Chris Gayle does not need any introduction in world cricket he is by far the most destructive batsman in modern day cricket. The left-handed batsman only knows how to attack the bowlers it doesn't what the format is, the defensive term is not even there in his dictionary. Gayle made his international debut against India in a One Day International at Toronto where he got out on one run. The Jamaican giant has travelled almost all over the world where cricket is played. He has some astonishing stats in all three formats Test, One Day and T20. He is the only batsman to score a triple century in Test, double century in ODI and century in T20 format. He almost plays every T20 league like Indian Premier League, Big Bash, Caribbean Premier League, Afghanistan Premier League. Chris Gayle 175* in the IPL gave him the title ‘Universe Boss'.
With the IPL (Indian Premier League) 2026 seeing some brilliant performances from the batters in the season, let us have a look at the top five players who have hit the most sixes in a single IPL season.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi stole the spotlight in the IPL 2026 Eliminator against Sunrisers Hyderabad with a record-breaking innings at just 15. The Rajasthan Royals opener surpassed Chris Gayle’s season sixes record and reached a 16-ball fifty in a dominant display.
Abhishek Sharma slammed his ninth century in T20 cricket on Tuesday against the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He remained unbeaten on 135 off 68 deliveries to break the world record set by Chris Gayle and Aaron Finch in the shortest format of the game.
The inaugural edition of the European T20 Premier League (ETPL) is set to be played from August 26 to September 20. A total of six teams, Glasgow, Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Dublin, Belfast and Rotterdam, will compete in 33 matches for the ultimate glory.
Shimron Hetmyer lit up Eden Gardens with a blistering 22-ball fifty against Scotland, breaking Chris Gayle’s T20 World Cup record for West Indies. Promoted to No. 3 after a slow start, he smashed six sixes to power West Indies post 182 runs on the board in the first innings.
The third match of the inaugural season on World Legends Pro T20 League 2026 will see Maharashtra Tycoons play Rajasthan Lions in Goa. Several marquee cricketers, including Chris Gayle, Suresh Raina, Dinesh Karthik and Dale Steyn, will feature.
The Indian Heaven Premier League, which promised to bring the glamour of international cricket to Srinagar, is in choppy waters for alleged fraud as the organisers reportedly flee without making payments to the cricketers and umpires.
Over the years, there have been several captains who have been extremely deadly batters, and continuing on the same, let us have a look at the top five captains with the most international sixes in a calendar year.
Legendary West Indies batter and an IPL great, Chris Gayle, opened up on his rather bitter exit from the IPL from the then Kings XI Punjab, as he left the franchise midway through the season due to mental fatigue to prepare for the T20 World Cup in 2021. Gayle never played IPL after that.
Former West Indies batter Chris Gayle recently came forward and talked about Virat Kohli's decision to retirement from the longest format of the game. He also gave his take on the star batter's IPL winning campaign.
England all-rounder Moeen Ali registered his 31st duck of his T20 career after a subpar outing for Guyana Amazon Warriors against Barbados Royals in the CPL 2025. Doing so, he surpassed Chris Gayle in the unwanted list.
With West Indies' all-rounder Kieron Pollard crossing 14,000 runs in T20 cricket, let us have a look at the top 5 players with the most runs in the history of the shortest format of the game. The likes of Gayle, Warner, and Alex Hales feature on the list.
Kieron Pollard became the second cricketer, after Chris Gayle, to complete 14000 runs in T20 cricket. He also broke Evin Lewis' record for most sixes in the Caribbean Premier League. Meanwhile, Tringao beat Barbados Royals by seven wickets in CPL 2025.
Trinbago Knight Riders got home to their third win of the season and the first against the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons, as on a slightly sluggish track, the bowlers came to the fore for the hosts in Tarouba, before Keacy Carty and Alex Hales finished the job with an 87-run stand.
One of the bona fide legends of the IPL, R Ashwin, announced his retirement, having represented five franchises across 16 seasons, taking 187 wickets. While Chris Gayle's dismissal during the IPL 2011 final is popular, he is not at the top of the list of batters dismissed by Ashwin most times.
Colin Munro returned to the Trinbago Knight Riders in the CPL and smashed a 50-ball century against the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in Basseterre. This was Munro's sixth T20 century and the veteran Kiwi left-hander entered an elite list during his superlative knock.
The first-ever edition of the T20 World Cup was played in 2007, when India lifted the trophy. Since then, many centuries have been scored in the showpiece event. Here we list out the fastest centuries in the history of T20 World Cup
England and West Indies Champions will square off on July 22 in the ongoing World Championship of Legends (WCL). Neither team have managed to win any of the games so far and are at the bottom of the points table.
South Africa defeated the West Indies Champions in a nail-biting clash in the World Championship of Legends. The clash went into a bowl-out after both teams ended in a stalemate in the rain-hit game. The Proteas won through the bowl-out.