In the 2000s, he had a better batting average (47.97) than the likes of Kumar Sangakkara (45.4), Jacques Kallis (42.31), Younis Khan (42.26), Virender Sehwag (39.15) , Mahela Jayawardene (35.66).

Health wasn't too kind to Gayle, as he was diagnosed with a heart defect in 2005, and underwent a surgery post the Australia series.

But that never held him back, and in fact he came out much stronger and bolder after that setback.

The very famous and talked about stat:

Chris Gayle is a part of the special club of batsmen to have breached the 300+ mark twice in test cricket.
Other than him Brian Lara, Virender Sehwag and Sir Don Bradman are the only ones to achieve that.

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