Chris Gayle

Christopher Henry Gayle (born September 21, 1979) is a Jamaican cricketer who represents the West Indies in international cricket. Gayle is widely recognized as one of the greatest Twenty20 cricket batsman of all time, and some consider him to be the best ever. Gayle was a key member of the West Indies teams that won the ICC Champions Trophy in 2004, the ICC World Twenty20 in 2012, and the ICC World Twenty20 in 2016.

Gayle has set various records in the game's three versions. He has the most international caps for the West Indies and is the only player to score three centuries - a triple hundred in Tests, a double hundred in ODIs, and a century in T20Is. Gayle is the first player in T20 cricket history to score over 14000 runs and hit over 1000 sixes. Gayle is also the highest run scorer for the West Indies in both ODIs and T20Is, and the only player to score more than 10,000 runs for the West Indies in ODI cricket, along with Brian Lara. Gayle's right-arm offbreak spin bowling has taken over 200 international wickets in addition to his hitting. In 2011, he was named the Indian Premier League's Most Valuable Player, and in 2012, he was given the Orange Cap. Gayle's momentous knock of 175 runs off 66 balls for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors India in the IPL on April 23, 2013, set a new record for the fastest ever T20 century, as well as the highest score ever by a batsman in T20 history. While playing for the Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League, he also equaled the record for the fastest 50 in T20 cricket.

Full name: Christopher Henry Gayle

Born: 21 September 1979 (age 42) Kingston, Jamaica.