Chris Gayle Sets New Record In International Cricket

Chris Gayle Sets New Record In International Cricket

Chris Gayle had earlier announced that he will retire from ODI cricket after World Cup 2019.

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Chris Gayle had earlier announced that he will retire from ODI cricket

Chris Gayle surpassed Shahid Afridi to record most number of sixes

Brendon Mccullum is third in the list with 398 hits over the fence


Chris Gayle surpassed Shahid Afridi to record most number of sixes by any batsman in international cricket. The veteran Windies batsman achieved this feat while playing against England in the first One-Day International (ODI) at the Kensington Oval on Wednesday. Gayle, who recently announced that he will retire from ODIs after ICC World Cup 2019, now has 477 sixes to his name. He achieved this feat in his 444th match while Afridi had smashed 476 sixes from 524 matches.

Gayle has now smashed 276 sixes in ODIs, 103 sixes in T20Is and 98 maximums in the longest format of the game.

Brendon Mccullum is third in the list with 398 hits over the fence, followed by Sanath Jayasuriya (352) and Rohit Sharma (349).

In the beginning of this month, the 39-year-old experienced batsman was called by the West Indies for the first two ODIs against England in preparation for this World Cup. Chris Gayle last played for the West Indies during a series against Bangladesh in the last game against Bangladesh.

The very successful Southeast had returned from a limited series against India in October last year for personal reasons.Gayle holds the West Indian record for many ODI a whole lot with twenty three, and is their second-leading run-scorer in the 50-over format with 9,727 runs -- trailing only Brian Lara (10,405).

His 215 against African nation within the 2015 World Cup conjointly represents the very best limited-overs score by a archipelago slugger.