Greatest West Indies ODI XI of all time

#2 Chris Gayle

Chris Gayle is one of the most destructive batsmen of the modern era

Both physically and metaphorically, Chris Gayle is a giant in modern limited overs cricket. While there may be many power hitters in today's cricket, no batsman has bludgeoned the ball with as much ferocity as Gayle has done, and no batsman has obliterated bowling attacks as easily as him. Such is his power that even a poorly struck ball often clears the ropes easily.

That he hammered 175 (a score which would have been considered as a massive century even in ODIs) in a T20 game in the IPL, clearly demonstrates the magnitude of havoc he can wreak on the bowlers. Gayle is one of a handful of batsmen in the history of the game to breach the 200-run mark in an innings in ODI cricket.

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Besides being a devastating batsman, Gayle is a nifty bowler. His fast off-spin has fetched him 163 wickets in 269 ODIs so far. By virtue of his destructive batting alone, Gayle could easily stake an irrefutable claim for a slot in the 'all-time West Indies ODI XI'.