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 MoreOn 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).
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!
There's more at stake than usual for West Indies against India, because the Caribbean lineup needs to win its last three group games to have any chance of reaching the semifinals.
Chris Gayle has suggested that he will now retire after India's tour to West Indies, which is scheduled to begin in August.
Gayle has had a roller-coaster ride in the last two decades for West Indies cricket when the performance of the assortment of islands reached an all-time nadir.
West Indies' opening batsman Chris Gayle is set to retire from international cricket after the home test series against India.
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