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Chris Gayle has one of the most motivating rags-to-riches stories that many casual fans do not know about. He was the fifth of six children. His father was a policeman and his mother sold nibbles in the neighborhood. The family's income wasn't much.
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BUT now, as it stands, Chris Gayle is one of the richest cricketers in the world. According to Forbes, his estimated value is $15 million. Fascinating, right?
Here are some of the unknown or less-known facts about Chris Gayle:
(Courtesy: NDTV)I. He used to suffer from arrhythmia, a condition that causes irregular heartbeats. He faced many difficulties due to this, even getting retired hurt in a match. He had an operation done for this. Thankfully, he's good now.
II. Playing for RCB, he has scored 37 runs in one over in an IPL match. The highest in an over ever.
III. He, along with Yuvraj Singh, holds the record of hitting the fastest half-century in an international T20 match. He scored 50 runs in just 12 balls.
IIII. He is the first player to score a double century in the World Cup history.
V. He runs a not-for-profit organization called "The Chris Gayle Academies" in Jamaica and London that provides good quality education, training and employment opportunities for young people who are at risk.
VI. He is the first cricketer in the world to score century across all three formats of the game.
VII. He has scored the fastest century in professional cricket. Playing in IPL 2013 for RCB, he smashed 100 runs in just 30 balls against Pune Warriors.
VIII. He is the first man in history to smash the first ball of a test match for a six. It happened in 2012. Interesting givehow long test cricket has existed.
IX. He has scored the most number of runs in ICC Champions Trophy.
X. He is the only cricketer in the world to have scored 300 in Test, 200 in ODI and 100 in T20 Internationals.
XI. He is the first cricketer to cross the mark of 10,000 runs in the T20 format.
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These are 11 less known facts about Chris Gayle.
Of course, there are possibly many more for a player of his caliber. But these are the ones that stand out for his class and personality.
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