213: Chris Gayle: The Man Behind the Legend

In February of 2019, West Indian cricketer Chris Gayle announced his plan to retire from One-Day International cricket after the 2019 World Cup. On 26 June 2019, Gayle reversed his decision. The West Indian cricket team breathed a collective sigh of relief, and the man who called himself Universe Boss, would continue playing not just ODI cricket, but may even return to play the gruelling five-day test cricket format the first time in five years. But why was Gayle’s retirement such big news? As of this podcast being recorded, Gayle had made 10,345 runs in ODIs, 7215 runs in Test cricket, he was the first to score a century in T20 cricket, he holds the record for most highest individual score in the IPL with a whopping 175 runs, and he’s scored the fastest IPL century, hitting 100 off of just 30 balls! Listen to the podcast for the whole, riveting profile. Host: Vishnu Gopinath Producer: Vishnu Gopinath Editor: Vishnu Gopinath