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Turned 36 This Player Is Unstoppable! Happy Earthstrong Chris Gayle!

Chris Gayle turned 36 today.Known as hitter, player who has played with Indian Premier League, Bangladesh Premier League and now will also play in Pakistan Super League. Popular and loved by his friends and fans all around the cricket playing world. Even Gayle has also huge fan following in India, that’s the reason he is a ‘wanted’ player in IPL.

He is known as Godzilla of the cricket.He also shares the same date with Sachin Tendulkar for same record “double-century” in ODIs.

On his birthday, let’s just rundown some of his great achievements:

He is the one who blasted double century for the first time in the world cup.

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He was the one who stood with his partner for a world record stand for any wicket in one-day Internationals.

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The birthday boy has hit over 400 sixes in international cricket.229 ODIs, 98 in Tests and 87 in T20Is)

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He is in top four players who have scored two triple centuries at Test level ( 317 against South Africa in 2005, and 333 against Sri Lanka in 2010).

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Gayle’s score is the highest individual score by a West Indies batsman in ODIs.

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In 2006, he was named player of the 2006 Champions Trophy

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When he played for Royal Challengers Bangalore, he scored a 30-ball century (Highest Individual T20 score).

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Gayle equalled the record of most sixes hit in an ODI innings. He hit 16 sixes in the innings, tied with Rohit Sharma and AB de Villiers.

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Gayle is the only cricketer currently to have scored a hundred in T20Is, double hundred in ODIs and a triple hundred in Tests.

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As an individual, he has also been criticized for his comments during matches like in early 2009 when he commented that he did not want to captain the West Indies Team anymore.As there was immense pressure involved. Also In 2011 he also criticised the West Indies Cricket Board and its Coach. Still he was never part of any major controversies and is popularly famous as a cool and calm cricketer. His styling and voice have also distinct touch and flavor which made him popular in the advertisement world also.

On his Birthday, we wish him a great and kicking life ahead both in his personal and professional sphere.

21 Sept, 2015
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