Chris gayle biography book
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Six Machine: I Don't Identical Cricket... I Love It
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Six Machine: I Don't Like Cricket... I Love It
Chris Gayle is perhaps the most hyped and yet underrated cricketer in the world. The hype – Universe Boss, Six Machine – refers mainly to his exploits in T20 and limited overs cricket in general (highest number of sixes in IPL, fastest ODI double century, etc.), and is also amplified by his extrovert personality and larger than life off-field persona.
What however is often overlooked and not given as much credit is his success in long form Test cricket – not only has been by far the best West Indian opener of the past 25 years, he is one of only 4 batsmen ever to have scored 2 triple centuries, for a total of 15 centuries in 103 Tests (one of which he opened with a six of the very first ball of the Test - the only opener to have ever done anything so audacious).
This duality is also evident in Gayle’s autobiography. Its direct. The hype is very much there (titled Six Machine, for starters, and sub-titled I don’t just like cricket, I love it!), with no attempt to tone down the larger than life impression (quite the opposite in fact). There is a lot of talk about parties, glamour, dressing up, and of course hitting sixes. But amidst this is also a lot that reveals a very keen brain, both i
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Chris Gayle
Jamaican cricketer (born 1979)
Gayle with the Sydney Thunder in 2011 | |
Full name | Christopher Henry Gayle |
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Born | (1979-09-21) 21 September 1979 (age 45) Kingston, Jamaica |
Nickname | Universe Boss, Gayle Force, Gayle Storm |
Batting | Left-handed |
Bowling | Right-arm off-break |
Role | Batting-all rounder |
National side | |
Test debut (cap 230) | 16 March 2000 v Zimbabwe |
Last Test | 5 September 2014 v Bangladesh |
ODI debut (cap 97) | 11 September 1999 v India |
Last ODI | 14 August 2019 v India |
ODI shirt no. | 45, 301[a] |
T20I debut (cap 6) | 16 February 2006 v New Zealand |
Last T20I | 6 November 2021 v Australia |
Years | Team |
1998/99–2018/19 | Jamaica[b] |
2009–2010 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
2009/10–2010/11 | Western Australia |
2011–2017 | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
2011/12–2012/13 | Sydney Thunder |
2012–2022 | Fortune Barishal |
2013–2016, 2019 | Jamaica Tallawahs |
2015–2016 | Somerset |
2017–2018, 2021 | St Kitts and Nevis Patriots |
2017–2019 | Rangpur Riders |
2018–2021 | Punjab Kings |
2018–2019 | Jozi Stars |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 November 2021 |
Christopher Henry GayleOD (born 21 September 19