Christopher "Chris" Henry Gayle (born 21 September, 1979 in Kingston (Kingston, Jamaica), Jamaica) is a West Indian cricketer who is captain of the West Indies cricket team and plays domestic cricket for Jamaica (Jamaica national cricket team). He is a hard-hitting left-handed opening batsman with a wide-range of shots, who can also bowl right-arm off spin when called upon. Gayle is a successful One Day International player, with over 200 appearances for his country and 19 centuries. He is also a successful Test batsman, averaging just under 40.00, with a landmark 317 against South Africa (South Africa cricket team). As a prominent one day player, Gayle was chosen by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League - playing in the second competition in early 2009.