Chris Gayle can be called one of the hardest hitters the game has ever seen. The man's records in the IPL and other T20 leagues plus the international level are proof that he loves to score big and score quickly. But the man does have a unique record that nobody possesses. Gayle is the only player to have scored a Test 300, an ODI 200 and a T20I 100.
The Test 300 came in 2005 vs South Africa when he made 317. Not satisfied with one, Gayle scored another vs Sri Lanka in 2010 when he made 333. The man remains only one of 4 players to have made 2 Test 300s.
In 2015, Gayle made 215 vs Zimbabwe in the World Cup and became the first to make a 200 in the tournament's history. It was also the first time that anyone not from India had made a 200 in ODIs. It remains the 2nd highest individual score in World Cup history.?
The T20I 100 was scored vs South Africa in the opener of the first-ever T20 World Cup in 2007. Gayle smashed 117 and it was the first time anyone had made a T20I 100. The right-hander's 175 not out in IPL 2013 remains the highest T20 score of all time.?
A man of records is Gayle. Bowlers have suffered at his hands and he played a big part in West Indies winning 2 T20 World Cups. One of the few players with over 10,000 ODI runs and also a Champions Trophy to his name, Gayle is without a doubt, a modern-day great. ??