Chris Gayle Net Worth 2024: Age, Height, Weight, Wife, Kids, Bio-Wiki

Chris Gayle is a professional Jamaican cricketer who always played for his national team West Indies. Gayle becomes the captain of the team since 2007 and retains his captaincy till 2010. He is known as the T20 batsman and has made several records while performing in the stadium. His appearance has been considered as the most dangerous player who always tries for big hits. In 2012, he made the record of six in the very first ball during the test match.

His name is also considered in the record list of triple centuries while he scores 317 runs against South Africa in 2005 and also scores 333 runs against Sri Lanka. He also made another record for placing double century while playing the world cup match in the opposition of Zimbabwe in 2015. Other than the national team, he also played for Kings XI Punjab in Indian Premier League, Karachi Kings in PSL, Rangpur Riders in Bangladesh Premier League and Melbourne Renegades in Big Bash League.

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Early Life

Christopher Henry Gayle was born on September 21, 1979, in West Indies. He started his training from the Lucas Cricket Club which is situated in Kingston, Jamaica. Once, he commented about the club that ‘they are responsible for my success and I can’t even know if I didn’t join the club’. Later, the club has been considered as the honour of Chris Gayle.

Age, Height, and Weight

Being born on 21 September 1979, Chris Gayle is 45 years old as of today’s date 24th November 2024. His height is 1.88 m tall, and weight is 98 kg.

Career

Gayle has started his career in the field of cricket. He had made his first debut while playing for the national team in the year 1998 when he was just 19 years old. Later, he appeared for the one-day International series and scored his first six in that series. After, he became the destructive player of West Indies and scored his first century with 175 runs and made the record for the open runs partnership.

He also pursued his test match career while playing for his country in the year 2002. Later, he has been named while he has scored century playing in the opposition of India and got his name in the list of 1000 runs scorer in a single year. This record has been named by several players includes Vivian Richards and Brian Lara.

In 2005, he was not considered in the team while having a dispute in the series and later performed in the other series but didn’t play well. In the fourth series, he has made a great match scoring performance while scoring 317 runs and got his name as the first West Indies player who has been named for a triple century.

In 2017, he had played for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League and completed his 10,000 runs in the career of T20. In the same year, he also made another record for scoring 100 T20 sixes and becomes the most dangerous T20 player in the history of Cricket.

Awards and Achievements

Gayle has achieved numerous achievements in his cricket career. One of the greatest achievements was when he had scored the century in all the three formats in the International career. He also made a record for the only player from West Indies who has scored the triple century in test series and double centuries in ODI. Virender Sehwag has also achieved the same achievements in his career. After, he has made a record for the only player in the history of cricket who has scored the century in the T20 World cup.

Net Worth & Salary of Chris Gayle in 2024

Chris Gayle is a professional cricketer who has made his net worth of around $40 Million as of November 2024. His annual salary is about $6 million and has made earnings while playing for Leagues like the Indian Premier League.

Gayle can be known for every cricket lovers. His batting style is unique and has the ability to score more runs in fewer balls. He is capable of beating any bowler, and when he is in the form, his batting seems dangerous. Moreover, he is most viewed T20 player of all time.