1. Chris Gayle
Chris Gayle is the most loved overseas cricketer in Indian Premier League history. He made his IPL debut in 2008 for Kolkata Knight Riders. Apart from Kolkata Knight Riders, the hard-hitting Gayle played his best knocks for Royal Challengers Bangalore from 2011 onwards.
Gayle played one of the finest knocks in T20’s with 175 not out off 66 balls against Pune Warriors India in 2013 edition at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. He had great 3 back to back successive seasons for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2011, 12 and 13 scoring 608,733 and 708 respectively. His ability to hit big sixes with ease created an impact on the match. Gayle also has the record of most IPL sixes with 265. The West Indies hard-hitting batsman holds of fastest century in T20 cricket off 30 balls.
The crowds at M Chinnaswamy Stadium saw Chris Gayle hit big sixes and seen many big totals at this high scoring ground in India.
In the 2018 edition, Kings XI Punjab purchased Gayle. Gayle has been in brilliant form and continued his aggressive intent scoring 252 from 4 matches with an average of 126.
