Newly-picked South African batsman Aiden Markram made way for Gayle at No.3 in the lineup with Nicholas Pooran, Fabian Allen, and Adil Rashid being the other overseas players

Gayle is known as a T20 phenom, scoring 14261 runs in the format, which is the most ever by any cricketer.

Gayle is currently in UAE training with the Punjab Kings side for the remainder of IPL 2021 beginning on Sunday.

CWI President Ricky Skerritt described Gayle as the best T20 cricketer of all time and expressed pleasure that he is still entertaining fans all over the world.

Gayle smashed seven sixes and four fours as he top-scored for the West Indies, who clinched the series with two matches still to be played.

Gayle now sits at the top of highest-run scorer in the format with 14,038 runs with compatriot Kieron Pollard a distant second at 10,836 runs.

The 41-year-old left-hander slogged seven sixes and four boundaries as he posted his first Twenty20 International half century since an unbeaten 100 against England in March 2016.

The 'Universe Boss' later revealed that his teammates had asked him to pull off Kevin Sinclair's celebration.

The Mulgrave Cricket Club, who play in Melbourne's Eastern  Cricket Association (ECA) third-tier competition, said they are also in talks with West Indies legend Brian Lara and South Africa great AB de Villiers.

Gayle will be back with the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, a team he had represented in 2017 and 2018, a release said.

Against 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.