Legends of cricket : Chris Gayle

Christopher Henry Gayle, 'the Universe Boss', is arguably the best Twenty20 (T20) batsman in the history of the game.

Blessed with incredible hand-eye coordination and immense power, Gayle was made for T20 cricket.

He hits good-length deliveries for boundaries, a talent that helped him score the first ever century in T20 internationals - a 57-ball 117 - against South Africa in 2007.

He exploded after that, scoring 20 more hundreds and 80 fifties, playing for the West Indies, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Jamaica Tallawahs, Somerset, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Stanford Superstars, and Sydney Thunder, among others, that haveestablished the powerfully built Jamaican as an all-time great in the format.

During the 2011 and 2012 seasons of the Indian Premier League, he hit more hundreds and 50s than any other batsman. Those hundreds included a blistering 175 in just 66 balls for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2015, the highest score ever in the format. He has also held the records for the fastest century and most sixes in a T20 innings.

Gayle is also blessed with an abundance of confidence and a personality that intimidates opposing bowlers and fielders alike, things of which he is very much aware.

"The star of T20, the boss of the boundary boards. I've been called a pioneer, and I'll take that word; I am a legend. Most people wouldn't call themselves that, but I think I am great. Put it more simply: I am great. The things I have done, trus' mi. Serious things I've done," he once said.