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Chris Gayle

Full name: Christopher Henry Gayle

Born: 21st September 1979, Kingston, Jamaica

Batting: Left-hand batsman
Bowling: Right-arm off-break

Teams: West Indies (Test: 1999/00-2009); West Indies (ODI: 1999-2009); ICC World XI (ODI: 2004/05-2005/06); West Indies (Int Twenty20: 2005/06-2009); West Indies (Twenty20 World Cup: 2007/08-2009); Jamaica (Main FC: 1998/99-2007/08); Worcestershire (Main FC: 2005); Jamaica (Main ListA: 1998/99-2007/08); Worcestershire (Main ListA: 2005); Jamaica (Main Twenty20: 2006-2007/08); All teams

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Articles: Gayle holds bowlers responsible

India win a truncated match

Dhoni critical of team

Seamers inspire a comprehensive win for Windies

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Pictures: Gayle bowls

Chris Gayle celebrates his fifty

Gayle plays a shot

Gayle and Karthik celebrate the wicket of Goel

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Chris Gayle is considered to be one of the most laid back players in modern day cricket. Tall and imposing at the crease, he loves to carve through the covers off either foot, and has the ability to tear apart the opposition bowlers without taking much effort. His hold-no-barrels approach puts the opposition bowlers under so much pressure but it can also backfire spectacularly as it has brought about his downfall on various occasions. He was handed the reigns of captaincy when the original choice, Sarwan was injured and has impressed many with his captaincy skills. Gayle holds the record for the highest innings in a Twenty20 International, having scored 117 against South Africa in the first match of the 2007 World Twenty20, He remains the only centurion in this form of the game and is therefore the only cricketer to have hit centuries in all three formats of international cricket. He has on several occasions hinted at his discomfort with the captaincy tag but with no other suitable candidates around he still remains the captain.
Profile DateLine: 25th June 2009 by CricketArchive Staff Reporter

Test Career Batting and Fielding (1999/00-2009)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
West Indies	82	144	5	5502	317	39.58	10	31	57.46	79

Test Career Bowling (1999/00-2009)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
West Indies	6707	221	2929	71	5-34	41.25	2	0	94.46	2.62

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1998/99-2009)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	156	277	20	11256	317	43.79	26	57	137

First-Class Career Bowling (1998/99-2009)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	11983	432	4949	128	5-34	38.66	2	0	93.61	2.47

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1999-2009)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
West Indies	201	196	14	7374	153*	40.51	19	38	83.02	89
ICC World XI	3	3	0	55	54	18.33	0	1	93.22	1
Overall	204	199	14	7429	153*	40.15	19	39	83.08	90

One-Day International Career Bowling (1999-2009)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
West Indies	6450	36	5081	151	5-46	33.64	3	1	42.71	4.72
ICC World XI	47	0	58	0	0-16					7.40
Overall	6497	36	5139	151	5-46	34.03	3	1	43.02	4.74

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (1998/99-2009)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	261	256	21	9501	153*	40.42	21	53	110

One-Day Career Bowling (1998/99-2009)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	8491	55	6411	204	5-46	31.42	4	1	41.62	4.53

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2005/06-2009)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
West Indies	12	12	1	454	117	41.27	1	4	148.36	4

International Twenty20 Career Bowling (2005/06-2009)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
West Indies	171	0	189	7	2-16	27.00	0	0	24.42	6.63

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2005-2009)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	29	28	5	819	117	35.60	1	5	129.58	13

Twenty20 Career Bowling (2005-2009)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	434	0	489	18	3-13	27.16	0	0	24.11	6.76

Youth Test Career Batting and Fielding (1996/97)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
West Indies Under-19s	1	2	0	39	28	19.50	0	0	0

Youth One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1997/98)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
West Indies Under-19s	7	7	2	364	141*	72.80	1	3	2

Youth One-Day International Career Bowling (1997/98)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
West Indies Under-19s	192	5	84	4	3-14	21.00	0	0	48.00	2.62