Gayle completed 1000 sixes in T20 cricket on Friday.
Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag has called Chris Gayle the 'Bradman' of T20 cricket. The Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) batsman completed 1000 sixes in T20 cricket by smashing 8 sixes against Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Friday.
Sehwag's tweet came after Gayle's 99-run innings and he couldn't stop himself from calling the Caribbean batsman 'Father of Entertainment'. Apart from 1001 sixes in T20 cricket, he also has 1041 fours in overall 410 matches.
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"T20 ka Bradman- Chris Gayle. Without a doubt the greatest that there has ever been @henrygayle. Entertainment ka baap. #KXIPvRR," Sehwag tweeted.
After Gayle, Kieron Pollard has 690 sixes in 524 games while former New Zealand batsman Brendon McCullum is third in the list with 485 sixes in 370 matches. The only Indian in the top 10 is Rohit Sharma with 376 sixes.
Talking about the 41-year-old he has scored 13,572 runs in T20 cricket with an average of 38.33 and strike-rate of 146.89.