Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh Wish Chris Gayle As He Turns 44
Gayle is the only batter who has scored a triple hundred in Tests, a double hundred in ODIs, and a hundred in T20Is.
West Indies legendary batter Chris Gayle turned 44 on September 21, 2023, and he received a lot of wishes from fans and fellow cricketers alike. Former cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh are on the list who wished Gayle on his special day. Gayle was born on September 21, 1979, in Jamaica in a very humble family background. Ever since he started playing cricket, his career is filled with many feats in all the formats of the game.
"Happy birthday my brother from another mother! Love you #UniversalBoss! Make sure you paint Jamaica red tonight @henrygayle," Yuvraj Singh tweeted.
Happy birthday my brother from another mother! Love you #UniversalBoss! Make sure you paint Jamaica red tonight 🤪🥂 @henrygayle ❤️ pic.twitter.com/taNs597XTH
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) September 21, 2023
Happy birthday to one of the cleanest hitters of the cricket ball. Have a good one, @henrygayle!
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) September 21, 2023
ɢᴀʏʟᴇ ꜱᴛᴏʀᴍ ᴀᴛ ɪᴛꜱ ʙᴇꜱᴛ 🌪️
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) September 21, 2023
It’s Universe Boss’ birthday and here’s a look back at the finest outings of our Hall of Famer in Red & Gold! 💥
12th Man Army, which of these are your favourites? 💬#PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB @henrygayle pic.twitter.com/lAweVic79G
- 2 Times T20 WC Winner.
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) September 21, 2023
- CT Winner.
- 19,594 Int'l Runs.
- 42 Int'l Hundreds.
- 2 Triple Hundred in Tests.
- Double hundred in ODIs.
- Hundred in T20I.
- Most runs, Most 100s, Most 6s in T20 history.
Happy birthday to one of the Greatest of All Time, Universe Boss Chris Gayle. pic.twitter.com/tP0DgfGEaQ
Sachin on the other hand, wrote Happy birthday to one of the cleanest hitters of the cricket ball. Have a good one, @henrygayle!”.
Gayle who is known as the 'Universe Boss', has been a stalwart batter for West Indies in international cricket ever since he made his debut in 1999. Keeping in mind his extraordinary hitting skills and perfect timing, Gayle has a huge fan base especially in India since he played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Gayle is the only batter who has scored a triple hundred in Tests, a double hundred in ODIs, and a hundred in T20Is. He also has the feat of scoring the fastest-ever T20 hundred, playing a record-breaking innings of 175 runs from 66 balls for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors India in the IPL.
Chris Gayle has collected 7,214 runs in 103 Tests, 10,480 runs in 301 ODIs, and 1,899 runs in 79 T20Is. He has also scalped 260 wickets in international cricket.