Sports Desk | Monday 30 july 2018
Chris Gayle and Shahid Afridi share the record of 476 sixes in International cricket.
West Indies batsman, Chris Gayle, equalizes the record of maximum fours set by aggressive batsman Shahid Afridi of Pakistan team.
The third and last match of the series played at Saint Kitts between Bangladesh and West Indies, in which Chris Gayle from West Indies played an blistering innings of 73 runs from 66 balls and he lofted the ball 6 times out of the boundary lines. Even after Chris Gayle's blistering innings West Indies had to face a humiliating series against Bangladesh and lost 2:1.
Chris Gayle and Shahid Afridi share the record of 476 sixes in International cricket after Chris Gayle hits 6 sixes in the third and last match of the series against Bangladesh in his innings. Shahid Afridi set this record in 524 matches while Chris Gayle was able to equalize in 443 matches. Chris Gayle may be able to break the record set by an aggressive batsman of Pakistan team Shahid Afridi in the upcoming T20I match between Bangladesh on 1 August.
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Chris Gayle
Chris Gayle was born on 21 September 1979 (38) at Kingston, Jamaica, he is also called by the name Gayle-Force, Gayle Storm, World Boss, Universe Boss.He is a left-handed batsman and plays as an opener for West Indies Team.
Test
Chris Gayle debut test on 16 March 2000 v Zimbabwe at Arnos Vale Ground.
He has played 103 Test matches of 182 innings in which he has scored 7215 runs.
H/S of 333 runs
Average of 42.19
SR of 60.28
Fours | 1046
Sixes | 98
50s | 37
100s | 15
200s | 3
300s | 2
ODI
Chris Gayle debut ODI on 11 September 1998 V India at Toronto CSCC.
He played 284 Matches till now in which he was able to play 279 innings and scored 9727 runs.
H/S | 215
Average | 36.98
SR | 85.83
Fours | 1073
Sixes | 275
50s | 49
100s | 23
200s | 1
T20I
Chris Gayle Debut T20i on 16 February 2006 V New Zealand at Eden Park.
He has played 56 matches in which he was able to play 52 innings and scored 1607 runs.
H/S | 117
Average | 33.48
SR | 143.1
Fours | 137
Sixes | 103
50s | 13
100s | 2
Shahid Afridi
Shahid Afridi was born on 1 march 1980, at Khyber, Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan . He is also called by the nam Boom Boom, Lala. He is a right-handed batsman and Right arm leg spin bowler and plays as an all rounder for pakistan team.
TEST
Shahid Afridi Debut Test on 2 October 1998 V Australia
He has played 27 Matches of 48 innings and scored 1716 runs .
Average | 36.51
SR | 86.97
H/S | 15
50s | 8
100s | 5
Fours | 220
Sixes | 52
ODI
Shahid Afridi Debut ODI on 2 October 1996 v Kenya.
He has played 398 Matches of 369 innings and has scored 8064 runs.
Average | 23.58
SR | 117.01
HS | 124
50s | 39
100s | 6
Fours | 729
Sixes | 351
T20I
Shahid Afridi Debut T20I on 28 August 2006 V England .
He has played 99 Matches of 91 innings and scored 1416 runs .
Average | 17.92
SR | 150
HS | 54
100s | 0
50s | 4
4s | 103
6s | 73
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