Power Play Cricketers: Chris Gayle Master Storm

Chris Gayle Biograpghy

Christopher Henry "Chris" Gayle (born 21 September 1979) is a Jamaican cricketer who plays international cricket for the West Indies. He captained the West Indies' Test side from 2007 to 2010. He plays domestic cricket for Jamaica, and also represents the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League, the Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League and the Dhaka Gladiators in the Bangladesh Premier League. He has also represented Worcestershire, the Western Warriors, Sydney Thunder, Barisal Burners and the Kolkata Knight Riders in his career. He was also selected for team Uva Next for the inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League in 2012.

Chris Gayle profile

Full name> Christopher Henry Gayle

Born> 21 September 1979 (age 35)

Nickname> Gayleforce, GayleStorm, Master Storm, The big Jamaican power

Height> 6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)

Batting style> Left-handed

Bowling style> Right arm offbreak

Role> All-rounder

                                      Chris Gayle Centuries in Twenty20 cricket

# Runs  Balls 4s 6s       For Against Venue Date

1 117   57 7   10 West Indies South Africa Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007

2 102* 55    10  7 Royal Challengers Bangalore Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata 22 Apr 2011

3 107   49    10 9        Royal Challengers Bangalore Kings XI Punjab Bangalore 6 May 2011

4 109* 59 7 8 Matabeleland Tuskers Mid West Rhinos Harare 29 Nov 2011

5 100* 54 3 11 Sydney Thunder Adelaide Strikers Sydney 23 Dec 2011 [46]

6 101* 44     7 10        Barisal Burners Sylhet Royals Dhaka 10 Feb 2012

7 116   61     6 11 Barisal Burners Dhaka Gladiators Dhaka 14 Feb 2012

8 128* 62     7 13        Royal Challengers Bangalore Delhi Daredevils Delhi 17 May 2012

9 122* 61     5 12        Jamaica Guyana Gros Islet 19 Jan 2013

10 114 52     5 12   Dhaka Gladiators Sylhet Royals Dhaka 15 Feb 2013

11 175*66   13 17       Royal Challengers Bangalore Pune Warriors India Bangalore 23 April 2013

12 111*63    5 10       Jamaica Tallawahs St Lucia Zouks St. George's, Grenada 12 July 2014

13 108*55 10  7 Lions Warriors East London 7 November 2014

14 117  57 7 12    Royal Challengers Bangalore Kings XI Punjab Bangalore 6 May 2015

15 151*62  10 15       Somerset Kent Taunton 31 May 2015

Domestic team information

Years                       Team

1998–2010              Jamaica (squad no. 333)

2005                        Worcestershire

2008–2010              Kolkata Knight Riders (squad no. 45)

2009–2011              Western Warriors

2011–present           Royal Challengers Bangalore (squad no. 333)

2011–2014              Sydney Thunder

2012                        Barisal Burners

2008                        Stanford Superstars

2011                        Matabeleland Tuskers

2013–present           Dhaka Gladiators

2014                        Highveld Lions

2015–present           Melbourne Renegades

2015–present           Somerset County Cricket Club