Chris Gayle, the veteran West Indies opening batsman, may have made his final appearance in ODI cricket on Wednesday. The 39-year-old scored a 41-ball 72 in the third and final ODI against India at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad.
If he retires, he will go surely go down as one of the greats in white-ball cricket. The Jamaican has played 301 ODIs and scored a mammoth 10,480 runs.
Every player of the Indian team shook hands with Gayle as he walked off the field after being caught by Virat Kohli.
The ‘Universe Boss’ as he does on most occasions, wore a big smile and raised his bat and helmet while soaking in the applause.
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farewell to chris gayle by Indian players #chrisgayle #universalboss #HappyIndependenceDay #viratkohli #rohitsharma pic.twitter.com/QjsdKAL5qV
— Preetham N A (@Preethamna) August 14, 2019
Universe boss will be missed! What a celebrated career you've had, champion! @henrygayle superb last knock 👏#gayleretires
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) August 14, 2019
Signs off in style. In his own inimitable style. Chris Gayle bossed in his last game too. #WIvIND
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) August 14, 2019
Chris Gayle in ODIs:
– Made his debut in 1999
– First man to score a century in all three formats
– Fastest double century
– Third man to score a century against 11 different countries
– 10,480 runs
– 25 centuries
– 54 fifties
– 331 sixes
– 1,128 foursEnd of an era.#WIVIND pic.twitter.com/SzZkKsJUhk
— bet365 (@bet365) August 14, 2019