1000 से ज्यादा टी20 छक्के, 22 शतक, 14562 रन, खूंखार बैटर भी IPL में रहा अनसोल्ड
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Former West Indies opener Chris Gayle is known as Universe Ball. He has scored an unbeaten innings of 175 runs in the IPL, which is still the record for the biggest innings. He has 22 centuries and 1056 sixes in T20. This …Read more
Former West Indies opener Chris Gayle has hit more than 1000 sixes in T20
Highlights
- Gayle played an unbeaten innings of 175 runs in the IPL.
- Gayle had to remain unusual twice in the IPL.
- Gayle has 22 centuries and 1056 sixes in T20.
New Delhi. In the Indian Premier League, you have played more than one stormy batsman, but there is a name that no one can forget. Chris Gayle of West Indies, popularly known as Universe Ball, is put to the forefront of explosive batsmen. In T20 format, this player caused havoc. On the basis of 22 centuries, more than 14 thousand runs testify to this. The amazing thing is that this great player also had to be insulted in the Indian Premier League. A stormy player like Chris Gayle was also refused to buy by the franchise.
Chris Gayle holds the record for the biggest innings in the Indian Premier League. Till date no batter has been broken. On 23 April 2013, playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore, against Pune Warriors, this Dhurandhar played an unbeaten innings of 175 runs on just 66 balls. In this, 13 fours and a total of 16 sixes were seen with the bat of Chris Gayle. The IPL has not been able to answer this innings till date.
Gayle insulted in IPL
A high height player like Chris Gayle has to be insulted in the Indian Premier League but twice. He was released by Kolkata Knight Riders for the 2011 mega auction. No team bid for this player and he remained unsold. After Durk Nenis was injured, Royal Challengers Bangalore included him as a replacement in his team. In 12 matches, Gayle scored 608 runs and became the highest run -scorer batter this season.
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By 2017, Chris Gayle played for RCB but after that he was released. His name came twice in the auction for 2018 but no one bought it. Finally, Punjab Kings added him to the base price. However, here too, he did not get opportunities in the playing XI. The explosive opener was sent to number three. The extent was suppressed when Chris Gayle did not find a place in the playing XI on his birthday.
More than 1000 T20 sixes, 22 centuries
Chris Gayle’s T20 record is amazing and he is the most six -hit batsman. He played a total of 463 T20 matches between 2005 and 2022, scoring a total of 14562 runs with 22 centuries. During this, Chris Gayle’s record 1056 came out of the bat. At number two is Kieron Pollard of the West Indies, with 908 sixes in 695 matches in the account. Rohit Sharma’s name comes at number 8 in the list. He has hit a total of 525 sixes by playing 449 T20 matches.
