Chris Gayle is a West Indian Cricketer and is known for his brutal hitting down the ground. He is the second West Indian to score more than 10,000 ODI runs after Brian Lara. Gayle is considered one of the best players in T20 cricket; he holds several records in this format and has played in the world famous T20 league.
Wiki/Biography
Chris Gayle was born on September 21, 1979 (Age: 39 Years, as in 2018) in Kingston, Jamaica. He was born into a poor family; his father was a policeman and his mother used to sell peanuts and snacks on the street.
Chris Gayle childhood photos
He was educated at Excelsior High School, Jamaica. He did not attend College but joined the Lucas Cricket Academy in Kingston.
Chris Gayle in his teenage years
According to him,
“If it wasn’t for Lucas I don’t know where I would be today. Maybe on the street.”
Lucas Cricket Club Nursery has been named in honor of Chris Gayle.
Physical appearance
- Height: 191 cm or 6′ 3”
Family
Chris Gayle was born to Dudley Gayle (Policeman) and Hazel Gayle (Street Vendor).
Chris Gayle with his parents
He has 5 siblings; two of them are- Vanclive Parris, Wayne Gayle (Young).
Chris Gayle with his brother
Chris Gayle has been in a relationship with his partner, Natasha Berridge for a long time. The couple has a daughter named Blush.
Chris Gayle with his daughter and Partner
Career
Gayle made his ODI debut against India on 10 September 1999 in Toronto, Canada. He made his Test debut against Zimbabwe on 16 March 2000 in Port of Spain. He made his T20 debut against New Zealand on 16 February 2006. T20 cricket has given him great success and he is recognized as one of the most savage batsmen and one of the most destructive batsmen in the history of the Game. Gayle has played in almost all the prestigious T20 cricket match leagues across the world like IPL, Big Bash, BPL, PSL, CPL, etc. Apart from being a great batsman, Gayle is also a good bowler, he has taken more than 160 wickets in ODI cricket (including one 5-wicket haul) and more than 70 wickets in Test cricket (including two 5-wicket hauls).
Chris Gayle plays the shot
The team
National Side- West Indies
Domestic Division- Barisal Burners, Chittagong Vikings, Dhaka Gladiators, ICC World XI, Jamaica, Jamaica Tallawahs, Karachi Kings, Punjab Kings XI, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lahore Qalandars, Lions, Matabeleland Tuskers, Melbourne Renegades, Rangpur Riders, Bangalore Royal Riders, Somerset, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Stanford Superstars, Sydney Thunder, Vancouver Knights, Western Australia, Worcestershire
Record
international
- Second West Indian after Brian Lara to score more than 10,000 runs in ODIs.
- First batsman in the world to score centuries in all three formats of the game.
- One of only four players (Others are Don Bradman, Brian Lara, Virender Sehwag) to score two triple centuries in Test cricket.
Chris Gayle celebrates after scoring 333 runs against Sri Lanka
- First Cricketer to score a ton in T20 Cricket (T20 World Cup 2007).
- The only player to score centuries in ICC U19 World Cup, ICC World Twenty20, ICC Cricket World Cup, ICC Champions Trophy as well as in ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers.
- First player to reach double century in ICC Cricket World Cup.
- Third batsman to score a century against eleven different nations in ODIs. (The others are Hashim Amla and Sachin Tendulkar).
- Most Sixes in International Cricket (Over 500).
- First player to hit the first ball of a Test match for a six.
Domestically
- First batsman to score 10,000 T20 runs in career.
- Fastest batsman to score 4000 runs in IPL in 112 innings.
- Highest Individual score in T20 (175 runs in IPL 2013).
- Fastest century in T20 cricket, took just 30 balls.
- First player to score more than 20 centuries in T20 Cricket.
Controversy
- He was embroiled in a kind of cold war with the West Indies Cricket Board over sponsorship issues.
- In 2016, Fairfax Media, a media company in Australia, published a series of articles alleging Gayle exposed himself to massage therapist Leanne Russell during a cricket tournament. That same year, Gayle filed a defamation suit against Fairfax Media, and on 3 December 2018, Gayle won the defamation case and was awarded $300,000 against Fairfax Media.
- In 2016, during the Big Bash League, Gayle propositioned Australian Sportscaster Mel McLaughlin and asked him out for drinks after the match. He also said, “Don’t blush baby” to Mel McLaughlin. The statement created a huge controversy and some cricketers demanded a ban for Chris Gayle to play in Australia. A fine of $100,000 was imposed on him. He later apologized and explained that he said the statement in jest.
Tattoo
He has several tattoos all over his body (mainly on his arms & chest).
Chris Gayle’s Lion tattoo on his chest
Chris Gayle tattoo on his hand
Favorite Things
- Food: Ackee and Saltfish
Assets/Styles/Collections
A three-story mansion in Jamaica is worth more than $1 million.
Chris Gayle’s house in Jamaica
He owns “Triple Century Sports Bar”, a sports bar & restaurant in Kingston, Jamaica.
He owns several cars and bikes like GL 63 AMG – Mercedes, Land Cruiser V8, Harley Davidson FXSTSB Bad Boy.
Salary/Net Worth
In IPL 2014, he was one of the most expensive players and was sold for ₹9.5 crore. In IPL 2018 and 2019, he was sold for his base prize of ₹2 crore. His annual salary is about $7.5 million. His net worth is around $35 million.
Facts
- He likes to smoke and drink.
- In his teenage years, his friends often called him “seizure” because of his laziness.
- Gayle was greatly inspired by her primary school teacher, Mrs. June Hamilton.
- when the West Indies toured Australia in 2005, Gayle felt uncomfortable playing on the ground, subsequently, he underwent surgery to repair a hole in his heart. According to Gayle, “The heart surgery was the moment that changed my life.”
- He was one of cricket’s most savage batsmen – he once swung a Brett Lee delivery past Lord Tennyson’s school outside the Oval.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu3DzjVvsJU
- Gayle founded “The Chris Gayle Academies” in Jamaica and London to provide education, training and employment for those in need.
- On 2 June 2016, Gayle published his own autobiography, Six Machine.
Chris Gayle’s Autobiography, Six Machines
- His hobbies are dancing, listening to Bollywood music, playing billiards, driving, etc.
- He loves to party and is sometimes referred to as ‘Party Boy’.
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