Chris Gayle

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Chris Gayle is a Jamaican cricketer renowned as one of the most destructive T20 batsmen in history, holding numerous records for explosive batting performances in leagues around the world.

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Chris Gayle canonical 2
Christopher Henry Gayle 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf batsman
cricketer
human
battingPosition opener
battingReputation one of the most destructive T20 batsmen in history
battingStyle left-handed
bowlingStyle right-arm off break
continentOfOrigin North America
countryOfCitizenship Jamaica
dateOfBirth 1979-09-21
familyName Gayle
formatDebut One Day International cricket
Test cricket
Twenty20 International cricket
fullName Chris Gayle self-linksurface differs
surface form: Christopher Henry Gayle
gender male
givenName Christopher
hasPlayedFormat One Day International cricket
Test cricket
Twenty20 International cricket
domestic T20 leagues
knownFor aggressive opening batting
big sixes
explosive batting in T20 cricket
power hitting
languageSpoken English
league Bangladesh Premier League
Big Bash League (historical)
surface form: Big Bash League

Caribbean Premier League
Indian Premier League
Pakistan Super League
nationalTeam West Indies cricket team
nickname Gayle Storm
Universe Boss
odiDebutYear 1999
placeOfBirth Kingston, Jamaica
recordHeld first batsman to score a century in T20 Internationals
first batsman to score a double century in Cricket World Cup
one of the fastest centuries in T20 cricket
one of the highest individual scores in T20 cricket
regionOfOrigin Caribbean
role opening batsman
sport cricket
t20iDebutYear 2006
team Dhaka Dynamites
surface form: Dhaka Gladiators

Jamaica
Jamaica Tallawahs
Karachi Kings
Kings XI Punjab
Kolkata Knight Riders
Lahore Qalandars
Melbourne Renegades
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
surface form: Royal Challengers Bangalore

Somerset County Cricket Club
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
Sydney Thunder
Western Warriors
testDebutYear 2000

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Chris Gayle fullName Chris Gayle self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Christopher Henry Gayle