Fastest Double century by Chris Gayle in World Cup, broke the record of Gary Kirsten.

24 February 2015 :: Chris Gayle made the history by scouring the fastest Double Centuary against Zimbabwe in World Cup. He scored 215 in 147 balls, by this he broke the record of Gary Kirsten’s 188 in 1996. Gayle finished on 215 from 147 balls. He hit 10 fours and sent 16 sixes flying over the straight boundary

This was the fifth double-century in ODIs, and it came exactly five years after Sachin Tendulkar first reached the landmark.

Christopher Henry “Chris” Gayle (born 21 September 1979) is a Jamaican cricketer who plays international cricket for the West Indies. He captained the West Indies’ Test side from 2007 to 2010. He plays domestic cricket for Jamaica, and also represents the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League, the Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League and the Dhaka Gladiators in the Bangladesh Premier League. He has also represented Worcestershire, the Western Warriors, Barisal Burners and the Kolkata Knight Riders in his career. He was also selected for team Uva Next for the inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League in 2012.