | 5/34 | - | 39.34 | 2.49 | 94.7 | - | 2 | 0 |
| List A | 373 | - | 9700 | 7380 | 229 | 5/46 | 5/46 | 32.22 | 4.56 | 42.3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| T20s | 463 | 145 | 2061 | 2618 | 83 | 4/22 | 4/22 | 31.54 | 7.62 | 24.8 | 2 | - | 0 |
Recent Matches Bat and Ball Stats
| Batting & Bowling | Against |
|---|---|
| 84 | Giants vs Capitals at Surat on 06-Dec-2023 (OTHERT20) |
| 29 | Giants vs Urbanrisers at Dehradun on 26-Nov-2023 (OTHERT20) |
| 52 | Giants vs Kings at Ranchi on 22-Nov-2023 (OTHERT20) |
| 38 | Giants vs Tigers at Ranchi on 20-Nov-2023 (OTHERT20) |
| 6 | Unity vs Chargers at Lauderhill on 23-Aug-2023 (OTHERT20) |
