CHRIS Gayle

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CH Gayle

BORN  21 Sep 1979, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies

TEAMS  KKR

BATS  Left-handed

BOWLS  Right arm off-break

 

Devastating - that in brief describes the effect Chris Gayle can have when he's on song. The first player to score a century in Twenty20 Internationals, Gayle is all power and simply brute force. Batting at the top of the innings, Gayle has often gotten his team off to great starts - be it Jamaica, West Indies or the Kolkata Knight Riders, who bought him for $800,000. He missed the first edition of the IPL owing to injury, but of the seven times he batted in the second season of the IPL, he managed 40 or more on more than three occasions. In each of those innings, the runs were scored at a good pace. He may not be the most athletic fielder, given his huge built, but he is a safe catcher nonetheless and not too many deliveries can escape his bucket-like hands. With the ball in hand, he is a very handy offspinner to have, one who doesn't turn the ball much, but one who also delivers the ball on the spot frequently.Game