Opinion
West Indian Chris Gayle has to be the best T20 player in the world.
Gayle is the most explosive player, especially in T20 cricket.
His aggressive style makes him the perfect player in a power play, as he gives teams a plan to launch and chase down just about any total.
His statistics in T20 cricket make him the Don Bradman of T20 cricket.
At a T20 international level, Gayle has an average of 32.54 with two hundreds and 13 fifties to his name, which is quite impressive.
He is also the only player in cricket history to have triple hundred in Test cricket, a double century in one-day cricket and a hundred in T20 cricket. He has also scored the most runs in a T20 World Cup, which shows he can perform on the big stage.
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Gayle holds one of highest strike rates in T20 cricket and his record in franchise T20 cricket has to been applauded, with his batting average in all teams near 40 or above 40. Chris Gayle’s highest score in T20 cricket is 175 from 66 balls in the IPL and he also has the record for the fastest hundred in all forms of cricket, scoring a ton off just 30 balls. This is just amazing.
As well as his explosive innings as a batsman, his bowling is also something he should be credited with. He bowls well in power plays to limit opposition teams scoring. His economy rate is quite good for an off spinner at 7.07. Moreover, he is an excellent fielder in the slips as an added bonus.
The highlight of Gayle’s T20 career came representing his nation: his 40 off 20 balls against England in 2017. He hit his 100th six in T20 cricket, which was a first.
In the 2012 World Cup semi-final against Australia, Gayle scored 75 off 41 balls. Gayle also has multiple World Cup medals to his name as well, with the West Indies winning T20 World Cups in 2012 and 2016.
Gayle is one player who is suited for T20 cricket as he has big shoulders to hit the ball. He does not use his feet as regular batsmen do, but the power in his arms helps him play the big shots.
He also has great balance, keeping his head, which helps Gayle use his brute strength hit the big sixes.
Even though some think he is a lazy cricketer, I think he is the best in T20 cricketer the world has seen.
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