Chris Gayle's 5 best knocks in ODIs

215 vs Zimbabwe, 2015 World Cup

Gayle started slowly but batted like a man possessed once he got going en route a record-breaking knockChris Gayle, as he has so often in the past, rewrote the history books with his epic knock against Zimbabwe in the Pool B fixture at the 2015 World Cup becoming the first cricketer to score a double century in World Cup history.

He brought up his double century off just 138 balls, the fastest ever in the history of the game. But what was more astounding was the fact that it took 105 balls for him to reach three figures.

A strange knock, to say the least, it was Gayle's batting partner at the other end, Marlon Samuels who looked in command with his strokeplay while the former seemed as if was struggling to get the ball away.

But it was just the calm before the storm, or Gaylestorm as we should put it. There was no stopping the burly West Indian once he got going as he smashed each and every bowler that came his way.

West Indies, who had only reached the 200-run mark in the 39th over, would go on to score 372 in their 50 overs courtesy of Gayle's blitz with the bat.