Chris Gayle is a Jamaican cricketer who plays international cricket for the national cricket team of West Indies. Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, he is known as one of the strongest ball-hitters of the modern-day limited-over formats of the game. He holds several records in both T20 matches and One-Day Internationals (ODIs). Several pundits regard him as the best T20 player of all time. He is generally considered to be fit for the limited-over games, owing to his eccentric and relentless style of playing the game. However, he also holds several records in Test cricket. In 2012, he became the only player in the world to hit a six off the first ball of a Test match. Apart from being one of only four players to score two triple-centuries in Test cricket, he is also known as one of the few players to score a double-century in a one-day match. He is also an integral part of the ‘Indian Premier League’ (IPL) team ‘Kings XI Punjab.’ He also plays for several other domestic teams across a number of countries such as Pakistan and Australia.
