Chris Gayle Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Children, Biography, & More

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Christopher Henry Gayle
Nickname(s)	Crampy, Gayleforce, Master Storm, GayleStorm, Universe Boss
Profession	Cricketer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 191 cm in meters- 1.91 m in feet inches- 6’ 3”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 95 kg in pounds- 209 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 44 inches - Waist: 35 inches - Biceps: 15 inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	Test- 16 March 2000 against Zimbabwe ODI- 11 September 1999 against India T20- 16 February 2006 against New Zealand
Jersey Number	# 45 (West Indies) # 333 (IPL)
Domestic/State Teams	Barisal Burners, Dhaka Gladiators, Jamaica, Jamaica Tallawahs, Karachi Kings, Lahore Qalandars, Matabeleland Tuskers, Melbourne Renegades, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Somerset, Stanford Superstars, Sydney Thunder, Worcestershire
Nature on field	Calm & Jolly nature but an aggressive batsman
Batting Style	Left-handed
Bowling Style	Right-arm Off Spin
Favourite Shot	Pull Shot
Records (main ones)	• He became the first player to hit six on the first ball of a test match. • Became the 4th player to hit 2 triple centuries in Test matches. • He has scored the highest T20 individual score (175*) • The first player to score a double century in a World Cup. • The first West Indian to get 7000+ runs and take 150 wickets in ODIs. • The first player to score a century in all three forms of Cricket. • The first player to reach 10,000 runs in T20 cricket. • Fastest player to reach 4000 IPL runs (112 innings). • He holds the record for hitting the most sixes (more than 500) in international cricket.
Career Turning Point	When he scored 3 centuries against India in 2002, he became the 3rd West Indian to score 1000+ runs in a calendar year.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	21 September 1979
Age (as in 2018)	39 Years
Birthplace	Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Virgo
Nationality	Jamaican
Hometown	Kingston, Jamaica
School	Excelsior High School, Jamaica
College/University	N/A
Educational Qualifications	10th Standard
Religion	Christianity
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Dancing, Driving, Listening to Bollywood songs
Tattoo(s)	He has many tattoos all over his body (mainly on arms & chest)
Controversies	• In 2005, he was involved in a kind of cold war with West Indies Cricket Board over the sponsorship issues. For this reason, he has been the center of controversies ever since. • In 2016, a media company in Australia, Fairfax Media, published a series of articles which alleged Gayle exposed himself to massage therapist Leanne Russell during a cricket tournament. The same year, Gayle filed a defamation case against the Fairfax Media, and on 3 December 2018, Gayle won the defamation case and was awarded $300,000 against Fairfax Media.
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Girlfriends	Natasha Berridge (Partner)
Family
Wife/Spouse	N/A
Children	Son- None Daughter- Blush
Parents	Father- Dudley Gayle (Worked as a policeman) Mother- Hazel Gayle (she used to sell peanuts and snacks)
Siblings	5, including Vanclive Parris, Wayne Gayle (Younger)
Favourite Things
Favourite Food(s)	Ackee, Saltfish
Favourite Movies	Rambo Series
Favourite Actor	Amitabh Bachchan
Favourite Actress	Deepika Padukone
Style Quotient
Cars Collection	GL 63 AMG - Mercedes, Land Cruiser V8
Bikes Collection	Harley Davidson FXSTSB Bad Boy
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	₹2 Crore or $278,292 (Retaining Fee, IPL 2018, 2019) Approximate yearly income: $7.5 million
Net Worth (approx.)	$35 million (as in 2018)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Chris Gayle

• Does Chris Gayle smoke?: Yes
  

  Chris Gayle smokes

• Does Chris Gayle drink alcohol?: Yes
  

  Chris Gayle drinks

• When Gayle was in his teen ages, his friends used to call him “crampy” due to his laziness.
  

  Childhood photo of Chris Gayle

• After 10th standard, he joined Lucas Cricket Academy. Once Chris Gayle said,

“If it was not for Lucas I don’t know where I would be today. Maybe on the streets.” ^[1]Web.Archive

• Once he suffered from an irregular heartbeat problem when he was playing in India in his early career, after which an operation was done to resolve the issue. According to Gayle, “Heart surgery was a life-changing moment for me.” ^[2]Indian Express

• He once scored 196 runs in a T20 trial match, he got out in 15th over.

• In Big Bash 2016, Gayle said ‘Don’t blush, baby’ to an Australian reporter, Mel McLaughlin on live TV. Gayle was caught up in a huge controversy for doing that, later he apologized and said he said that in a humorous way.

• He owns “Triple Century Sports Bar“, a sports bar & restaurant in Kingston, Jamaica.
  

  Triple Century Sports Bar is owned by Chris Gayle

• He opened “The Chris Gayle Academies” in Jamaica and London to provide education, training, and employment for needy ones.

• Chris Gayle published his autobiography, Six Machine, on 2 June 2016.
  

  Autobiography of Chris Gayle, Six Machine

• He loves partying and is well-known for his CPL T20 parties at his house.