Original CricXZ career graphic — Chris Gayle.

WEST INDIES CRICKET LEGEND

Chris GayleCareer Stats, 19,593 Runs & Records

Former West Indies captain and opening batter

Chris Gayle scored 19,593 international runs and 42 international centuries. Known as the Universe Boss, he became the first batter to reach 14,000 T20 runs and produced some of cricket's most powerful innings.

Opening batterWest IndiesLeft-handedRetired

Player Information

Full nameChristopher Henry Gayle

Date of birth21 September 1979

BirthplaceKingston, Jamaica

NationalityJamaican

International teamWest Indies

RoleOpening batter / Former captain

Batting styleLeft-handed

Bowling styleRight-arm off break

International Career Stats

Test

Matches: 103
Innings: 182
Runs: 7,214
Highest score: 333
Batting average: 42.18
Hundreds: 15
Fifties: 37

ODI

Matches: 301
Innings: 294
Runs: 10,480
Highest score: 215
Batting average: 37.83
Strike rate: 87.19
Hundreds: 25
Fifties: 54

T20I

Matches: 79
Innings: 75
Runs: 1,899
Highest score: 117
Batting average: 27.92
Strike rate: 137.50
Hundreds: 2
Fifties: 14

International career statistics are final.

Gayle's last international appearance came in November 2021. Figures were checked against ICC, Cricket West Indies and established statistical records.

Gayle was a dominant opener in every format. He made two Test triple-centuries, became the first batter to score an ODI World Cup double-century and transformed T20 batting through his extraordinary six-hitting and longevity.

Chris Gayle's Historic 175 Not Out

Original CricXZ illustration of Gayle's record T20 innings in Bengaluru.

On 23 April 2013 in Bengaluru, Gayle struck an unbeaten 175 from 66 balls, with 13 fours and 17 sixes. The innings remains the highest individual score in top-level T20 cricket and powered Royal Challengers Bangalore to 263/5 against Pune Warriors India.

World Cup Double-Century and T20 Legacy

Gayle scored 215 against Zimbabwe at the 2015 World Cup, the competition's first double-century. In franchise cricket he became the first batter to pass 14,000 T20 runs, while his 175* and 22 T20 centuries established a standard for power-hitting across leagues worldwide.

International Debuts and Final Appearances

Test career

16 March 2000 – 5 September 2014

Debuted against Zimbabwe at Port of Spain and made his final Test appearance against Bangladesh in Kingston.

ODI career

11 September 1999 – 14 August 2019

Debuted against India in Toronto and played his final ODI against India at Port of Spain.

T20I career

16 February 2006 – 6 November 2021

Debuted against New Zealand at Auckland and made his final appearance against Australia in Abu Dhabi.

Major Records & Achievements

19,593

International runs

Scored 7,214 Test, 10,480 ODI and 1,899 T20I runs.

333

Test triple-hundreds

Made 317 against South Africa and 333 against Sri Lanka.

215

World Cup double-century

Recorded the first men's World Cup double-hundred in 2015.

175*

T20 record score

Produced the format's landmark individual innings in Bengaluru.

14,000

T20 runs milestone

Became the first batter to reach 14,000 runs in T20 cricket.

International centuries

Scored 15 Test, 25 ODI and two T20I hundreds.

Honours and Legacy

2×

T20 World Cup champion

Was part of the West Indies squads that won in 2012 and 2016.

T20 centuries

Set a benchmark for sustained excellence in franchise cricket.

ODI World Cups

Represented West Indies at five consecutive World Cups.

West Indies captain

Led the Caribbean side during his international career.

Sources

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