Chris Gayle is a West Indian cricketer known for his brutal ground hitting. He is the second West Indian after Brian Lara to cross 10,000 ODI runs. Gayle is considered one of the best players in T20 cricket; he has set several records in this format and has played in prestigious T20 leagues across the world.
Wiki/Biography
Chris Gayle was born on September 21, 1979 in Kingston, Jamaica (age 2018: 39). He was born into a poor family; his father was a policeman and his mother sold peanuts and snacks on the street.
Chris Gayle childhood photos
He was educated at Excelsior High School in Jamaica. Instead of going to college, he joined the Lucas Cricket Academy in Kingston.
Chris Gayle as a teenager
According to him,
“Without Lucas, I don’t know where I would be today. Maybe on the street.”
Lucas Cricket Club nursery named after Chris Gayle.
appearance
- Height: 191 cm or 6 feet 3 inches
family
Chris Gale is the son of Dudley Gale (a police officer) and Hazel Gale (a street vendor).
Chris Gayle and his parents
He has 5 brothers and sisters; two of them are – Van Cleef Paris, Wayne Gale (younger).
Chris Gayle and his brother
Chris Gayle has been in a long-term relationship with his partner Natasha Berridge. The couple has a daughter named Blush.
Chris Gayle with his daughter and partner
Profession
Gayle made his ODI debut on 10 September 1999 against India in Toronto, Canada. He made his debut on 16 March 2000 in a match against Zimbabwe in Port of Spain. He made his T20 debut on 16 February 2006 against New Zealand. T20 cricket has brought him huge success and he is regarded as one of the most brutal batsmen and one of the most destructive batsmen in the history of cricket. Gayle has played in almost all the famous T20 cricket tournament leagues in the world such as IPL, Big Bash, BPL, PSL, CPL, etc. Apart from being an excellent batsman, Gayle is also an excellent bowler and has taken over 160 wickets with over 70 wickets in ODI cricket including 1 5-wicket haul ), with over 70 wickets in Test cricket (including 2 5-wicket hauls).
Chris Gayle shoots
team
National Side-West Indies
Domestic teams – Barisal Burners, Chittagong Vikings, Dhaka Gladiators, ICC World XI, Jamaica, Jamaica Tallawah, Karachi Kings, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders FC, Lahore Qalandars, Lions, Matabeleland Tuskers, Melbourne Renegades, Rampur Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore, St. Kitts and Nevis Somerset Patriots, Stamford Superstars, Sydney Thunder, Vancouver Knights, Western Australia, Worcestershire
Record
International
- Second man from West Indies to score more than 10,000 runs in ODIs after Brian Lara.
- The first batsman in the world to score hundreds in all three formats of the game.
- One of only four players to score two triple centuries in Test cricket (others are Don Bradman, Brian Lara, Virender Sehwag).
Chris Gayle celebrates after scoring 333 runs against Sri Lanka
- The first cricketer to score high scores in T20 cricket (2007 T20 World Cup).
- The only player to score centuries in ICC U19 World Cup, ICC World Twenty20, ICC Cricket World Cup, ICC Champions Trophy and ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers.
- The first player to hit a double century in the ICC Cricket World Cup.
- The third batsman to score a hundred in ODIs against 11 different countries. (The others are Hashim Amla and Sachin Tendulkar).
- The most number of sixes in international cricket (over 500).
- The first player to hit the first ball in a six-man Test match.
Domestic
- The first batsman to score 10,000 T20 runs in his career.
- The fastest batsman to score 4000 runs in 112 innings of IPL.
- Highest individual score in T20 (175 in IPL 2013).
- Fastest century in T20 cricket history, scored in just 30 balls.
- The first player to score more than 20 centuries in T20 cricket.
dispute
- He was locked in a cold war with the West Indies Cricket Board over sponsorship issues.
- In 2016, Australian media company Fairfax Media published a series of articles alleging Gayle exposed himself to massage therapist Leanne Russell during a cricket tournament. That same year, Gale filed a defamation lawsuit against Fairfax Media, and on December 3, 2018, Gale won the defamation case and was awarded $300,000 in damages against Fairfax Media.
- In 2016, during the Big Bash League, Gayle proposed to Australian sportscaster Mel McLaughlin and invited her out for drinks after the game. He also told Mel McLaughlin, “Don’t blush, baby.” The statement caused huge controversy with some cricketers demanding that Chris Gayle be banned from playing in Australia. He was fined $100,000. He later apologized and clarified that he made the remark in a humorous manner.
tattoo
He has multiple tattoos all over his body (mainly on his arms and chest).
Chris Gayle’s lion tattoo on chest
Chris Gayle’s tattoo on hand
favorite thing
- Food: ackee and salted fish
Asset/Style/Quotient
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 and restaurant in Kingston, Jamaica.
He owns multiple cars and bikes such as GL 63 AMG – Mercedes, Land Cruiser V8, Harley Davidson FXSTSB Bad Boy.
Salary/Net Worth
He was one of the most expensive players in IPL 2014, priced at Rs 950 crore. In the 2018 and 2019 IPL, he was sold for a base bonus of Rs 2 crore. His annual salary is approximately $7.5 million. His net worth is approximately $35 million.
fact
- He likes to smoke and drink.
- During his teenage years, his friends used to call him “The Cramp” for his laziness.
- Gale was deeply inspired by his primary school teacher, Mrs. Joan Hamilton.
- During the West Indies tour of Australia in 2005, Gayle underwent surgery to repair a hole in his heart after he felt uneasy while playing at ground level. “The heart surgery was a life-changing moment for me,” Gayle said.
- He was one of the most brutal batsmen in cricket history – he once knocked a Brett Lee delivery past Lord Tennyson’s School outside the Oval.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu3DzjVvsJU
- Gale established “Chris Gale Academies” in Jamaica and London to provide education, training and employment to those in need.
- On June 2, 2016, Gale published his autobiography “Six Machines”.
Chris Gayle’s Autobiography, Six Machines
- His hobbies are dancing, listening to Bollywood music, playing billiards, and driving.
- He loved to party and was sometimes called a “party boy.”
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