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 s♏urely 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 th🥂e 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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Universe boss will be missed! What a celebrated career you've had, champion! superb last knock 👏
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
Signs off in style. In his own inimitable style. Chris Gayle bosse♌d in his last game too.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
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.
— bet365 (@bet365)
