- Chris Gayle – Strike-Rate 153.44
Chris Gayle has been a prime member of the different editions of IPL who has thousands of followers to sung praises for him, for his swashbuckling batting. He’s an another kind of storm when it comes to clearing the padded up boundary.
Gayle’s ability to hit the ball is fascinating to watch for his fans, but he is equally a nightmare for the bowlers on his day.
The Jamaican-born Gayle is the record holder of the most number of sixes in an innings and overall sixes record in IPL. He has smashed 251 sixes which included towering ones that further saw on-field umpires exercising the traditional style of declaring a six.
Gayle in 92 matches has amassed 2,728 at the strike-rate of 153.28 after facing 2,235 deliveries. He has smashed five hundreds and 20 fifties.