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'.
Read MoreAgainst a potent RCB bowling unit, Rahul and Gayle added 80 runs for the second wicket before the latter departed for 46 in the 11th over
Chasing a modest total, Mayank and KL Rahul got Punjab off to an excellent start by scoring 45 in the PowerPlay.
The veteran cricketer believes he still has "plenty in the tank left...looking forward to plenty more cricket." But Gayle's batting returns haven't been impressive yet.
Rashid has now dismissed Gayle five times in T20 cricket. Only Harbhajan Singh (6) and Dwayne Bravo (7) have dismissed him more on more occasions.
41-year-old Gayle hopes to adjust to Chennai's gruelling conditions as his side takes on Sunrisers Hyderabad at the MA Chidambaram Stadium
Punjab Kings scored a mammoth 221/6 with captain KL Rahul scoring 91 off 50 balls on Monday.
Gayle scored 40 off 28 balls in game, laced with four boundaries and two sixes before being dismissed by Riyan Parag in the 10th over.
The Trinidadian is among a large number of West Indian players who play T20 franchise cricket across the world.
West Indies batsman Chris Gayle, in a video message, thanked PM Modi for India's donation of COVID-19 vaccines to Jamaica.
Sri Lanka's Akila Dananjaya dismissed Evin Lewis, Chris Gayle and Nicholas Pooran off consecutive deliveries, before being hit for six sixes in an over by Kieron Pollard.
Gayle had said that he would be retiring from ODI cricket after the 2019 World Cup but he later backtracked on that after the end of the tournament.
The West Indies veteran opener is all set to make an international cricket return at the age of 41 after the southpaw was picked for the national squad for the T20I series against Sri Lanka.
At 41, Gayle will return to West Indies' T20I squad for the series against Sri Lanka, while fast bowler Fidel Edwards makes a comeback to the national team after 8 years.
Rashid Khan, whose team Lahore Qalandars has won both the matches, has been called up to play against Zimbabwe.
Chris Gayle was at his blazing best when the burly Jamaican light up the ongoing Pakistan Super League with a firework of an innings of 68 runs off just 44 deliveries.
Waseem Muhammad remained unbeaten on 56 off just 13 balls as his side, Northern Warriors chased the 98-run target in merely 4.3 overs.
Gayle started off his innings with two dot balls before scoring 11 consecutive boundaries to equal his own record for fastest fifty in his cricketing career.
Around 400 foreign players have registered for the PSL starting from February 20, but the Pakistan Cricket Board said on Saturday that a few of them will not be available for the whole tournament
Gayle will be playing for Team Abu Dhabi in the upcoming edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 league slated to take place from January 28 to February 6.
Arguably the greatest limited-overs cricketer of all time, Gayle will take centre stage as the icon player for Team Abu Dhabi.
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