Chris Gayle has been a star since he played his first match in 2009. When you look at the records of batsman, the ability of Gayle to change the course of the match with his power hitting speaks for itself.

Here are some his most noteworthy records:

The Storm that is Chris Gayle 

  • 175 - Highest individual score
  • 324 – Sixes hit, highest by any player
  • 6 – Centuries scored- highest by any player
  • 100+ - Strike rate every year
  • 2012 – Best season with 733 runs, 59 sixes, strike rate 160.74
  • 3/21 – Best bowling vs KXIP in 2011
  • 30 – Balls Gayle took to reach the fastest ever century

Fastest Centuries

  • Chris Gayle – 30 balls (KXIP)
  • Yusuf Pathan – 37 balls (SRH)
  • David Miller – 38 balls (KXIP)

Most Sixes

 

 2018

 2017

 2016

 2015

 2014

 Chris Gayle

 27

 14

 21

 38

 12

 Robin Uthappa

 21

 21

 8

 7

 18

 David Warner

 -

 26

 31

 21

 24

 Yusuf Pathan

 11

 6

 13

 12

 20


Trivia: Chris Gayle has hit 324 sixes, well over 100 more than any other batsman.

Most Boundaries Hit

  • Shikhar Dhawan – 51  
  • Gautam Gambhir – 9
  • David Warner – 458

*Note: All records are from IPL, and as on 2nd May 2019