Chris Gayle who has played for 18 Twenty20 sides, became the first player to reach 10,000 Twenty20 runs on April 18, 2017. Here are some of his statistical highlights.

• Gayle made his debut on September 15, 2005 for the PCA Master’s XI against Chilaw Marians Cricket Club in Leicester, not batting and having 0-16 off his bowling in a washed out match.
• Played 292 matches, batting in 287 of them.
• Scored 10,089 runs at an average of 40.36 and a strike rate of 149.11
• Hit 743 sixes and 771 fours.
• Faced 6766 deliveries.
• Made 15 ducks.
• Remained not out in 37 of his innings.
• Passed 1000 runs in a calendar year on six occasions, from 2011 to 2016 inclusive.
• Made 18 centuries and 61 half centuries.
• Played in 98 Indian Premier League matches, scoring 3578 runs at 42.09 and a strike rate of 151.80.
• Highest score of 175 not out against Pune Warriors of just 66 deliveries at Bangalore in 2012/13.
• Passed 1000 career runs in the Indian Premier League, the Caribbean Premier League and T20 Internationals.
• Dismissed most by Dwayne Bravo (on seven occasions).
• Needs just 50 runs to reach 10,000 runs as an opener in Twenty20s.
• Has scored the most runs against Kings XI Punjab with 797 runs at 56.93 and a strike rate of 175.55.
• Has scored the most Twenty20 runs at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore with 1790 runs at 44.75 and a strike rate of 163.47.
• Has been dismissed Caught on 122 occasions, bowled 54 times, caught behind 31 times, leg before wicket 22 times, caught and bowled 9 times, run out 7 times, stumped 4 times, hit wicket once and retired hurt once.