The West Indies batsman is the latest addition to Sachin Tendulkar's fan club.
Statistical highlights of the Indian Premier League match between Pune Warriors India and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
'They are definitely going to come hard at us after we have had the better of them over the last few months,' said the West Indies opener.
West Indies opener Chris Gayle is surprised and disappointed after being snubbed by IPL franchises during the players' auction for the event's fourth edition.
He may need to be strapped up, injected with pain killers and use a runner but West Indies captain Chris Gayle says he will bat again in the fifth and final Test despite tearing a hamstring muscle.
Chris Gayle became the first West Indies batsman to smash a triple-century in an away Test, in the first match against Sri Lanka, in Galle.
West Indies reached stumps on 565 for five in reply to South Africa's first innings of 588 for six declared.
Sunrisers Hyderabad ended their topsy-turvy IPL 2025 campaign with a commanding win over defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders in New Delhi on Sunday, May 25, 2025.
Centuries from stalwarts Chris Gayle and Shivnarine Chanderpaul highlighted a festival of batting on Thursday as West Indies built up a 206-run lead over Zimbabwe on the second day of the second and final Test in Dominica.
Chris Gayle blazed a half-century off 17 balls to power West Indies to a four-wicket victory over South Africa in the first Twenty20 international at Newlands on Friday.
Cricket fans are questioning whether a Gayle will strike Wellington Regional Stadium on Saturday.
Big-hitting West Indies batsman Chris Gayle is set to be banned from future Big Bash League tournaments as a fallout of his controversial TV interview with Channel 10 journalist Mel McLaughlin.
Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle take a look at the worth of the key players in the ongoing T20 extravaganza.
'The game against Delhi Capitals came to my mind. However, Gayle told me 'Mayank, just watch the ball and the rest will be fine'.
Jamaican Chris Gayle has been appointed captain of West Indies for the forthcoming series against Sri Lanka.
Opener Chris Gayle bludgeoned his way to an astonishing 57-ball 117 as Royal Challengers Bangalore hammered Kings XI Punjab by 138 runs in the Indian Premier League match in Bangalore, on Wednesday.
New South Wales captain Simon Katich on Friday if not for Royal Challengers Bangalore batsmen Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle, his side could have won the first Champions League Twenty20 semi-final.
Chris Gayle smashed his way to an unbeaten 82 as Royal Challengers Bangalore crushed Mumbai Indians by nine wickets in their Indian Premier League match in Mumbai.
Table-toppers Kolkata Knight Riders and a transformed Kings XI Punjab cross swords in an Indian Premier League contest in which big-hitting Jamaicans Andre Russell and Chris Gayle will be up against each other in Kolkata on Saturday.
Dhillon, a known cricket fan, was spotted at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York
Rohit Sharma notched up another milestone in his career as he became only the second opener to go past the landmark of 300 sixes in One-Day Internationals.
West Indies captain Chris Gayle planned to celebrate Saturday's first Test victory over England by joining his team's fans for a beer and this time no-one will say a word against him. The last time England played West Indies at Sabina Park in Kingston five years ago, they bowled the Caribbean side out for 47 and won by ten wickets and Gayle was the focus of supporter outrage.
Chris Gayle and Ramnaresh Sarwan built a firm foundation for the West Indies as they reached 160 for 1 in reply to England's 318 all out on the second day of the first Test. Skipper Gayle (71) produced a composed innings with the concentration and discipline he has often been accused of lacking and Sarwan (74) was back to form after his disappointing tour of New Zealand.
The reconciliation meeting may have gone completely awry but the West Indies Cricket Board refuses to give up on Chris Gayle even after dropping him from the Test squad for the series against India starting Monday.
West Indies captain Chris Gayle has been named captain of Stanford Superstars, which will face England in the 20-million-dollar Stanford Twenty20 match on November 1. The left-hand opening batsman will have Antigua and Barbuda captain Sylvester Joseph as his deputy.
Gayle blasted the ninth fastest Test century as West Indies made a spirited reply to South Africa's imposing first innings total.
Chris Gayle struck a brutal unbeaten 102 to power Royal Challengers Bangalore to a crushing nine-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Eden Gardens on Friday.
'It is amazing news for our team and bad news for the other teams that Chris Gayle is hitting the ball well'
'I thought I had it in the bag but strange things happen in cricket. It was a good innings, my first innings and now I can finish the IPL in 2020 and make myself available for 2021. I can get out of the bubble now and go.'
Punjab Kings' stand-in captain Mayank Agarwal says they have not yet discussed if explosive Chris Gayle or Dawid Malan would open the innings alongside him in the absence of KL Rahul, who needs a surgery to treat acute appendicitis.
This is the first time that Gayle has been included in the West Indies squad since the 2019 World Cup. The left-handed batsman also admitted that he had considered walking away from international cricket and that he had planned to focus on franchise cricket.
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene played down the Chris Gayle factor in Sunday's World Twenty20 final saying the West Indies team was not just about the swashbuckling opener from Jamaica.
Injured West Indies captain Chris Gayle is out of the deciding third Test against South Africa, the touring team said on Monday.
Royal Challenger Bangalore opener Chris Gayle, who powered his side to an easy eight-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday, attributed the victory to team work.
The debate around racism in sport has kickstarted once again after former Windies T20 World Cup-winning skipper Darren Sammy alleged racism during his stint with SunRisers Hyderabad in IPL
It was raining sixes and fours at the Eden Gardens before the IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings was called off due heavy rain and thunderstorms.
Chris Gayle will captain the West Indies for their five one-day matches on their tour of Zimbabwe this month.
Having made peace with the West Indies Cricket Board, explosive batsman Chris Gayle returned to the country's Test side after more than 18 months.
Chris Gayle plundered 38 runs in a 12-ball blitzkrieg as Royal Challengers Bangalore scored an emphatic fourwicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders under Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-truncated match to seal a play-offs berth in Indian Premier League.
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