Stats: Players who have scored a century in their 100th ODI

Chris Gayle

Gayle helped chase down a mammoth 286

The remarkable ferocity with which Chris Gayle strikes a cricket ball is something that truly typifies his game, numbers aside. Tall and scrawny when he started off, Gayle didn’t have the best of starts to international cricket.

By the time he played his 100th ODI, however, he had established himself as an opener synonymous with destruction, caring the least about opponents and conditions.

In the milestone game, Gayle mixed caution with aggression, carrying his bat as the Windies chased down a formidable 286, courtesy the Jamaica’s 132. Gayle set the mood for his onslaught in the England innings itself, prising out centurions Andrew Strauss and Andrew Flintoff, as well as Paul Collingwood with his wily off-breaks.

He was recalled to the ODI format earlier this year, and has, so far, played 273 games.