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When Chris Gayle hits, he hits it long and hard! The big West Indian did exactly just that against Zimbabwe to become the first man in the history of the World Cups to score a double-hundred. Yes, you heard it right, a double-hundred which came in just 147 balls at the Manuka Oval.
Gayle was short of runs in the first two matches of the World Cup, and there was quite a bit of pressure on him to make it count this time around. The Jamaican got his mojo back just at the right time as helped his side post a mammoth total.
“There has been a lot of pressure. The runs haven’t been coming,” Gayle said. “So many people wanted me to score runs. The messages kept coming in – on Twitter. It’s the first time ever in my career that so many people wanted me to perform. I’m glad I gave them something to cheer about.
“Since the four-fielder rule came in, I’ve maybe scored one half-century. It was a bit easy for batters to score more runs. Like I said, if I get it past 100, I’ll definitely try and make it a big one. I’m happy to get my first double century in ODI cricket.
“A lot of fans have tweeted about it since Rohit Sharma scored two double-hundreds,” he added. “Everybody expected me to do it as well. I’m glad I got a chance to deliver today.”
This was not the slam-bang-hit-out-of-the-park kind of innings from Gayle, as he took his time before playing extravagant shots. He hit 16 sixes to equal the world record and also slammed ten boundaries.
