Australia's Michael Klinger has moved to the second spot in the list of most centuries scored in T20 cricket by a batsman after he scored his eighth ton in the ongoing T20 Blast competition.
Virat Kohli described Chris Gayle as an icon and "gem of a human being" who was always there to help youngsters.
Chris Gayle was applauded by the Indian players as he walked off after being dismissed in the 12th over of West Indies innings.
On being dismissed after scoring a blistering 72 off 41 deliveries, Gayle walked back to the pavilion with his bat and helmet raised in the air after being congratulated by Team India players on field.
Gayle on Sunday managed to score just 11 runs but that was enough for him to go past Lara's tally of 10,405 runs. He now sits on 10,408 runs and the match was also his 300th ODI.
Kohli didn't take much time to congratulate his former Royal Challengers Bangalore teammate Chris Gayle in their old style which they used to do during RCB days.
The destructive batsman became the first West Indies' cricketer to play 300 ODI games surpassing the Caribbean legend Brian Lara (299).
Chris Gayle has not been selected in West Indies' Test squad versus India, despite the player hinting during the World Cup that he may sign off with the five-day matches.
Despite Chris Gayle hinting that he may sign off with the Test series against India, West Indies have decided to resist the sentimental call-up.
West Indies were 54 for 1 in 13 overs when the umpires abandoned the match after Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and asked the home side to bat first.
Kohli and some other Indian players were seen shaking their legs for a while, moving to the tunes of the DJ at the venue along with Chris Gayle.
Besides being the leading run-scorer in T20 Internationals, the HIT-MAN has now become the leading six-hitter in the shortest format of the game.
Chris Gayle was at his destructive best in the GT20 League, as he smacked 32 runs off a single over of Shadab Khan.
Rohit Sharma already holds the record for being the highest run-scorer in T20Is with 2331 runs from 94 T20Is.
Andre Russell, Chris Gayle and Yuvraj Singh were seen dancing to Guru Randhawa's hit song 'Suit Suit' in Toronto, Ontario.
Ahead of the England series in March, Gayle had said that he planned to retire following the ODI World Cup but he changed his mind during the tournament and has made himself available for this series.
Wicket-keeper batsman Shai Hope said it will be a sad day for world cricket when Chris Gayle finally calls time on his illustrious international career.
Gayle trudged off, briefly holding his bat up to the crowd. He had needed 18 runs to eclipse Brian Lara's record of 10,348 for the West Indies in ODIs.
Chris Gayle recently announced that he will play in the upcoming 2-match home test series against India.
Where there's Chris Gayle, there's bound to be some drama - and that's what happened in Manchester, when the Universe Boss decided to celebrate.. a good fielding effort!
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