Mohali: West Indies legend Chris Gayle on Saturday became the first cricketer to smash 300 sixes in the Indian Premier League(IPL). The Kings XI Punjab(KXIP) batsman achieved this incredible feat when he clobbered back to back sixes off the bowling of Mumbai Indians' Mitchell McClenaghan.
Before the start of the 12th edition of the IPL, the destructive batsman needed just 8 maximums to reach the milestone.
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The 'Sixer King' is now miles ahead of the rest in the cash-rich tournament with 302 sixes. Royal Challengers Bangalore's AB de Villiers is second in the list with 192 sixes followed by Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni, who hammered 187 sixes. The list also includes Suresh Raina of CSK, who is at the fourth position with 186 sixes while Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma is fifth with 185 sixes.
Interestingly, Gayle's Kings XI Punjab beat Mumbai Indians by 8 wickets to secure their second win of the season.
