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Chris Gayle Biography, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Wiki & More

Updated On : April 26, 2019

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Short Biography

Chris Gayle was born on 21-09-1979 in Kingston, Jamaica. He is a West Indies Cricket Player.

Other Name: Christopher Henry Gayle, Gayle-Force, Gayle-Storm, World Boss, Universe Boss, Master Storm, Sixer

Chris Gayle Complete Bio & Career

Young Gayle played for West Indies at the international level before performing his first-class debut at Jamaica at the age of 19 years. After 11 months, he played his first one-day international and played his first Test match six months later. Gayle, who usually starts the innings while playing for the West Indies, is a smoky batsman who is most competent in performing the square of the wicket. In July 2001, Gayle (175) in the Queen's Sports Club, Bulawayo set a record of opening partnership with Darren Ganga (89), when they together scored 214 against Zimbabwe.

Although generally seen initially, his international career slowed down, but in 2002 he put it to life, ending the year with three centuries against India in November and he became the third player of the West Indies who In the same year scored 1000 runs. Vivian Richards and Brian Lara with. He is one of the five players in the history of one-day international matches, who scored a score of 150 or more three times. In 2005, following a counter notification on sponsorship issues (see Next), Gayle was dismissed from the first Test against South Africa with six other players. He came back for the second Test, but his seriesThe fourth Test was uncertain, where he gave his career-best performance: 317 runs to save the match. This was the first triple century and went on to score one more in his decorated career. He had ups and downs in his international career but was arguably the hottest property in various T20 leagues across the globe. He fetched over a million dollar contracts in the IPL and had a great outing with RCB. 

After a long gap, he was finally included in West Indies setup before the 2019 World Cup. He also has announced that he will retire from ODI Cricket after the ICC 2019 World Cup.

Chris Gayle Family, Relatives and Other Relations

He was born to Dudley Gayle. He has a brother named Vanclive Parris. He is married to Natasha Berridge and together the couple is blessed with a daughter named Blush.

Life's Important Dates Of Chris Gayle

Body Measurements

Chest Size 44
Biceps Size 15
Waist Size 34
Skin Colour Black
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Black

Personal Info

Home Town Kingston
Nationality Jamaican
Religion Christian
Address Kingston, Jamaica
School Excelsior High School, Jamaica
College N/A
Qualification N/A
Hobbies Driving, Dancing
Marital Status Married
Debut Test - vs Zimbabwe at Queen's Park Oval, Mar 16, 2000
ODI - vs India at Toronto CSCC, Sep 11, 1999
T20I - vs New Zealand at Eden Park, Feb 16, 2006
Salary N/A
Net Worth $40 Million

Collections

Car Collections Land Cruiser V8, GL 63 AMG - Mercedes
Other Collections Harley Davidson

Favourites

Favorite Player Usain Bolt
Favorite Sport Cricket, Football
Favorite Movie Rambo (Series)
Favorite Food Salt Fish, Ackee

Shocking / Interesting Facts & Secrets About Chris Gayle

  • He is the First West Indian batsman to score (seven thousand plus) runs and also 150 wickets taker in ODIs.
  • He is first ever player to hit six on the very first ball of a test match.
  • He is the only player to reach the milestone of 10,000 runs in T20 cricket.
  • He is the first player in the cricket history to score the century in all the three formats of cricket.
  • He became the 4th player in the world to score 2( Triple centuries) in Test matches.
  • He is the only player in international cricket to score a double century in a World Cup.
  • He is a fashion freak and he is fond of his dressing style and fashion.
  • He became the third batsman in the world to score a century in ODIs against the 11 different countries.

Chris Gayle Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown

45 years, 1month, 24 days old age Chris Gayle will turn 46 on 21 September, 2025. Only 10 months, 6 days, his next birthday.

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