As India celebrates its 73rd Republic Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to celebrated cricketers Jonty Rhodes and Chris Gayle, acknowledging their 'profound connection' with the country.
And, like his towqering sixes, what's also a hit with the fans is Chris Gayle's style of celebration -- Gangnam style, made popular by South Korean musician Psy.
Chris Gayle, the dynamic former West Indian batter will captain Telangana Tigers in the first edition of the inaugural edition of the much-anticipated Indian Veteran Premier League (IVPL).
West Indian opener Chris Gayle will miss the next two matches for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League after flying back to Jamaica for the birth of his first child.
The West Indies batsman is the latest addition to Sachin Tendulkar's fan club.
Virat Kohli surpassed Shikhar Dhawan to become India's highest run-scorer in Champions Trophy history.
Rajasthan Royals' 14-year-old opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi slammed a 35-ball century against Gujarat Titans.
Frustrated West Indies captain Chris Gayle said he needed more help from his fellow top order batsmen after the Caribbean side exited the World Twenty20 following a heavy defeat to Australia on Tuesday.
Pooran is only behind his West Indian counterparts Chris Gayle to achieved the landmark in just 50 innings and Andre Russell who took 72 innings to smash 150 maximums.
'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.
Abhishek Sharma smashed the joint third-fastest half-century and broke his own record for most sixes by an Indian in a T20 innings while scoring an unbeaten 148 in Punjab's Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match against Bengal, in Hyderabad, on Sunday.
Punjab Kings' batsman Chris Gayle said that he is feeling on the top of his game and is happy to be contributing towards his team's cause in IPL 2021.
The second World Twenty20 semi-final is likely to hinge on who emerges on top in the battle between the big-hitting West Indian batsmen and India's wily spinners when the former champions clash at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday.
Chris Gayle launched his autobiography 'Six Machine' in New Delhi on Friday. 'It will be as much entertaining as my batting. It will bring the different side of Gayle'
West Indies skipper Chris Gayle has warned India that his side could "sting like a bee" in the one-day series starting next week in the Caribbean following their agonising Twenty20 World Cup semifinal defeat to Sri Lanka.
West Indies reached stumps on 565 for five in reply to South Africa's first innings of 588 for six declared.
Superb performances by Chris Gayle and Sunil Narine gave the West Indies a comfortable six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the opening match of the tri-series, also involving India, at Kingston, Jamaica, on Friday. Check out some statistical highlights from the Sabina Park match.
The player draft for the much-awaited Global T20 Canada 2023 was held in a hybrid-form in Mumbai.
Now, the burly left-handed West Indian announced the arrival of his new-born daughter on his Instagram page, and matter-of-factly stated that he has named her 'Blush'.
West Indies' two-time World T20-winning captain Darren Sammy has defended his team-mate Chris Gayle, who has once again revived accusations of sexism against him with some lewd comments in an interview with a British daily. Gayle, 36, came under fire for asking Australian broadcaster Mel McLaughlin out on a date in a live television interview during a Big Bash Twenty20 game in January. In the ongoing IPL, the Royal Challengers Bangalore opener sparked another sexism row when he asked a Times journalist a string of inappropriate questions. Sammy, however, chose to play down the latest row. "Chris Gayle is the universe boss, a team-mate of mine who I admire and respect. I just think people target Chris for no reason. "To me, Chris is one of our cricketing heroes. He's an entertainer, first, but a lot of people have jumped on his back," Sammy was quoted as saying by 'ESPNcricinfo'. He added, "I always support Chris because of what he does on a cricket field. Yes, we have a responsibility to ourselves, and the people who watch us, but sometimes I feel Chris is a target for newspaper headlines."
Sanju Samson's century, Punjab Kings' record 265 chase, Rinku Singh's Super Over heroics and standout knocks from KL Rahul, Abhishek Sharma and Virat Kohli headline an action-packed Week 4 of IPL 2026.
Opener Chris Gayle tormented Sri Lanka with a career best 333 as West Indies took control of the first Test in Galle before declaring on 580-9 on Tuesday.
When Gayle and Rahul get going, no target is beyond reach.
Pollard's tape-on-mouth act was something very different and unique, says Harbhajan Singh.
Rebel West Indian cricketer Chris Gayle's hopes of making it to the Test squad for the three-match series against India went up in smoke after a stormy meeting with WICB.
India restricted the West Indies to 251 for 6 despite the opening batsman hitting 123 off 132 balls in the first ODI.
Here's a rundown on the leading run-getters and the ones with best strike rates in the T20 showpiece.
West Indies won the battle of the ICC World Cup's basement dwellers, beating Afghanistan by 23 runs in their final group match at Headingley on Thursday.
Even as Chris Gayle's fastest World Twenty20 century hogged the limelight, West Indies coach Phil Simmons acknowledged Marlon Samuels's effort.
Twenty20 stalwarts Rashid Khan of Afghanistan and West Indian Andre Russell, with an identical 100,000 pounds reserve price, are among 239 players from outside the UK to enter the draft.
Carlos Brathwaite coming in to bat at number eight, who turned out to be the hero of the evening. He stunned England by smashing Ben Stokes for four maximums.
Gayle hammered eight sixes in his explosive innings and brought up a staggering 1,000 sixes in T20 cricket with a maximum off Kartik Tyagi.
Virat Kohli's splendid match-winning knock against Australia, in Mohali on Sunday, has prompted West Indies batting star Chris Gayle to plead with him against playing another big knock when the two teams clash in Thursday's semi-final of the ICC World T20 in Mumbai.
The fit-again Yuvraj Singh broke into the top-20 while Suresh Raina got a major confidence booster ahead of the World T20 in Sri Lanka, emerging as the highest-placed Indian batsmen at number three, in the latest ICC Player Rankings for the shortest format.
Rajaneesh Gupta lists the amazing numbers that make Rohit Sharma one of the finest ODI batters of his time.
'A little bit of banter is okay, because at the end of the day, especially with the T20 format, it is also entertainment.'
"I was trying to get as close as possible to 400, but it didn't happen," said the West Indies opener.
West Indian opening batsman Chris Gayle will appear for the Sydney Thunder side in Australia's Big Bash League.
