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Chris Gayle

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Chris Gayle, born in 1979, is a former Jamaican cricketer who played international cricket for the West Indies from 1999 to 2021. He is widely regarded as the greatest Twenty20 batsman in the history of cricket and the most capped West Indies player in international cricket. He is one of only two players to score a triple hundred in Tests, a double hundred in one-day internationals and a hundred in Twenty20 internationals, and at the Cricket World Cup he scored 215 against Zimbabwe, the first double-century by a West Indian in the tournament. He played key roles in the West Indies teams that won the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy and the 2012 and 2016 ICC World Twenty20 tournaments.

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Birth Year
1979 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
2-4 1
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Competed In

Cricket World Cup, Competitions
Source Chris Gayle (Wikipedia)

On The Roster Of

West Indies Cricket Team, Teams and Clubs
Source Chris Gayle (Wikipedia)

Plays

Cricket, Sports
Source Chris Gayle (Wikipedia)
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Nationality

Jamaica

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Source Chris Gayle (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is a former Jamaican cricketer who played international cricket for the West Indies from 1999 to 2021
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1. Chris Gayle (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, birth date
    born 21 September 1979
  • Lead, pronoun and role
    He has set numerous records across all three formats of the game.
  • Lead, titles won
    He played a crucial role in the West Indies teams that won the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy, 2012 ICC World Twenty20 and 2016 ICC World Twenty20.
  • Lead, nationality
    is a former Jamaican cricketer who played international cricket for the West Indies from 1999 to 2021
  • Plays: Cricket, Lead, sport
    is a former Jamaican cricketer who played international cricket for the West Indies from 1999 to 2021
  • Competed In: Cricket World Cup, Lead, Cricket World Cup
    Gayle was the first West Indian batsman to score a double-century in ODI cricket and subsequently in the history of World Cup cricket
  • On The Roster Of: West Indies Cricket Team, Lead, national team
    a former Jamaican cricketer who played international cricket for the West Indies from 1999 to 2021
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