Royal Challengers Bangalore – Chris Gayle

Country: West Indies
Date of Birth: September 21, 1979
Place of Birth: Kingston, Jamaica
Batting Style: Left Handed
Bowling Style: Off break
Skill: All Rounder
Teams Played: ICC World XI, Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore, West Indies

Batting Performance

M Inn No Runs HS 100s 50s Avg SR
Tests 91 159 6 6373 333 13 33 41.65 59.1
ODI 228 223 16 8087 153* 19 43 39.07 83.86
T20s 20 20 1 617 117 1 5 32.47 144.5
IPL 22 22 3 861 107 2 3 45.32 162.15

Bowling & Fielding Performance

M Overs Runs Mdns Wkts Avg Best Econ
Tests 91 1142.5 2995 225 72 41.6 5/34 2.62
ODI 228 1155.6 5473 38 156 35.08 5/46 4.74
T20s 20 34.5 254 0 12 21.17 2/15 7.36
IPL 22 51.5 403 0 11 36.64 3/21 7.83

Career Performance

First Match Last Match
Tests March 16, 2000 v Zimbabwe at Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad December 1, 2010 v Sri Lanka at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
ODIs September 11, 1999 v India at Cricket Skating and Curling Club, Toronto March 23, 2011 v Pakistan at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
T20s February 16, 2006 v New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland May 20, 2010 v South Africa at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
IPL April 19, 2009 v Deccan Chargers at Newlands, Cape Town May 11, 2011 v Rajasthan Royals at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Profile

Chris Gayle is a soft-spoken but a hard-hitting opening batsman from Jamaica who holds the capability to tear apart any attack in the world. He played in his first senior tour in 2000 against England and since then has been feared by bowlers all over the world.

Tall and imposing at the crease, Gayle’s attacking approach is his greatest weapon. Gayle has a typical no-holds-barred style of batting which has been the main reason for his success. He also dishes some quick, non-turning off spin which has seen him blossom into a genuine one-day all-rounder.

Growing in stature quickly, he has become a consistently prolific scorer in ODIs. One of his best innings so far is his thumping 317 runs in a Test match at Antigua against South Africa. One also needs to mention that Gayle was the first cricketer to score a century in the Twenty20 format of the game. Possessing good leadership skills, he led West Indies to an ODI series win in England and their first Test win in South Africa.

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