Chris Gayle
Tall and broad shoulder his imposing nature at the crease has led many West Indies Cricket fans to compare him with former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd. Gayle's lack of foot work has often been criticize by cricket pundits; however Gayle has been able to compensate for this apparent deficiency in his technique by utilising his power, reach and timing. The result has been destruction to bowler after bowler in both forms of the game. On the 2004 tour of South Africa, Chris Gayle overcame a foot injury, to smash two centuries in successive Tests when he averaged 61 runs an innings. In the 2005 West Indies home series against South Africa Gayle's 317 gave a clear indication of what Brian Lara had prophesized years earlier - that Gayle is the most likely, of the young West Indian batsmen, to move beyond his 400 world record mark. Consistently listed in the LG players listing as among the leading all-rouders in One Day Internationals Gayle's flat, brisk non-turning off-spin bowling adds to his value in the Test and One-Day side where he has been called upon to bowl at the depth. Gayle is also a good slip fielder, he has also been earmarked as a future captain of the West Indies cricket team. In the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy held in India Chris Gayle show increase maturity as he lead the West Indies batting. He played aggresively scoring three centuries and was judge man of the series. Chris Gayle Test Cricket Statistics
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