Name: Christopher Henry Gayle
Nick Name: master storm, gayleforce, Six machine, Sixer
Nationality: Jamaican
Birth place: Kingston, Jamaica
Birth Date: 21 September ,1979
Profession : Cricketer (Jersey No #45)
Height : 6 feet 2 inchs
Religion: Christianity
School/College : Excelsior High School (High school in Kingston, Jamaica)
Father Name: Dudley Gayle
Spouse/Partner: Natasha Berridge
Siblings: Vanclive Parris (6 Siblings) Names not known
Children: Blush
Interesting Facts about Chris gayle :
Chris Gayle doesn’t have the best relationships with (WICB) West Indies Cricket Board and throughout his career he has been involved in several run-ins with the board.
Chris Gayle is also famous for celebration style.No can forget his famed Gangnam dance!.
Chris Gayle suffers from an irregular heart-beat. After undergoing an operation that disorder has been corrected.
Chris gayle Career:
Chris gayle is one of the greatest batsmen in limited-overs cricket. Gayle has set numerous records across all three formats of cricket. Gayle started his cricket career with the famous Lucas Cricket Club in Kingston, Jamaica..
International debut:
ODI debut 11 September 1999 ( India)
Test debut 16 March 2000 (Zimbabwe)
T20 debut 16 February 2006 (New Zealand )
Gayle Records :
- First batsman to score a century in each of international cricket’s three formats
- First player to hit a six off the first ball in the history of Test cricket
- First batsman to score 10k Twenty20 runs in career
- Holds the record for the most number of sixes in T20 format
- First player to hit all 6 balls in an over for four in test cricket
- Leading run scorer in ICC Champions Trophy history
- First batsman to score 10,000 Twenty20 runs in career
- Only player in world cricket to hit a triple hundred in Tests, a double hundred in ODIs and a hundred in Twenty20 Internationals
- Gayle has hit the most number of sixes in a T20 innings (18) during the 2017-18 Bangladesh Premier League
Domestic team information :
- Jamaica (1998 to present)
- Worcestershire (2005)
- Stanford Superstars (2008)
- Kolkata Knight Riders (2008 -2010)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore (2011 to present)
- Sydney Thunder (2011 to 2013)
- Dhaka Gladiators (2013)
- Lahore Qalandars (2016)
- Chittagong Vikings (2016)
- Karachi Kings (2016 -2017)