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Chris Gayle

1979 - Today

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Christopher Henry Gayle OD (born 21 September 1979) is a Jamaican cricketer who has played international cricket for the West Indies from 1999 to 2021. Nicknamed "The Universe Boss", Gayle is widely regarded as the greatest batsman ever to have played Twenty20 cricket. He played a crucial role in the West Indies teams that won the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy, 2012 ICC World Twenty20 and 2016 ICC World Twenty20. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Gayle has received more than 6,995,583 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Chris Gayle is the 30th most popular cricketer (down from 25th in 2019), the 104th most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 101st in 2019) and the most popular Jamaican Cricketer.

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  • 7.0M

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  • 32.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Chris Gayle ranks 30 out of 136. Before her are Harbhajan Singh, Mithali Raj, Syed Kirmani, James Anderson, Virender Sehwag, and Wasim Akram. After her are C. B. K. Beachcroft, Diana Edulji, Yuvraj Singh, Allan Border, Richie Benaud, and Shahid Afridi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Chris Gayle ranks 770. Before her are Linda Grubben, Nicolas Portal, Bruno Cabrerizo, Omar Al-Ghamdi, Aleksandr Kuschynski, and Gao Ling. After her are Bryan Lee O'Malley, Darío Verón, Mélina Robert-Michon, Yuriy Krivtsov, Curtis Axel, and Cristian Mora.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Chris Gayle ranks 104 out of 189. Before her are Shericka Jackson (1994), Ray Stewart (1965), Marlon James (1970), Hansle Parchment (1990), Deon Hemmings (1968), and Shabba Ranks (1966). After her are Shereefa Lloyd (1982), Buju Banton (1973), Ian Goodison (1972), Tayna Lawrence (1975), Sherone Simpson (1984), and Vybz Kartel (1976).

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Among CRICKETERS In Jamaica

Among cricketers born in Jamaica, Chris Gayle ranks 1. 

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