West Indies legend Chris Gayle, known for his power-packed batting, celebrated his 43rd birthday on September 21 (Wednesday).
Gayle, who entertained cricket fans around the globe with his explosive batting and cheerful personality, has plied his trade for more than two decades.
The southpaw was a crucial member of the West Indies side that won two T20 World Cup titles, first in 2012 and then in 2016.
Let's take a closer look Chris Gayle's five records in the shortest format of the game that are unlikely to be broken anytime soon.
Not batter has scored more runs than Gayle in T20s. In 463 matches, the southpaw has aggregated 14,562 runs in the shortest format.
The left-handed batter has hit the most fours in T20s. Gayle has smashed 1,132 fours in 463 matches in the shortest format.
Gayle is miles ahead of his competition in this category. He has smashed 1,056 sixes in 463 T20s.
Gayle has smashed 22 centuries in T20s. No other batter has scored more than eight hundreds in the shortest format.
Gayle also holds the record of scoring the most runs in an innings in T20s. He scored an unbeaten 175 runs in 66 balls in IPL 2013.