Chris Gayle can become world's first player to hit 1000 sixes

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Chris Gayle is all set to represent Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2020. Gayle has so many records in the name of cricket in the shortest format that proves how dangerous these players are. Not only this, Gayle has also kept many records of IPL in her name and once again she has a very good chance of creating a new history in T20 cricket during this IPL.

Chris Gayle is the highest batsman to hit sixes (326) in IPL and he has 978 sixes in T20 cricket to his name so far. If he hits 22 sixes more during this IPL, he will become the first batsman in the world to hit 1000 sixes in the shortest format of cricket. In T20 cricket, Gayle has hit the maximum number of fours, numbering 1026. Gayle, the highest sixes ever in IPL, has also hit the most sixes in four seasons of this league. He hit 44 sixes in 2011, 59 sixes in 2012, 51 sixes in 2013 and 38 sixes in 2015. In the last season i.e. 2019, he hit 38 sixes for Punjab.

IPL also holds the record for most sixes in an innings. He scored an unbeaten 175 against Pune while playing for RCB in 2013 and totaled 17 sixes during this period. Not only this, the record of hitting the most sixes (18) in a single T20 match is also in Gayle’s name. He did this against Bangladesh in 2017.

If you talk about Gayle’s record in T20 cricket, the most runs (13,296), the most centuries (22), the most fifties (82), the best score in an innings (175 not out), the fastest century (30 balls), the loser. The team scored the most runs in the match (151 not out), the most runs in a calendar year (1665 in 2015), the most man of the match (58) and the highest runs in four innings (154 runs) against Pune. Warriors) record is also named after Gayle.